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 1536 a Watch House was built on a steep spur with a good
On the last Saturday in May, it’s the children who have the most fun.
The mountain bike routes in the Štiavnica Mountains are an ideal way to experience
The Stankay water adit on the Colloredo auxiliary ditch was built around 1828. It
In summer this tajch (a historic mining reservoir) is used for swimming and aquazorbing,
A small ski resort with two lifts (320 and 400 m) and an ‘old-school’
The Evangelical church stands in the middle of the mining settlement. It acquired its
This single-nave Classicist church with a sacristy stands just below the Catholic parish church
This late Gothic cemetery church was built in 1575–1577, away from the village centre.