Peace Square (Mierové námestie)
Mierové námestie
A long main square at the foot of the castle, lined with Baroque buildings, a plague column and open-air cafés. It is the center of old-town life.
Peace Square is flanked by soft-colored residential houses and shops. At its center stands the 1712 Holy Trinity Plague Column. At the north end is the Piarist church, and at the south end is a town gate with a clock tower. The square is the starting point for castle tours and a stage for many events and festivals during Trenčín's year as European Capital of Culture 2026. In summer, open-air cafés and ice cream shops fill the square, and in winter a Christmas market appears. Admission is free, and walking the square links up the old town's main sights.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- M. A. Bazovský Gallery
- Parish Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary
- Piarist Church of St Francis Xavier
- Town Tower (Lower Gate)
- Trenčín Synagogue
- Trenčín Castle
- Roman Inscription of Trenčín
- Veľká Skalka Monastery