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
This almost forgotten Calvary, with its avenue of lime trees and stone reliefs, is
The village of Beluj has turned an old barn into a folk heritage room
This circular trail leads past old mine workings and, at ten stops, introduces the
The summit of Sitno offers the best views of the caldera (the great basin)
Farma Behanovo (750 m above sea level) is a family business that mainly makes
From the 18th century, the Schöpfer mine was one of the most important mines
Only two hills dominate the fairly flat landscape of the Kopanice plateau: Hrb and
The amateur puppet theatre was founded in the 1980s, back when Jozef Horák was
Miners were once called to work by the knocks of a wooden mallet on