Bátovce
Photos: Pe-Jo, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Bátovce is a village in Slovakia.
Elevation: about 224 m above sea level. Population: 1,184 (2025). Mountains nearby: Slovak Central Mountains.
Here and nearby on the site: 1 trail.
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Trails nearby
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ModerateTwo-dayMarkedBátovce, square Tatárska lúkaElevation profile221–911 m22.3 kmascent 752 m≈ 7 h walkingunder 1 km from the centre
ModerateOne-dayMarkedDevičany Tekovská Breznica, stopElevation profile190–747 m13.3 kmascent 547 m≈ 4.5 h walking4.5 km from the centre
ModerateOne-dayMarkedRudno nad Hronom PukanecElevation profile214–726 m12.7 kmascent 746 m≈ 4.5 h walking7 km from the centre
HardMulti-dayMarkedTlmače Hodruša–Hámre, SandrikElevation profile175–747 m34.5 kmascent 1 213 m≈ 11 h walking8.8 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedPukanec, Breziny Saddle under Veľký VeterníkElevation profile392–715 m3.1 kmascent 11 m≈ 45 min walking9.4 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedSebechleby loopElevation profile226–453 m11.6 kmascent 240 m≈ 3.5 h walking12 km from the centrePeaks nearby
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PeakSitnoIlijaaltitude 1 009 m16 km from the centre1 trail to the topSitno (Hungarian Szitnya) is the highest peak of the Štiavnica Mountains at 1,009 m, close to the historic mining town of Banská Štiavnica in central Slovakia.
PeakVeľký InovecTekovské Nemcealtitude 900 m20 km from the centreVeľký Inovec is the highest summit of the Pohronský Inovec mountains in Slovakia, at 900 m. It lies in the central part of the range, on the main ridge, in the Nitra...What to visit
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Crafts & workshopsDo dielne, Počúvadlo: woodcarving courses near Banská ŠtiavnicaPočúvadlo11 km from the centreHere, in the quiet among the hills, works the small workshop Do dielne (“To the workshop”). Its owner Dušan Budinský ran a hairdresser’s in Bratislava for eight years,...
Water parks & thermal poolsMargita-Ilona thermal swimming area near LeviceLevice13 km from the centreMargita-Ilona is a summer swimming area with thermal water 6 km from the town of Levice towards Šahy, in the Kalinčiakovo part of the town.
LakePočúvadlo — historic mining lake below SitnoBanská Štiavnica15 km from the centrePočúvadlo (Počúvadlianske jazero) is the largest of the Štiavnica tajchs — historic artificial ponds built by the miners of Banská Štiavnica to drive the machinery of...
LakeThe Štiavnica tajchy – historic mining lakes of Banská ŠtiavnicaŠtiavnické Bane17 km from the centreThe Štiavnica tajchy are a system of historic artificial lakes in the Štiavnica Mountains (Štiavnické vrchy) around the mining town of Banská Štiavnica in central...
MuseumOpen-Air Mining Museum, Banská ŠtiavnicaBanská Štiavnica21 km from the centreThe Open-Air Mining Museum (Banské múzeum v prírode) in Banská Štiavnica is the oldest and thematically broadest mining exhibition in Slovakia.
MuseumNew Castle in Banská ŠtiavnicaBanská Štiavnica21 km from the centreThe New Castle (Nový zámok) is a white six-storey Renaissance bastion on Frauenberg hill above the historic centre of Banská Štiavnica.Craft nearby
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Water parks & thermal poolsDudince spa: carbon dioxide–sulphur water and the Roman BathsDudince17 km from the centreDudince is the smallest town in Slovakia (about 1,400 inhabitants) and the southernmost Slovak spa. It lies at 144 m in the valley of the Štiavnica stream, where the...
Craft beer & breweriesERB brewery in Banská Štiavnica: brewery tour and tastingBanská Štiavnica22 km from the centreBanská Štiavnica is an old mining town in the caldera of an extinct volcano and a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Water parks & thermal poolsVodný raj thermal pools in VyhneVyhne24 km from the centreVodný raj Vyhne ("Water Paradise") is a public pool complex with thermal water in the village of Vyhne, in a quiet wooded valley of the Štiavnické vrchy hills near the...Spas and thermal pools nearby
Water parks & thermal poolsMargita-Ilona thermal swimming area near LeviceLevice13 km from the centreMargita-Ilona is a summer swimming area with thermal water 6 km from the town of Levice towards Šahy, in the Kalinčiakovo part of the town.
Water parks & thermal poolsDudince spa: carbon dioxide–sulphur water and the Roman BathsDudince17 km from the centreDudince is the smallest town in Slovakia (about 1,400 inhabitants) and the southernmost Slovak spa. It lies at 144 m in the valley of the Štiavnica stream, where the...
Water parks & thermal poolsVodný raj thermal pools in VyhneVyhne24 km from the centreVodný raj Vyhne ("Water Paradise") is a public pool complex with thermal water in the village of Vyhne, in a quiet wooded valley of the Štiavnické vrchy hills near the...Huts, shelters and springs nearby
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.
