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Marek Sobola was knighted by the German House Order

Rep. n° 19/2025 Ballenstedt, September 6, 2025. Dr. Marek Sobola, Secretary-General of Servare et Manere, took part in the solemn investiture of the House Order of Albert the Bear (Askanischer Hausorden Albrecht der Bär). Dr. Sobola is the first Slovak to be awarded the Order’s Medal of Honour and Merit and at this year’s investiture […]

Slovenian President Receives Highest Servare et Manere Award

Rep. n° 18/2025 Bratislava, October 1, 2025. Today, at the Bratislava Castle, Her Excellency Nataša Pirc Musar, President of the Republic of Slovenia received the Tree of Peace Memorial Plaque from Marek Sobola, the highest award of the Slovak association Servare et Manere based in Žilina, joining international laureates from Denmark, New Zealand, France, French […]

Portuguese Royal Patronage of the Servare et Manere Project

Rep. n° 17/2025 Lisbon, 11 August 2025. Servare et Manere is not just a Tree of Peace initiative, we also promote cultural and historical monuments and heritage in Slovakia, including their restoration and reconstruction. During its history, our association has participated in several international projects and is also involved in publishing activities. There are several roadside […]

Author’s exhibition by Marek Sobola at the Kysuce Museum

Rep. n° 16/2025 Čadca, September 9, 2025. The Kysuce Museum (Kysucké múzeum) will host an exhibition titled “Tajomstvo erbových figúr – The Secret of Coat of Arms Figures” by the end of 2025. Heraldry is the symbols we encounter every day. We may not even realize it, but coat of arms are part of our everyday […]

Meeting at the Mexican Embassy in Vienna

Rep. n° 15/2025 Vienna, September 5, 2025. The Servare et Manere delegation was received at the Mexican Embassy in Vienna by Mr. José Manuel Castañeda Reséndiz, Head of Bilateral Political Affairs for Austria, Slovakia and Slovenia. Mr. Castañeda also serves as the Permanent Representative of Mexico to international organizations based in Vienna. During the audience, […]

Meeting with the Slovak Ambassador at the Tree of Peace in Cyprus

Rep. n° 14/2025 Nicosia, August 28, 2025. The author of the “Tree of Peace” project, Mr Marek Sobola, accompanied by the Ambassador of the Slovak Republic to Cyprus, His Excellency Mr Martin Bezák, visited the 35th Tree of Peace in Nicosia. The olive tree was planted in May last year in the United Nations Buffer […]