Ľuboriečka: Village History and Pecna Cave

Ľuboriečka lies on the eastern edge of the Ipeľ Basin, in the valley of the Ľuboreč stream. The village combines rural architectural history with individual sites from different periods: at its centre is a brick bell tower dating from around 1800; nearby are Pecna Cave, the remains of a wooden manor house and prehistoric sites. Buildings and natural features give the village a distinctive character.

Village Setting and Architectural History

Folk houses and farm buildings from the 19th and early 20th centuries have been preserved in Ľuboriečka. The building types reflect different aspects of life: folk houses represent domestic life, while farm buildings represent work in the rural everyday setting. A folk house with period furnishings, clothing and work tools adds objects from daily life to this picture. Together, these buildings form a tangible architectural layer of the village’s history.

The brick bell tower stands in the centre of the village. Its square floor plan and semicircular sound openings are distinctive architectural features. The openings are specifically shaped to carry the sound of the bell and distinguish the tower’s design from the residential and farm buildings. A memorial plaque in Ľuboriečka commemorates those who fell in 1945.

The area around Ľuboriečka also contains the remains of a wooden manor house, with family crypts beneath it. The remains of the building and the crypts below are thus explicitly linked by their location. This is a different historical reference from the memorial plaque in the village or the preserved houses: each of these features points to a different aspect of the village’s history.

Pecna Cave and Prehistoric Sites

The entrance to Pecna Cave lies on the eastern edge of Ľuboriečka, on the wooded slope of the hill of the same name, Pecna, which is sometimes also called Pekna. Its elevation is approximately 265 metres. The cave is 6.1 metres long; the first written mention of it dates from 1826. Its formation is probably attributed to the weathering of the trunk of a fossil tree in coarse andesite conglomerates. Pecna therefore combines a stated length and an early written mention with a geological explanation that remains tentative.

Prehistoric traces are also among the local points of interest. The remains of a sand pit are associated with a site where prehistoric people and marine animals, including sharks, were found. Vysoká Hill is designated as a prehistoric settlement and archaeological site. These two references encompass both traces of human settlement and animal finds; Pecna Cave adds its own geological and written history.

Other Features and Transport Planning

In the settlement of Osušie stands the Church of Our Mother of the Eucharist, built in 1994. Osušie also has a chapel. A mineral spring is located within the cadastral territory of Ľuboriečka. These features add another church building and a natural landmark to the picture of the village, without equating them with the archaeological sites or buildings in the village centre.

Transport planning for the period 2021–2027 describes two bus stops along Road 2609, as well as connections to neighbouring municipalities and the towns of Veľký Krtíš and Lučenec. Check the current timetable before travelling. This lets you take the stated connections into account in your plans without treating the information as details of a specific departure time.

Discover more destinations: Stredné Plachtince, Veľká Čalomija, Kiarov, Dolné Príbelce, Horné Strháre, Širákov, Horná Strehová, Malý Krtíš.

For the broader travel overview: Veľký Krtíš District.