Breza

Námestovo District · Žilina region · Slovakia
Breza — photo 1

Photos: Jerzy Opioła, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Breza is a village in Slovakia.

Elevation: about 657 m above sea level. Population: 1,617 (2025). Mountains nearby: Żywiec Beskids.

Here and nearby on the site: 1 trail.

Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia

What's nearby

Trails nearby

All trails
Breza – VasiľovEasyOne-dayMarkedBreza VasiľovElevation profile639–885 m7.9 kmascent 255 m≈ 2.5 h walkingunder 1 km from the centreBudín – PríslopecModerateTwo-dayMarkedBudín PríslopecElevation profile623–1 258 m20.4 kmascent 708 m≈ 6.5 h walking2.5 km from the centreTrail through Zákamenský ChotárModerateOne-dayMarkedTrail through Zákamenský ChotárElevation profile680–1 154 m14 kmascent 671 m≈ 5 h walking5.7 km from the centrePrehaliny – Slanická osadaEasyOne-dayMarkedPrehaliny Slanická osadaElevation profile612–911 m6.9 kmascent 300 m≈ 2.5 h walking6.2 km from the centreKľak – TrstenáHardMulti-dayMarkedKľak TrstenáElevation profile354–1 668 m119.6 kmascent 7 565 m6.9 km from the centreKopec – ŠubovkaModerateTwo-dayMarkedKopec ŠubovkaElevation profile549–1 252 m17.3 kmascent 738 m≈ 6 h walking7.2 km from the centre

Peaks nearby

All peaks
Úšust (Oszus)PeakÚšust (Oszus)Zákamennéaltitude 1 155 m14 km from the centreÚšust (Polish Oszus or Oszust) is a 1155 m summit in the Orava Beskids on the Slovak–Polish border. It rises above the village of Oravská Lesná (about 4.4 km), some 20...Vysoká MaguraPeakVysoká MaguraZákamennéaltitude 1 115 m16 km from the centreVysoká Magura (Polish Wysoka Magura) is a 1115 m summit in the Orava Beskids (Oravské Beskydy) in northern Slovakia, which Polish geographers count as part of the...Minčol (Oravská Magura)PeakMinčol (Oravská Magura)Dolný Kubínaltitude 1 394 m16 km from the centre1 trail to the topMinčol is the highest peak of the Oravská Magura range in northern Slovakia, 1394 m high. It lies in the south-western part of the range, in the Kubínska hoľa massif,...PilskoPeakPilskoOravské Veseléaltitude 1 557 m16 km from the centrePilsko is a massive 1,557 m mountain on the Slovak–Polish border, the second-highest in the Orava Beskids (in Polish, the Żywiec Beskids) after Babia hora.KopecPeakKopecOravský Biely Potokaltitude 1 251 m20 km from the centreKopec (Slovak for “mound”; formerly Polish Kopiec) is a 1,251 m summit, the second highest in the Skorušinské vrchy of northern Slovakia.MníchPeakMníchZuberecaltitude 1 110 m20 km from the centreMních is a summit 1110 m high in the Skorušina Mountains (Skorušinské vrchy) in Orava, Slovakia, in their Kopec subunit.

