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Banská Štiavnica
A UNESCO-listed historic mining town with Renaissance palaces, open-air mining museums, and scenic artificial lakes called tajchy.
23 km · about 25 min drive
Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia · Europe
Zvolen is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Kováčová, 57km from Demänovská Ice Cave.
Zvolen is a town located in Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia. With a population of 39,844, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Zvolen 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 Zvolen to your route.
Zvolen (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈzʋɔlen] ; Latin: Zolium; Hungarian: Zólyom; German: Altsohl) is a city in central Slovakia, situated at the confluence of the Hron and Slatina rivers. It is known for its historical and cultural attractions. It is surrounded by the Poľana mountain to the east, the Kremnické vrchy to theRead more
west, and the Javorie and Štiavnické vrchy to the south.
The population is approximately 40,500, making it the twelfth-largest city in Slovakia by population and thirteenth by area. It is the centre of the Podpoľanie historical region and the seat of Zvolen District. It is also a major transport hub, being one of the four principal railway junctions in Slovakia (together with Bratislava, Košice, and Žilina).
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Zvolen is located in Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia, Europe. The coordinates are 48.5744 latitude, 19.1532 longitude.
Zvolen has a population of approximately 39,844 people, making it a town in Slovakia.
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A UNESCO-listed historic mining town with Renaissance palaces, open-air mining museums, and scenic artificial lakes called tajchy.
23 km · about 25 min 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.
26 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.
34 km · about 40 min drive
castle
A romantic neo-Gothic chateau of fairytale spires above a spa town, Slovakia's most-visited castle.
48 km · about 55 min drive
landmark
A remarkably well-preserved UNESCO village of traditional log houses representing a complete example of a medieval central European settlement.
53 km · about 60 min drive
natural wonder
A spectacular cave system in the Low Tatras featuring permanent ice formations, frozen waterfalls, and underground lakes.
57 km · about 65 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.
57 km · about 65 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.
58 km · about 65 min drive
April to October
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