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
Many locals say that Beliansky tajch is one of the warmest of all the
The deeper the miners dug, the more groundwater had to be pumped out. To
Carnival processions, the burning of Morena (a straw figure symbolising winter), pork specialities from
The Chapel of St Elizabeth stands in the local cemetery above the village. It
From the centre of Banská Štiavnica, across the Kysihýbel Aqueduct and through the village
Výlov krokodíla (‘Catching the Crocodile’) is a light-hearted summer event in Banská Belá that
The Chapel of St John of Nepomuk stands right beside the main road. It
Vilabela stands at the far end of the picturesque village of Banská Belá, not
The former town hall was probably built in 1590. On the ground floor is