What to visit

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Orava Reservoir and Slanica IslandLakeOrava Reservoir and Slanica IslandNámestovo13 km from the centreOrava Reservoir (Oravská priehrada), jokingly called the “Orava Sea” by locals, lies in northern Slovakia, in the historic region of Orava, close to the Polish border.Orava CastleCastleOrava CastleOravský Podzámok14 km from the centreOrava Castle (Oravský hrad) stands on a sheer limestone rock above the Orava river in the village of Oravský Podzámok in northern Slovakia.Wooden Gothic Church of All Saints, TvrdošínChurchWooden Gothic Church of All Saints, TvrdošínTvrdošín14 km from the centreThe Wooden Gothic Church of All Saints (Kostol Všetkých svätých) stands in the cemetery of Tvrdošín in the Orava region, only a few dozen kilometres from the Polish...Orava RiverRiverOrava RiverOravský Podzámok14 km from the centreThe Orava is a right-bank tributary of the Váh in northern Slovakia and the main river of the historical region of the same name.Kysuce Village Museum and Forest Railway, VychylovkaMuseumKysuce Village Museum and Forest Railway, VychylovkaNová Bystrica21 km from the centreThe Kysuce Village Museum (Múzeum kysuckej dediny) is an open-air museum in the Chmúra valley, in the Vychylovka part of the village of Nová Bystrica, in the far north...Ráztocký waterfall and the Oblazy mills (Kvačianska valley)WaterfallRáztocký waterfall and the Oblazy mills (Kvačianska valley)Kvačany24 km from the centreThe Ráztocký waterfall (Ráztocký vodopád) is an eight-metre waterfall on the Ráztoka stream in the Chočské vrchy of northern Slovakia, just above the locality of...

Craft nearby

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Salaš Syrex in Zázrivá — Home of the Zázrivá Korbáčik CheeseCheese dairies & pasturesSalaš Syrex in Zázrivá — Home of the Zázrivá Korbáčik CheeseZázrivá24 km from the centreZázrivá is a scattered mountain village on the border of Orava and the Malá Fatra, famous throughout Slovakia for its korbáčiky: thin strings of steamed cheese braided...Lúčky Spa and AQUA-VITAL ParkWater parks & thermal poolsLúčky Spa and AQUA-VITAL ParkLúčky28 km from the centreLúčky Spa (Kúpele Lúčky) lies in a quiet valley beneath the Choč Mountains, in the village of Lúčky near Ružomberok.Oravice thermal poolsWater parks & thermal poolsOravice thermal poolsVitanová28 km from the centreThe Oravice thermal pools (Termálne kúpalisko Oravice) are the municipal thermal baths in the mountain settlement of Oravice at the foot of the Western Tatras.

Spas and thermal pools nearby

Lúčky Spa and AQUA-VITAL ParkWater parks & thermal poolsLúčky Spa and AQUA-VITAL ParkLúčky28 km from the centreLúčky Spa (Kúpele Lúčky) lies in a quiet valley beneath the Choč Mountains, in the village of Lúčky near Ružomberok.Oravice thermal poolsWater parks & thermal poolsOravice thermal poolsVitanová28 km from the centreThe Oravice thermal pools (Termálne kúpalisko Oravice) are the municipal thermal baths in the mountain settlement of Oravice at the foot of the Western Tatras.Meander Thermal Resort, OraviceWater parks & thermal poolsMeander Thermal Resort, OraviceVitanová28 km from the centreMeander Thermal & Ski Resort (formerly Meander Park) is a thermal water park and ski centre in the mountain settlement of Oravice in northern Slovakia, at the foot of...

Huts, shelters and springs nearby

747 mSpringVajcovka Spring, 747 mLesser Fatra · SlovakiaNot verifiedMarked as drinkable
808 mSpringVajcovka Spring, 808 mLesser Fatra · SlovakiaNot verified
612 mDrinking waterDrinking water below KlinecLesser Fatra · SlovakiaNot verified70 m from a trail
1 084 mHutHut under MagurkaLesser Fatra · SlovakiaNot verifiedOn a trail

All springs of the CarpathiansAll Carpathian huts

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 ≈275 km, ≈3 h 35 min without queues: Uzhhorod – Vyšné Nemecké → I/19 to Košice → D1 motorway via Prešov, Poprad and Liptovský Mikuláš to Ružomberok (≈270 km, ≈3 h 25 min from the border). From Lviv it is faster through Poland: M-10 → Krakovets – Korczowa → A4 to Kraków → S7/DK7 to the Chyżne – Trstená border → R3 and I/59 via Dolný Kubín to Ružomberok: ≈482 km, ≈6 h 15 min (via Uzhok and Ubľa ≈500 km, ≈7 h 30 min). The D1 requires an e-vignette (eznamka.sk).

Checked 23.10.2026; border crossing hours and timetables change — check before you travel.