Margita

The Váh is the longest river in Slovakia, flowing from the Tatra Mountains all the way to the Danube on the southern border. Probably the most dangerous section on the river were the two sharp and rocky meanders called Margita and Besná near the castle Strečno. Many rafters and boatmen found their deaths here, until the river transport of wood was made obsolete by the railway.

Graphic artists Josef Fischer and Wilhelm Friedrich Schlotterbeck created an epic aquatint, that presented the river and rocks in an almost fantastic fashion.

More information and other artworks by the artist:
http://www.webumenia.sk/dielo/SVK:SNG.G_8198