Bzenica

Žiar nad Hronom District · Banská Bystrica Region · Slovakia
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Bzenica is a village in Slovakia.

Elevation: about 245 m above sea level. Population: 642 (2025). Mountains nearby: Slovak Central Mountains.

Here and nearby on the site: 4 trails.

Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia

Trails nearby

All trails
Bzenica – GronštolneModerateOne-dayMarkedBzenica GronštolneElevation profile222–929 m13.7 kmascent 781 m≈ 5 h walkingunder 1 km from the centreBzenica – Revištské PodzámčieEasyOne-dayMarkedBzenica Revištské PodzámčieElevation profile219–341 m5.3 kmascent 118 m≈ 1.5 h walkingunder 1 km from the centreBzenica – Lehôtka pod BrehmiModerateTwo-dayMarkedBzenica Lehôtka pod BrehmiElevation profile230–633 m17.3 kmascent 614 m≈ 5.5 h walkingunder 1 km from the centreAndrej Kmeť TrailHardMulti-dayMarkedAndrej Kmeť TrailElevation profile231–1 009 m39.6 kmascent 1 214 m≈ 12.5 h walkingunder 1 km from the centreHliník nad Hronom – horná ždaňaModerateOne-dayMarkedHliník nad Hronom horná ždaňaElevation profile228–633 m11.3 kmascent 407 m≈ 3.5 h walking2 km from the centreHliník nad Hronom – Zlatý VrchModerateOne-dayMarkedHliník nad Hronom Zlatý VrchElevation profile235–850 m11.6 kmascent 654 m≈ 4 h walking3.2 km from the centre

Peaks nearby

All peaks
Buchlov (Vtáčnik)PeakBuchlov (Vtáčnik)Čereňanyaltitude 1 040 m15 km from the centreBuchlov is a prominent rocky peak, 1,040 m high, in the Vtáčnik mountains of central Slovakia. It should not be confused with the castle hill of the same name in the...SitnoPeakSitnoIlijaaltitude 1 009 m17 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.Biela skala (Biely kameň)PeakBiela skala (Biely kameň)Handlováaltitude 1 135 m18 km from the centreBiela skala (older name, still used on most maps: Biely kameň; Polish Biały Kamień) is a partly rocky 1135 m summit in the Vtáčnik mountains of Slovakia.

What to visit

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Vodný raj thermal pools in VyhneWater parks & thermal poolsVodný raj thermal pools in VyhneVyhne4.4 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...Sklené Teplice: Parenica cave steam bath and thermal bathsWater parks & thermal poolsSklené Teplice: Parenica cave steam bath and thermal bathsSklené Teplice9 km from the centreSklené Teplice is a small spa in a wooded valley of the Štiavnické vrchy hills, a few kilometres from the Hron valley and about 8 km from Banská Štiavnica.Old Castle in Banská ŠtiavnicaMuseumOld Castle in Banská ŠtiavnicaBanská Štiavnica13 km from the centreThe Old Castle (Starý zámok, officially Mestský hrad — Town Castle) is one of the oldest buildings of Banská Štiavnica, a mining town on the UNESCO World Heritage List.The Štiavnica tajchy – historic mining lakes of Banská ŠtiavnicaLakeThe Štiavnica tajchy – historic mining lakes of Banská ŠtiavnicaŠtiavnické Bane14 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...Open-Air Mining Museum, Banská ŠtiavnicaMuseumOpen-Air Mining Museum, Banská ŠtiavnicaBanská Štiavnica14 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.Počúvadlo — historic mining lake below SitnoLakePočúvadlo — historic mining lake below SitnoBanská Štiavnica16 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...

Craft nearby

All craft places
ERB brewery in Banská Štiavnica: brewery tour and tastingCraft beer & breweriesERB brewery in Banská Štiavnica: brewery tour and tastingBanská Štiavnica14 km from the centreBanská Štiavnica is an old mining town in the caldera of an extinct volcano and a UNESCO World Heritage site.Do dielne, Počúvadlo: woodcarving courses near Banská ŠtiavnicaCrafts & workshopsDo dielne, Počúvadlo: woodcarving courses near Banská ŠtiavnicaPočúvadlo19 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,...Kremnica gingerbread: the Haurík family bakery since 1922Craft producersKremnica gingerbread: the Haurík family bakery since 1922Kremnica23 km from the centreKremnica is an old mining town in the Kremnica Mountains where coins have been struck for more than six centuries.

Spas and thermal pools nearby

Vodný raj thermal pools in VyhneWater parks & thermal poolsVodný raj thermal pools in VyhneVyhne4.4 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...Sklené Teplice: Parenica cave steam bath and thermal bathsWater parks & thermal poolsSklené Teplice: Parenica cave steam bath and thermal bathsSklené Teplice9 km from the centreSklené Teplice is a small spa in a wooded valley of the Štiavnické vrchy hills, a few kilometres from the Hron valley and about 8 km from Banská Štiavnica.Chalmová Thermal Pool near PrievidzaWater parks & thermal poolsChalmová Thermal Pool near PrievidzaBystričany24 km from the centreChalmová Thermal Pool (Termálne kúpalisko Chalmová) is a public pool complex in the village of Chalmová, part of the municipality of Bystričany, about 14 km south of...

Huts, shelters and springs nearby

253 mSpringSpring near HájovňaVtáčnik Mountains · SlovakiaNot verified290 m from a trailMarked as drinkable
269 mSpringSpring near družstvoVtáčnik Mountains · SlovakiaNot verifiedOn a trailMarked as drinkable
261 mSpringSpring below SobotišteVtáčnik Mountains · SlovakiaNot verified70 m from a trail
310 mDrinking waterDrinking water below Dúbravský vŕšokVtáčnik Mountains · SlovakiaNot verifiedOn a trail
292 mSpringRakytie dolný SpringVtáčnik Mountains · SlovakiaNot verified270 m from a trailMarked as drinkable
269 mMountain shelterMountain hut below Hlinícka horaŠtiavnica Mountains · SlovakiaStanding70 m from a trailStaffed

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 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.

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