The Banská Štiavnica Region
Banská Štiavnica is more thanhistoric centre. In the villages of the Supervolcano Štiavnica, there are tajchs (historic mining reservoirs), old mine workings, little Romanesque churches, folk architecture and thermal springs – and you can enjoy them in peace, away from the crowds.
Villages of the region
Discover the villages around Štiavnica
Baďan and KlastavaTradície a zachovalá ľudová architektúra
Banská BeláBohatá história a najstarší tajch v regióne
BelujDedina ako klenotnica s tradíciou hrnčiarstva
IlijaMalebná obec pod Sitnom s legendárnym kostolom sv. Egídia
KozelníkHistorická križovatka na trase Štiavnickej Anče
MočiarTicho uprostred prírody s krásnymi výhľadmi
PočúvadloNajmenšia obec pod Sitnom s tradíciou a prírodnými krásami
PodhoriePôvabná dedina s ľudovou architektúrou
PrenčovBohaté tradície a pamätná izba Andreja Kmeťa
Štiavnické BaneBanícka história a unikátny vodohospodársky systém
VyhneObec s termálnymi prameňmi a tradíciou pivovarníctva
VysokáMalebná dedinka s nádhernými výhľadmi
Attractions
Experiences in the region
You can walk this circular route along the yellow waymarked trail in 4 hours.
Get on this trail when your own smartphone makes an excellent guide. Each of
Sklené Teplice is one of the oldest spas in Slovakia – a place to
The village is dominated by St Bartholomew’s Church. Originally Baroque, it was restored in
The architectural gem of the village of Kozelník is the modern Roman Catholic Chapel
The Evangelical church was built in 1900 in the Neo-Gothic style. Construction began in
The oldest, the most beautiful and the only show mine for miles around that
In 1536 a Watch House was built on a steep spur with a good
The amateur puppet theatre was founded in the 1980s, back when Jozef Horák was