Reflection of Political and Social Development in the Religious Street Names of the City of Trnava and their Potential in Tourism

Authors

  • Viliam Judák Faculty of Roman Catholic Theology of Cyril and Methodius, Comenius University Bratislava, Šafárikovo námestie 6, 81458 Bratislava, Slovakia
  • Lucia Petrikovičová Constantine The Philosopher University in Nitra, Faculty of Natual Sciences and Informatics, Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Regional Development, Tr. A. Hlinku 1, 94901 Nitra, Slovakia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3200-794X
  • Henrich Grežo Constantine The Philosopher University in Nitra, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Informatics, Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Tr. A. Hlinku 1, 94901 Nitra, Slovakia
  • Amantius Akimjak Department of Social Works, Faculty of Theology, Catholic University in Ružomberok, Hrabovská cesta 1A, 03401 Ružomberok, Slovakia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15503/jecs2023.1.514.525

Keywords:

toponymy, tourism, Trnava, pedagogy of place, place-based education, non-formal education

Abstract

Aim. From the point of view of the period of creation and historical development, we consider the streets of the historical core of Trnava to be the most dynamic, and why we focused on street name changes in the period from 1900 to the present in the area of the historical core of the city.

Methods. As part of the methodology the classification by urbanonym, with the help of which we included the names of streets and squares into individual categories. A classification was used that divides urbanonyms into socially motivated and socially non-motivated, which are further divided into several subcategories. Urbanonyms are further divided into domestic and foreign. This classification is the most up-to-date of those mentioned and includes a category of religious names.

Results. The category of socially significant street names, are divided at a lower level into the categories of politics, art and culture, church, science, crafts and trade, historical names and institutions. The most numerous is the group of names in the art and culture category, which includes 70 domestic and 10 foreign names, which together represent 25.89% of the total number of streets in the city. There are 15 streets in the categories of politics, church and science (4.85% of all 309 streets).

Conclusion. Currently, Trnava can be characterised as a modern, dynamic city with a great influence on its surroundings. The restrictive measures taken in connection with the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 greatly affected the tourism sector and meant permanent closure for many businesses.

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Author Biographies

  • Viliam Judák, Faculty of Roman Catholic Theology of Cyril and Methodius, Comenius University Bratislava, Šafárikovo námestie 6, 81458 Bratislava, Slovakia

    In the years 1980–1985, he studied theology at CMBF in Bratislava. He was ordained a priest on 16th of July, 1985 in Nitra. He has been serving as a chaplain in Nitra and Drietoma, where he has also been a parish administrator until the 1990s. At this time he had been studying in CMBF in Bratislava, where he had got his PhD. in sacra theologian. On 1st of September, 1990 he was appointed a prefect of the Clerical Seminary of St. Gorazd in Nitra and on the 18th of October, 1991, an ecclesiastical judge. Since 1990 he has been teaching Church history at RKCMBF UK in Bratislava and the Theological Institute in Nitra. In 1991–2005 he had been teaching also at the Pedagogic University in Nitra, at the Department of Ethics and Catechetics (today Constantine the Philosopher University). On the 1st of July, 1993 he was awarded the title of Associate Professor of the Cyril and Methodius Theological Faculty UK in Bratislava. In 1995–1998 he was a vice–dean of this faculty. From 1st of July, 1996 to the 1st of July, 2001 he has been a rector of the Clerical Seminary of St. Gorazd in Nitra. In 1997, the Holy Father John Paul II appointed him “the Chaplain of His Holiness“ (Mons.). He was the head of the Department of Church History in 1997–2006. On 13th of December, 1997, the President of the Slovak Republic appointed him Professor in the field of “catholic theology“. In 2001 he was elected Dean of the Roman Catholic Cyril and Methodius Theological Faculty of the Comenius University in Bratislava. He performed this function until 2004. On 9th of June, 2005, he was appointed the Bishop of Nitra by Pope Benedict XVI, and he was consecrated bishop in Nitra on the 16th of July, 2005. From October 2006 to September 2015, he had been a vice–president of the Episcopal Conference of Slovakia (KBS). He is the head of the Committee for Clergy and the Council for History of KBS. As a historian, he has been searching the Christian Antiquity and Middle Ages regarding Slovak Church history. He is an author of several monographs in the field of Church history and spiritual literature.

  • Lucia Petrikovičová, Constantine The Philosopher University in Nitra, Faculty of Natual Sciences and Informatics, Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Regional Development, Tr. A. Hlinku 1, 94901 Nitra, Slovakia

    The author deals with mapping and evaluation of landscape structure and its changes using historical maps and orthophoto images, application of remote sensing results and the use of GIS, the impact of tourism on the landscape, as well as a new form of tourism - religious geography. She presented the results of her scientific activity at international conferences and internships and they are published in proceedings, publications in the WOS and Scopus databases. She is part of scientific teams in solving several projects (VEGA, KEGA, APVV, H2020-SPOT project focusing on cultural tourism, etc.). The result of her project activity are several publication outputs, especially in the form of scientific articles published and presented at conferences abroad and in scientific journals. The research focused mainly on the landscape and its changes in the area with a dispersed type of settlement with regard to the historical landscape structure, and she is also focused on tourism and its impact on the landscape as well as the study of religious tourism. Part of her scientific research growth was the completion of several study and lecture stays in Poland, Germany, Czechia, China, etc. Thanks to which she established working relationships, the cooperation of which was also reflected in the solution of international projects and joint publications.

  • Henrich Grežo, Constantine The Philosopher University in Nitra, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Informatics, Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Tr. A. Hlinku 1, 94901 Nitra, Slovakia

    The author focuses on the application of information and communication technologies in ecology and environmental studies (following-up his previous practice in the field of information systems management and programming). In his research activities, he focuses on the use of geographic information systems (GIS) technologies in landscape ecological research and spatial analyses. In his publications, he has pointed out several times the justification of the use of historical map data for the interpretation of spatial relationships also in the current country, especially in connection with the occurrence of flood risk and threat as well as in connection with the assessment of trends and changes in secondary landscape structure. In addition to pedagogical and internationally accepted publishing activities (WoS, SCOPUS), he also manages the GIS laboratory of the Faculty of Natural Sciences at the Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra and the administration of several web pages within the Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra and SAS. He has participated in the implementation of several national projects (APVV, KEGA, VEGA, SAŽP- Slovak Environment Agency). He is currently a co-researcher of the H2020-SPOT project focusing on cultural tourism.

     

  • Amantius Akimjak, Department of Social Works, Faculty of Theology, Catholic University in Ružomberok, Hrabovská cesta 1A, 03401 Ružomberok, Slovakia

    Author gradueted at Comenius University in Bratislava (Slovakia), Faculty of Theology in Catholic Theology, then at Catholic University of John Paul II in Lublin (PL) in Musicology and Church Music and then at the Faculty of Arts in Philosophy of Culture and Arts. Habilitated at the Trnava University in Trnava (Slovakia) in the field of History of Culture and Art. He was appointed by President of the Slovak Republic as a professor of Church music. He is a member of the Diocesan and National Liturgical Commission and the Head of the Sacred Music Section, As well as a member in editorial and professional series of magazines.

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2023-06-20

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Judák, V., Petrikovičová, L., Grežo, H., & Akimjak, A. (2023). Reflection of Political and Social Development in the Religious Street Names of the City of Trnava and their Potential in Tourism. Journal of Education Culture and Society, 14(1), 514-525. https://doi.org/10.15503/jecs2023.1.514.525