Rožňava — Barracks, Garrison of the Central Group of Forces (1968–1990)

Рожнява — казармы, гарнизон Центральной группы войск (1968–1990)

SlovakiaРожнява1968–1990Military sites

The barracks in the southern part of Rožňava, built in 1935, were handed over by the Czechoslovak army to Soviet troops in the first ten days of October 1968; they housed the artillery regiment of the motor rifle division headquartered in Zvolen. The withdrawal of the regiment began in September and was completed in December 1990; according to the TASR news agency, the last Soviet servicemen left Rožňava on 22 December 1990. At the end of 1990 the barracks were taken over by the Czechoslovak army.

Казармы в южной части Рожнявы, построенные в 1935 году, в первой декаде октября 1968 года были переданы чехословацкой армией советским войскам; здесь размещался артиллерийский полк мотострелковой дивизии со штабом в Зволене. Вывод полка начался в сентябре и завершился в декабре 1990 года; по сообщению агентства ТАСР, последние советские военнослужащие покинули Рожняву 22 декабря 1990 года. В конце 1990 года казармы приняла чехословацкая армия.

Property abroad

EraUSSR

FunctionMilitary site (historical)

Present ownerSlovak Republic (Slovak Armed Forces); the residential part is now a housing estate of Rožňava

StatusSold, transferred or lost

As of2026-08

According to a local news report of 20 August 2026, the barracks house units of the Slovak Armed Forces, while the rest of the former compound with its apartment blocks has become a housing estate of Rožňava.