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Trenčín on Old Postcards

JÁN HANUŠIN – TRENČÍN ON OLD POSTCARDS

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The first book in the series "Cities on Old Postcards" is the publication "Trenčín on Old Postcards" from 2004. The series displays postcards from the period 1889 to 1950 on 96 pages, reproduced at a scale of 1:1. Postcards with captions in English, German, and Hungarian are complemented by detailed accompanying texts (historical description of the place, interesting facts related to it, what is at the given place today, etc.). The conclusion consists of a summary in German, English, and Hungarian. In 2006, the titles "Levice on Old Postcards" and "Nitra on Old Postcards" were published in this series. Since 2007, "Trnava on Old Postcards" and "High Tatras on Old Postcards" have become part of the series. Content INTRODUCTION 3 OUTLINE OF THE HISTORY OF POSTCARDS FROM THEIR ORIGIN TO 1950 4 HOW A POSTCARD IS MADE 5 BRIEF HISTORY OF POSTCARDS IN SLOVAKIA 6 PUBLISHING POSTCARDS IN TRENČÍN 7 Views of the city from beyond the Váh, bridges 9 Castle from Brezina, Brezina 15 Peace Square 19 Sládkovičova Street, Štúrovo Square, synagogue 28 Palackého Street 34 SNP Square and Hotel Tatra 37 Hviezdoslavova and Vajanského Street, Evangelical Church, Hotel Trenčan 41 Rozmarínová Street and the left bank of the road bridge 47 1st May Street and Kollár Quarter 49 St. Anne's Square, Legionárska Street 53 Hospital 59 M. R. Štefánik Park, Sadová Street, railway station 61 Štefánikova Street and SNP Barracks 67 Industrial area in the eastern part of the city (Pod Sokolicami) 73 Upper Sihoť 75 Central and southern part of the city, Zámostie 79 Annexed villages 84 Lithographic postcards, collages 88 REFERENCES 93 ZUSAMMENFASSUNG 94 SUMMARY 95

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