Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia · Europe
Vlkanová is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Malachov, 48km from Demänovská Ice Cave.
Vlkanová is a town located in Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia. With a population of 1,319, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Vlkanová 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 Vlkanová to your route.
Vlkanová (Hungarian: Farkaspetőfalva) is a village and municipality in Banská Bystrica District in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.
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Vlkanová is located in Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia, Europe. The coordinates are 48.6713 latitude, 19.1461 longitude.
Vlkanová has a population of approximately 1,319 people, making it a town in Slovakia.
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Full driving guide for Slovakia8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
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.
15 km · about 30 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.
24 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
A UNESCO-listed historic mining town with Renaissance palaces, open-air mining museums, and scenic artificial lakes called tajchy.
30 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
A remarkably well-preserved UNESCO village of traditional log houses representing a complete example of a medieval central European settlement.
42 km · about 50 min drive
castle
A romantic neo-Gothic chateau of fairytale spires above a spa town, Slovakia's most-visited castle.
43 km · about 50 min drive
natural wonder
A spectacular cave system in the Low Tatras featuring permanent ice formations, frozen waterfalls, and underground lakes.
48 km · about 55 min drive
natural wonder
Show cave in the Low Tatras with flowstone formations and an underground river, on the Demanovska Dolina valley road south of Liptovsky Mikulas.
48 km · about 55 min drive
mountain pass
The 'Devil's Pass' carries Route 72 over the spine of the Low Tatras at 1,238 m: the highest paved road pass in Slovakia, with hairpin descents on both flanks and big ridge-top views.
52 km · about 60 min drive
April to October
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