Banská Štiavnica District
Photos: Banská Štiavnica (Adrian Tync, CC BY-SA 4.0); Ilija (Jan Starec, CC BY-SA 3.0); Počúvadlo (Daniel Skreno, CC BY-SA 2.5); Štiavnické Bane (Laci30, CC BY 3.0); Banský Studenec (Michal Hruška, CC BY-SA 3.0)
Banská Štiavnica District is an administrative unit in Slovakia (Banská Bystrica Region). On the site here: 19 trails, 1 peak, 5 sights, 2 craft places, 1 mountain hut or shelter, 9 settlements.
Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap.
Towns and villages
Getting there from Ukraine
Border crossings
- Uzhhorod – Vyšné Nemecké — road, 24/7
- Malyi Bereznyi – Ubľa — road, 24/7 For cars and buses; pedestrians not confirmed by the Ukrainian border service, lorries up to 3.5 t.
- Mali Selmentsi – Veľké Slemence (pedestrian) — pedestrian, 09:00–21:00 Kyiv time Pedestrians and cyclists only; inconvenient for the Tatras without onward transport.
- Chop – Čierna nad Tisou (rail) — rail, 24/7
By car
From Uzhhorod to Brezno ≈274 km, ≈3 h 50 min without queues: Uzhhorod – Vyšné Nemecké → I/19 to Košice → D1 via Prešov and Poprad to the exit near Liptovský Hrádok → I/18 and I/72 over the Čertovica Pass to Brezno. To Banská Bystrica ≈322 km, ≈4 h 30 min: D1 to Ružomberok, then I/59 via Donovaly. From Lviv: to Brezno via Uzhok and Ubľa ≈498 km (≈7 h 45 min) or through Poland ≈554 km (≈7 h 05 min); to Banská Bystrica through Poland (Kraków – Chyżne – Trstená – Dolný Kubín – Ružomberok) ≈535 km, ≈7 h 15 min. The D1 requires an e-vignette (eznamka.sk).
Checked 23.10.2026; border crossing hours and timetables change — check before you travel.
