The miniature park is located in western Slovakia, in the Trenčín Region, in the district of Nové Mesto nad Váhom. It is located in the center of the village of Podolí near the elementary school complex, on the road Vrbové – Nové Mesto nad Váhom. The path leads under the eastern foot of the Little Carpathian Mountains, in the shadow of the peak of Velký Plešivec. Within sight of the area is also the mythical Čahtice Castle, infamous thanks to Elisabeth Báthoryová.
Exhibition
In the Miniature Park, there are models in scales of 1:25 and 1:50. On a larger scale, objects of rare churches and small objects are processed. These include churches in Klížské Hradiště and Lančár, wooden churches in Lukov-Venécia, Inovy, Topola and Kalná Roztoka. The Krupinská vartovka is also processed on this scale.
All models of castles are processed in a scale of 1:50.
The advantage of the models is that the visitor can see them in their full beauty from a “hawk’s view”. He can see them from all sides and so he can fully enjoy their diversity, massiveness and beauty. In reality, he will not see them like this, many of them are overgrown in forests and bushes.
History
The construction of the miniature park – Matouš’s Kingdom in the village of Podolí began in 2003. A plot of land near the primary school was acquired from the village of Podolí. The land was deforested and basic surface treatment was carried out on it. This was followed by its fencing and the construction of the first model – Branč Castle. It was supported by the European Union. In October 2003, the first model was christened, the accompanying program was organized by the fencing group Diadém from Martin.
In 2004, the park slowly got underway, and an extensive model of the Barber Castle – its core – began to be built. It was supported by the European Union. On the other hand, we built small models of the Živánská Tower, Krupinská vartovka, Jelšava Castle from our own resources.
In 2005, the completion of the Holič Castle – extensive water ditches – continued. A model of Šivetice Castle began to be made.
