Jánošík´s Torture Chamber and Courtroom
The Janko Kráľ Museum hides one of the cruellest courts in the history of the town, where the brigand captain Juraj Jánošík was interrogated and convicted in 1713.
Námestie osloboditeľov 30, Liptovský Mikuláš
Tel.: +421 44 552 25 54, +421 915 317 490
Opening hours: September-June: Tu-Sa: 10.00-18.00, Su: 10.00-12.00, Mo: closed, July-August: Mo-Su: 10:00-18:00
Entry fee: adults 6 €, children 3 €, exhibition hall: adults 3 €, children 2 €
Discounts with Liptov Region Card
You can learn how did the trial of legendary Jánošík take place in Jánošík´s Torture Chamber, which is hidden in the dark underground of the museum. The gloomy atmosphere is completed by historical drawings of torture, torture instruments – a scraper, a pincer, Spanish boot, or pliers for pulling the tongue. They are witnessing the inhuman practices of the time when torture was a legal part of the trial. In Jánošík´s Courtroom, which realistically depicts the courts of the time, you can dress in period costumes and become a judge, advocate or Jánošík himself. Test the hardness of the scraper, sit in the judge´s chair, or adjudge Jánošík to death. You can also see a gallows with a hook, although Jánošík was executed on a hill on the outskirts of the town, as a warning. As robbery was considered a felony, they chose one of the cruellest methods of execution - hanging on a hook through a man´s left rib. Jánošík´s Torture Chamber and Courtroom are part of the exposition of the Janko Kráľ Museum.
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