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
In Baďan you’ll find rows of picturesque cottages painted in different colours, with all
The Roman Catholic Church of St Nicholas is a single-nave Baroque building. Its most
The cellars carved into the tuff rock were created more than 1,100 years ago.
Ranč Bôra in the village of Podhorie offers hiking with a difference – on
This small museum exhibition shows the traditional life and work of the people of
This September event sets out to pass on growing and livestock-keeping know-how to the
The memorial room documents the life and work of Andrej Kmeť (1878–1905), a notable
Construction of this tajch (a historic mining reservoir) began in 1735 under the direction
This circular trail leads past old mine workings and, at ten stops, introduces the