Lutheran church

Three-nave Gothic basilica with a polygonal end of the presbytery and a tower was built in the 14th century. It stands on the site of an older Romanesque building from the 13th century. It is a representative family church of the local noble family of Lords from Štítnik (Štítnickí/Csetneki). Large areas of interior walls are covered with medieval frescoes, the oldest are from the last third of the 14th century, the younger from the late 15th and early 16th century. This is the largest collection of medieval murals in Slovakia. Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque styles are represented in this church. The baptistery is Gothic, made from bronze in 1454. Altar is in Renaissance style, with a mannerist painting of the birth of Christ from 1636 (the authorship of the altar paintings is attributed to Hans von Aachen, the court painter of Emperor Rudolf II.). Next to the altar is a Gothic carved stallum from the early 16th century. There are two organs in the church, a smaller Renaissance one from 1639 is located on the upper matroneum and it was donated to the church by the local landowner Gabriel Bakoš, a larger lower Baroque organ is from 1776. There are also numerous funeral monuments, gothic stone tombstones and medieval epitaphs and Renaissance mortuaries. The facades of the church are divided by supporting pillars and windows with a curved arch and linings. The corners have stone squaring. On the south facade is a fresco depicting St. Christopher.^[5]

Lutheran church in Štítnik is part of touristic route Gotická cesta (Gothic Route).

• Gothic Lutheran church in Štítnik
• Tower of fothic Lutheran church in Štítnik
• Side nave of Gothic Lutheran church in Štítnik
• Interior of the Gothic Lutheran church in Štítnik
• Gohic vaults of the Lutheran church in Štítnik
• Gohic vaults of the Lutheran church in Štítnik
• Interior of the Gothic Lutheran church in Štítnik with Gothic frescoes
• Gothic frescoes
• Gothic frescoes in side nave
• Unique furniture of the church
• Baroque baptismal font
• Coat of arms of Bebek family on gothic fresco

Roman Catholic Church of Saint Jude the Apostle

Baroque building with a segmental end of the presbytery and a tower was built in years 1749 to 1753. The church was built on behalf of Maria Theresa in a purely evangelical town. It underwent modifications in 1896. The facades of the church are divided by pilasters and semicircular windows with arches. The tower grows from the gable façade with niches, terminated by a crown ledge with and a bell-shaped shingled helmet with a lantern. A baroque plaque column was built next to the church.

• Roman Catholic Church of Saint Juda the Apostle
• Roman Catholic Church of Saint Juda the Apostle
• Baroque plaque column

Water Castle

Complex of medieval castle, from which two bastions of fortifications from the 16th century have been preserved. It was founded around 1432. The castle belonged to the family of Lords from Štítnik. At the beginning of the 19th century, a classicist manor house was built inside of area, a one-storey two-wing block building.

• Entrance to the castle
• Preserved medieval part of water castle in Štítnik
• Preserved medieval part of water castle in Štítnik
• Mansion in the area of water castle in Štítnik
• Mansion in the area of water castle in Štítnik

Other historical buildings

Several other historical buildings are preserved in village. These include renaissance town hall, rococo style Šebek's mansion and late baroque Sontág's mansion.

• Renaissance town hall
• Late baroque Sontág's mansion
• Rococo style Šebek's mansion
• View of the square in the middle of village
• Overview of the southern part of village from the church tower