Číž

Rimavská Sobota District · Banská Bystrica Region · Slovakia
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Číž is a village in Slovakia.

Elevation: about 170 m above sea level. Population: 685 (2025).

Here and nearby on the site: 1 spa or thermal pool.

Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia

Trails nearby

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Mária Széchy Trail: Holcková – FiľakovoHardMulti-dayMarkedMária Széchy Trail: Holcková FiľakovoElevation profile191–1 121 m66.2 kmascent 783 m20 km from the centre

What to visit

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Číž spa: iodine-bromine water, baths and summer poolsWater parks & thermal poolsČíž spa: iodine-bromine water, baths and summer poolsČížunder 1 km from the centreČíž is a spa with natural iodine-bromine water in southern Gemer, in a village in the Rimava basin not far from Rimavská Sobota, at about 170 m.

Craft nearby

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Salaš pod Maginhradom: Gemer sheep’s cheese and the Mitrovanie feastCheese dairies & pasturesSalaš pod Maginhradom: Gemer sheep’s cheese and the Mitrovanie feastVeľké Teriakovce27 km from the centreAcross the road rises Maginhrad hill: in the 15th century a castle stood there that served as a Hussite fortress, and the Romantic poet Ján Botto dedicated a ballad to...

Spas and thermal pools nearby

Číž spa: iodine-bromine water, baths and summer poolsWater parks & thermal poolsČíž spa: iodine-bromine water, baths and summer poolsČížunder 1 km from the centreČíž is a spa with natural iodine-bromine water in southern Gemer, in a village in the Rimava basin not far from Rimavská Sobota, at about 170 m.

Huts, shelters and springs nearby

192 mMineral springŠťavica Mineral Spring, 192 mSlovak Ore Mountains · SlovakiaNot verifiedMineral water

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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