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 ruins of Sitno Castle stand on the andesite crags of Sitno Hill, which
The deeper the miners dug, the more groundwater had to be pumped out. To
The Roman Catholic Church of St Nicholas is a single-nave Baroque building. Its most
This almost forgotten Calvary, with its avenue of lime trees and stone reliefs, is
Miners were once called to work by the knocks of a wooden mallet on
In Baďan you’ll find rows of picturesque cottages painted in different colours, with all
Below Žakýľ Castle lies Žakýlske pleso (715 m above sea level), also known locally
The cellars carved into the tuff rock were created more than 1,100 years ago.