Bojnice
Bojnice is a historical town in western Slovakia located on the Nitra river, near the city of Prievidza.

Bojnice is a historical town in western Slovakia located on the Nitra river, near the city of Prievidza. The town is situated just below the Bojnice Castle. It has a population of around 5,000.
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Worth seeing in and around Bojnice
3 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.
- 01Bojnice Castle
Bojnice Castle is a medieval castle in Bojnice, Slovakia. It is a Romanesque castle with some original Gothic and Renaissance elements built in the 12th century.
200 m · medieval castle in Bojnice, Slovakia · Wikipedia - 02Bojnice Zoo
The Slovak National Zoological Garden is a 42-hectare zoo in the town of Bojnice, Slovakia. It is the oldest and most visited of Slovak zoos, being established in 1955.
200 m · zoo in Bojnice, Slovakia · Wikipedia - 03Niké Aréna
The Niké Aréna is an indoor arena located in Prievidza, Slovakia. It is used as a sports arena, and is the current home of the Slovak basketball club BC Prievidza.
1.7 km · indoor arena in Prievidza, Slovakia · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Castle
It is one of the oldest monuments in Slovakia; it has become the national museum.
- 02Zoo
This is the oldest, but also one of the most modernised zoos, not only in Slovakia but also in central Europe.
- 03Prepošt
11-m-long cave almost in the city centre, with rich history - people have lived here approx.
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Things to do
- 01Bojnice Spa
A mineral water spa with temperatures from 28 to 52 ºC.
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Where to eat
Square restaurant Muzika restaurant
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Getting to Bojnice
- Airports
- Leoš Janáček Ostrava (OSR), 107 km · M. R. Štefánik (BTS), 121 km · Budapest Liszt Ferenc (BUD), 158 km
- Bratislava → Bojnice130 km · quickest by road, 2h 51m · €18–26
- Mošnov → Bojnice106 km · quickest by road, 3h 21m · Kč235–310
- Budapest → Bojnice147 km · quickest by road, 4h 27m · Ft4,420–5,900
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Bojnice
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Bojnice. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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Next door to Bojnice
- Prievidzatown in Slovakia3.4 km
- Prievidza Districtdistrict of Slovakia3.2 km
- Kaniankamunicipality of Slovakia4 km
- Košmunicipality of Slovakia3.9 km
- Opatovce nad Nitroumunicipality of Slovakia2 km
- Šútovcemunicipality of Slovakia4 km