V listinách sa spomínajú od roku 1263 ako obec kráľovských chovateľov sokolov. Bola poddanskou obcou a patrila k služobníckym obciam Spišského hradu. V roku 1282 ju panovník Ladislav IV. daroval komesovi Eliášovi. Ten tu povolal rehoľu antonitov, ktorí v Dravciach v roku 1288 založili kláštor. Pri ňom vznikol hostinec, špitál pre chudobných a jedna z najstarších nemocníc na Slovensku. Okolo roku 1555 antoniti z obce odišli. Dnes sa z celého areálu zachoval iba kostol.
Kamenný gotický most pochádza najneskôr z 15. storočia. Dá sa ale predpokladať, že bol postavený už koncom 13. storočia.
Kostol
antonitov tvorí dominantu obce. Pravdepodobne pochádza z konca 13. storočia,
kedy bol založený kláštor. Kostol je bez veže. Pôvodne drevený strop bol okolo
roku 1440 nahradený klenbou na dva stredné stĺpy. Vznikol tak typický dvojloďový
kostol. K nemu bolo pristavané presbytérium. V roku 1929 boli v kostole objavené
nástenné maľby dvojakého druhu s vysokou umeleckou hodnotou. Staršie vznikli
začiatkom 14. storočia a považujú sa za jedny z najkvalitnejších ne-skorobyzantských
malieb na Slovensku. Sú to tri obrazy: maľba Legenda o sv. Antonovi Pustovníkovi
obsahuje 10 výjavov a nachádza sa nad ľavou chórovou lavicou. Maľby Ukrižovania
a Zvestovania sú za hlavným oltárom.
V
interiéri kostola ďalej nájdeme: gotický oltár Muž bolesti z konca 15. storočia,
čiastočne gotický oltár Zvestovania Panny Márie, sochu sv. Antona z roku 1400,
gotickú Madonu a dve postavy Zvestovania asi z roku 1470. Na oboch stranách
presbytéria sa nachádzajú vzácne chórové lavice s bohatou výzdobou. Kamenná
krstiteľnica pochádza z konca 13. storočia. V predsieni je kríž z konca 15.
storočia.
V blízkosti kostola je zvonica. Pôvodne drevená, od roku 1956 murovaná.
Severne od Draviec vedie cesta do Bukovinky. Dnes slúžia niektoré drevenice na rekreáciu. Okolité terény sú vhodné na pešiu a cykloturistiku v zime ich využívajú bežkári.
This
town is first mentioned in documents in 1263 as a village in which royal falcon
breeders lived. It was a thrall village that served Spiš's Castle. In 1282 ruler
Ladislav IV. gave this village to Eliáš. He called an Order of Antonites to
Dravce where they founded a monastery in 1288. Apart from the monastery were
also founded: an inn, a hospital for poor which is one of the oldest in the
Slovakia. About 1555 Antonites left the village. Nowadays from the entire area
only church remained.
Stone Gothic Bridge comes at the latest from the 15th Century. We assume that
it was constructed already at the end of the 13th Century.
Antonite's Church dominates the entire village. It was very likely built at
the end of the 13th Century. In that time a monastery was founded there as well.
The church has no tower. Ceiling was originally wooden but about 1440 it was
substituted with arch that is held by two posts in the middle. Modified thus,
a typical church with two naves was created. Presbytery was built to the church.
In 1929 very precious murals of two kinds were discovered in the church. The
older ones came into existence at the beginning of the 14th Century and they
are considered as one of the most high quality paintings that come from the
late Byzantine era in the whole Slovakia. There are three from these pictures:
painting The Legend of St. Anthony the Hermit consists of 10 scenes and is situated
above the left choir pew. Paintings Crucifixion and Revelation are situated
behind the main altar.
In the church interior you can also find: Gothic Altar of Painful Man from the
end of the 15th Century, partially Gothic Altar of Annunciation of Our Lady,
St. Anthony's Statue from 1400, Gothic Madonna and two persons from Revelation
who come from about 1470.There are precious choir pews situated with abundant
decorations on both sides of presbytery. Stone font comes from the 13th Century.
A cross from the end of the 15th Century is situated in the hall.
There is a bell tower in the vicinity of the church. It was originally wooden
but from 1956 it is bricked.
Northwards leads a road to Bukovinka. Some of the wooden houses are used for
recreation nowadays. The vicinity is good for hiking or bicycle tourism, in
winter ski running.