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Bojnice Castle
A romantic neo-Gothic chateau of fairytale spires above a spa town, Slovakia's most-visited castle.
4 km · about 5 min drive
Trenčín Region, Slovakia · Europe
Prievidza is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Opatovce nad Nitrou, 4km from Bojnice Castle.
Prievidza is a town located in Trenčín Region, Slovakia. With a population of 43,645, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Prievidza 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 Prievidza to your route.
Prievidza (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈprɪeʋidza] ; Hungarian: Privigye, German: Priwitz) is a city in western Slovakia. With approximately 42,000 inhabitants it is the second biggest municipality in the Trenčín Region and 11th largest city in Slovakia generally.
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Prievidza is located in Trenčín Region, Slovakia, Europe. The coordinates are 48.7745 latitude, 18.6275 longitude.
Prievidza has a population of approximately 43,645 people, making it a town in Slovakia.
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A romantic neo-Gothic chateau of fairytale spires above a spa town, Slovakia's most-visited castle.
4 km · about 5 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.
22 km · about 25 min drive
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A steep copper-mining village at 728 m above Banská Bystrica, mined since the Bronze Age, its miners' houses stacked around a square with a 162-step covered wooden staircase climbing to the 13th-century church.
37 km · about 45 min drive
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A UNESCO-listed historic mining town with Renaissance palaces, open-air mining museums, and scenic artificial lakes called tajchy.
40 km · about 45 min drive
mountain pass
A 960 m mountain resort saddle on Route 59 between Banska Bystrica and Ruzomberok, threading between the Low Tatras and Great Fatra with a flowing climb popular among Slovak drivers.
45 km · about 50 min drive
castle
Large castle on a rock above the Vah valley in western Slovakia, with a Roman inscription of 179 AD carved below it.
45 km · about 50 min drive
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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.
48 km · about 55 min drive
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A remarkably well-preserved UNESCO village of traditional log houses representing a complete example of a medieval central European settlement.
56 km · about 65 min drive
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