Bloody Lopnik
During the Second World War, the border between the Empire and the Slovak State passed through Lopeník, which recorded illegal crossings to Slovakia. But at such crossings, you had to reckon with the fact that you could pay with your life if the border guards caught you. At the end of the war, heavy fighting took place in the upper reaches of Velké Lopeník. The Red Army encountered stiff resistance from the German defense here. It was broken through on April 27, 1945. About 250 soldiers died in the fighting, as well as a number of local residents. Artillery shells often fell as far as the village of the same name, and a total of 21 houses were demolished. Even after the end of the war, there were still several fatal accidents. The local residents, who had to clear away the fallen soldiers, drove their wagons into the mined forests. A common grave for 22 soldiers was excavated directly on the top, over which a monument was built in 1975.