Liptovský Svätý Mikuláš

Liptovský Svätý Mikuláš lies in the upper Váh valley, in a basin surrounded by Carpathian mountains. It was first mentioned in a royal deed in 1286, and its church of Saint Nicholas became a focus of the growing settlement. The town belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary and developed as an important centre of crafts in Liptov.

Shoemakers had a guild by 1508, followed by other trades including smiths, furriers and tailors. In 1677 the town became the seat of Liptov county. The outlaw Juraj Jánošík was tried and executed here in 1713; in 1830 Gašpar Fejérpataky Belopotocký founded a Slovak theatre in the town.