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
Veľký Kolpašský tajch, called ‘Kolpachy’ by the locals, is an ideal tajch (a historic
In Baďan you’ll find rows of picturesque cottages painted in different colours, with all
In summer this tajch (a historic mining reservoir) is used for swimming and aquazorbing,
Construction of this tajch (a historic mining reservoir) began in 1735 under the direction
The Stankay water adit on the Colloredo auxiliary ditch was built around 1828. It
Thermal springs are found in many places where there were once volcanoes. The Štiavnica
This single-nave Baroque Evangelical church is the oldest monument in the village of Počúvadlo.
The village’s most striking landmark is its historic 19th-century bell tower, built of timber
The Chapel of St Elizabeth stands in the local cemetery above the village. It