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Strecno Castle
A dramatic 14th-century ruin perched on a limestone crag directly above the Vah river gorge, towering over the busy Zilina–Martin road in one of Slovakia's most photographed roadside views.
20 km · about 25 min drive
Žilina Region, Slovakia · Europe
Ochodnica is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Povina, 20km from Strecno Castle.
Ochodnica is a town located in Žilina Region, Slovakia. With a population of 1,912, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Ochodnica sits in Slovakia, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Bratislava time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Ochodnica to your route.
Ochodnica (Hungarian: Ösvényes, until 1899 Ochodnicza) is a village and municipality in Kysucké Nové Mesto District in the Zilina Region of northern Slovakia.
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Ochodnica is located in Žilina Region, Slovakia, Europe. The coordinates are 49.3489 latitude, 18.7896 longitude.
Ochodnica has a population of approximately 1,912 people, making it a town in Slovakia.
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A dramatic 14th-century ruin perched on a limestone crag directly above the Vah river gorge, towering over the busy Zilina–Martin road in one of Slovakia's most photographed roadside views.
20 km · about 25 min drive
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A dramatic cliff-top castle perched high above the Orava River, famously used as a filming location for the 1922 movie Nosferatu.
42 km · about 50 min drive
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The world's first folk-architecture reserve: a mountain village of dark log houses painted with white geometric patterns, a tradition some 200 years old that inspired Slovakia's Olympic team designs.
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A remarkably well-preserved UNESCO village of traditional log houses representing a complete example of a medieval central European settlement.
49 km · about 55 min drive
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