Banská Štiavnica

Worth seeing in and around Banská Štiavnica

7 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Štiavnica Mountains

   The Štiavnica Mountains are a volcanic mountain range southern central Slovakia. They are part of Inner Western Carpathians and the Slovenské stredohorie Mountains.

   8.9 km · mountain range in Slovakia · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Nový zámok

   Nový zámok is a castle in Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia. The castle is located on a hill south of the city center at an altitude of 630m above sealevel, marking the highest point of the city center.

   300 m · castle in Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia · Wikipedia
3. 03
   tajch

   Tajchy are artificial water reservoirs in the Štiavnica Mountains, in central Slovakia. Most of them were built in order to provide energy for the silver mines of Banská Štiavnica in the 18th century.

   400 m · artificial water reservoir in Slovakia built in order to provide energy for mines · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Slovenské stredohorie

   The Slovak Central Mountains are a group of mountain ranges in southern central Slovakia. The town of Zvolen lies roughly in the centre of the mountains.

   8.9 km · mountain range · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Manor in Svätý Anton

   The Svätý Anton manor house is a late baroque-classicist mansion constructed in 1744 with an English landscape garden park in Svätý Anton, Slovakia. It was one of the main residences of the Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry family.

   5.3 km · mansion in Slovakia · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Dolnohodrušský tajch

   Hodruša Reservoir is a tajchy in the Štiavnické vrchy mountain range in the cadastral area of the village Hodruša-Hámre. Registered as one of the objects on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List within the Banská Štiavnica and its surroundings area.

   3.4 km · reservoir in Slovakia · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Kursalón, Sklené Teplice

   Kursalón is a cultural and historical monument in Sklené Teplice, Slovakia.

   8.1 km · building in Sklené Teplice, Slovakia · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

The area inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage List includes a wide territory surrounding the town of Banská Štiavnica, located in the centre of the Štiavnica Hills. They are the largest volcanic mountain range containing minerals and rock from all the periods of neovolcanism (andesites, rhyolites, rhyodacites, dacites, whinstones, their tuffs and pyroclastics).

1. 01
   The Holy Trinity Square

   It was built in the early 16th century and it forms the architectural heart of B.

2. 02
   Town Hall

   This house, built as a single floor building, dates back to the 14th century and it used to host the sessions of the town council.

3. 03
   The Knocking Tower

   This tower-like building with Renaissance and Baroque features dates back to 1681.

4. 04
   The Old Castle

   In the early 13th century a Romanesque basilica with three naves was built on a projection shooting off the Paradajz hill - the Church of Saint Mary.

5. 05
   Glanzenberg
6. 06
   Church of St

   Its only nave is topped by a star-shaped vaulting.

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Things to do

Reservoirs - Artificial Lakes Around Banská Štiavnica. The Banská Štiavnica area is famous now for its unique hydro-system of artificial lakes - reservoirs. Its construction had begun in the early 16th century and lasted until the mid-19th century. The whole system consisted of 60 artificial lakes with the overall capacity of 7 million m³. The reservoirs were connected by ditches.

1. 01
   Počúvadlianske

   Visited often by locals during summer, with boat rentals, fast-food, camping and hotel (Topka) nearby.

2. 02
   Veľké Richňavské
3. 03
   Klinger
4. 04
   Veľká Vindšachtská

   Veľká Kolpašská Veľká Vodárenská Evička The Slovak mining museum in Banská Štiavnica has locations: Open - Air Mining Museum (Banské múzeum v prírode): 1 km outside the town.

5. 05
   Kammerhof

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Where to eat

1. 01
   Monarchia
2. 02
   Pizzeria na Trojici
3. 03
   Restaurant Kachelman

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Getting to Banská Štiavnica

Airports

Budapest Liszt Ferenc (BUD), 117 km · M. R. Štefánik (BTS), 129 km · Leoš Janáček Ostrava (OSR), 149 km

• Bratislava → Banská Štiavnica

  138 km · quickest by road, 2h 36m · €17–24
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• Budapest → Banská Štiavnica

  106 km · quickest by road, 3h 32m · Ft2,880–3,840
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• Mošnov → Banská Štiavnica

  149 km · quickest by road, 4h 6m · Kč310–415
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