{"id":5976,"date":"2024-03-04T16:04:33","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T15:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npvelkafatra.sk\/executioners-rock\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T13:09:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T11:09:58","slug":"executioners-rock","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/npvelkafatra.sk\/en\/about-the-national-park\/visitors\/executioners-rock\/","title":{"rendered":"Executioner&#8217;s Rock"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Katova skala is located in the territory of the Ve\u013ek\u00e1 Fatra National Park at an altitude of 901 m n. above the Kantorsk\u00e1 valley and the village of Sklabinsk\u00fd Podz\u00e1mok. The red tourist sign leads to it from Sklabinsk\u00fd Podz\u00e1mek and the ascent time is about 60 minutes. At the end of the village there is a parking lot and from there you go right up the meadow uphill between the family houses.    <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-5976 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/npvelkafatra.sk\/en\/about-the-national-park\/visitors\/executioners-rock\/pxl_20240228_082425942-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/npvelkafatra.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/PXL_20240228_082425942-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"PXL 20240228 082425942\" srcset=\"https:\/\/npvelkafatra.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/PXL_20240228_082425942-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/npvelkafatra.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/PXL_20240228_082425942-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/npvelkafatra.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/PXL_20240228_082425942-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/npvelkafatra.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/PXL_20240228_082425942-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/npvelkafatra.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/PXL_20240228_082425942-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/npvelkafatra.sk\/en\/about-the-national-park\/visitors\/executioners-rock\/pxl_20240228_082842711-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/npvelkafatra.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/PXL_20240228_082842711-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"PXL 20240228 082842711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/npvelkafatra.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/PXL_20240228_082842711-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/npvelkafatra.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/PXL_20240228_082842711-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/npvelkafatra.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/PXL_20240228_082842711-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/npvelkafatra.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/PXL_20240228_082842711-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/npvelkafatra.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/PXL_20240228_082842711-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The beginning is steeper, but short. Children will certainly be pleased with the ladder, which they climb straight into the forest and from there the route is less steep and winds through serpentines through the forest to the top. The whole area is rich in karst formations, large rocks overgrown with moss and small caves in the rocks. As you get closer and closer to the big rocky cliffs on the way, believe that your goal is already within reach.     <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Katova skala is a nature reserve in the 5th degree of protection. It is about the protection of a geomorphologically significant rock complex with karst phenomena and with preserved original communities of plants and animals. Rock climbing is possible on Katova skala from 1.    8. until 30.11 and with permission. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The top of Katova Skala will provide you with a beautiful view of the Turiec Basin, part of the L\u00fa\u010dansk\u00e1 Mal\u00e1 Fatra and the Ve\u013ek\u00e1 Fatra peaks such as the Ve\u013ek\u00e1 Fatra K\u013eak, Prielo\u017enica, Jarabin\u00e1, Ke\u010dky, Lysec, Tlst\u00e1 and others. An unforgettable view in almost all directions. You can enjoy it and relax a little on the bench that is set on the rock. However, the peak itself is located about 100m higher in inaccessible terrain with no views.     <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"PXL 20240228 084603079\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3448\" src=\"https:\/\/npvelkafatra.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/PXL_20240228_084603079-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/npvelkafatra.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/PXL_20240228_084603079-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/npvelkafatra.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/PXL_20240228_084603079-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/npvelkafatra.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/PXL_20240228_084603079-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/npvelkafatra.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/PXL_20240228_084603079-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/npvelkafatra.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/PXL_20240228_084603079-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Executioner&#8217;s Rock owes its name to the executioner from the nearby Sklabina Castle, to whom it served as a place of execution. In addition, it is also surrounded by a dark legend, according to which a young virgin is cursed in the rock. She was imprisoned there by a cruel man to force her to marry him. However, even this did not help and she did not want to marry him. So he cursed her and she has to sit on his treasure. Once every hundred years, he has the opportunity to say one word. And so &#8220;Liberate&#8221; is heard from the rock, with the expectation that a young man will free her.      <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Perhaps it is this reputation that will motivate your children to go on a pleasant trip with a beautiful view.  <\/span><\/p>\n<h5>You can see the exact route <a href=\"https:\/\/sk.mapy.cz\/zakladni?planovani-trasy&amp;rc=9sGZRxTBtt5Xw5Cn&amp;rs=osm&amp;rs=coor&amp;ri=1096980840&amp;ri=&amp;mrp=%7B%22c%22%3A132%7D&amp;xc=%5B%5D&amp;rwp=1%3B9sGhlxTC8BgP.8sYVgVigQf8tTRgfMg5zgRG&amp;x=19.0380406&amp;y=49.0552615&amp;z=15\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/HTbwCW44YKg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See also the video tip from Katova skala.<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><img alt=\"1000001874\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3446\" src=\"https:\/\/npvelkafatra.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1000001874-02-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/npvelkafatra.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1000001874-02-scaled.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/npvelkafatra.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1000001874-02-375x500.jpeg 375w, https:\/\/npvelkafatra.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1000001874-02-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/npvelkafatra.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1000001874-02-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/npvelkafatra.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1000001874-02-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Text: Bc. Veronika \u0160imkov\u00e1 <\/p>\n<p>Photo: archive of S-NPVF<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Katova skala is located in the territory of the Ve\u013ek\u00e1 Fatra National Park at an altitude of 901 m n. above the Kantorsk\u00e1 valley and the village of Sklabinsk\u00fd Podz\u00e1mok. The red tourist sign leads to it from Sklabinsk\u00fd Podz\u00e1mek and the ascent time is about 60 minutes. At the end of the village there [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":5977,"parent":6033,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"Katova skala is located in the territory of the Ve\u013ek\u00e1 Fatra National Park at an altitude of 901 m n. above the Kantorsk\u00e1 valley and the village of Sklabinsk\u00fd Podz\u00e1mok. A red... 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