Kojšov

Gelnica District · Košice Region · Slovakia
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Photos: Ing.Mgr.Jozef Kotulič, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons); Jan Starec, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons); Dominika Lešková, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Kojšov is a village in Slovakia.

Elevation: about 471 m above sea level. Population: 676 (2025). Mountains nearby: Slovak Ore Mountains.

Here and nearby on the site: 4 trails, 1 peak.

Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia

Trails nearby

All trails
Gelnica, station – KojšovEasyOne-dayMarkedGelnica, station KojšovElevation profile343–643 m9.2 kmascent 309 m≈ 3 h walkingunder 1 km from the centreNováčany – Ružín Reservoir, bridgeHardMulti-dayMarkedNováčany Ružín Reservoir, bridgeElevation profile325–1 019 m34.3 kmascent 1 267 m≈ 11 h walkingunder 1 km from the centreStrieborná – Kojšovská hoľaModerateOne-dayMarkedStrieborná Kojšovská hoľaElevation profile642–1 246 m8.4 kmascent 672 m≈ 3.5 h walking1.4 km from the centreSaddle under Suchý vrch – Hut on JahodnáHardMulti-dayMarkedSaddle under Suchý vrch Hut on JahodnáElevation profile325–898 m28.8 kmascent 1 176 m≈ 9.5 h walking1.5 km from the centreKrompachy, station – PopročHardMulti-dayMarkedKrompachy, station PopročElevation profile356–1 130 m33.4 kmascent 1 896 m≈ 12 h walking3.9 km from the centrePrakovce, stop – Kojšovská hoľaEasyOne-dayMarkedPrakovce, stop Kojšovská hoľaElevation profile376–1 246 m10.3 kmascent 12 m≈ 2.5 h walking4.4 km from the centre

Peaks nearby

All peaks
Kojšovská hoľaPeakKojšovská hoľaKojšovaltitude 1 246 m4.4 km from the centreKojšovská hoľa (colloquially Kojšovka; German Koischdorfer Höhe, Hungarian Kojsói-tető) is a 1,246 m mountain in the Volovské vrchy, part of the Slovak Ore Mountains...SľubicaPeakSľubicaSlatvinaaltitude 1 129 m19 km from the centreSľubica is a 1129 m summit in the Branisko mountains of eastern Slovakia, the third highest of the range and the highest in its southern part, which bears the same name.

What to visit

All
Mining Museum in Gelnica and the Jozef AditMuseumMining Museum in Gelnica and the Jozef AditGelnica5.2 km from the centreThe Mining Museum in Gelnica (Banícke múzeum v Gelnici) is the town museum of an old mining town in the Hnilec valley, among the Volovské vrchy, part of the Slovak Ore...Ružín reservoir on the HornádLakeRužín reservoir on the HornádMalá Lodina8.1 km from the centreRužín is a reservoir on the Hornád river in the deep, winding valley of the Čierna hora hills, the north-eastern part of the Slovak Ore Mountains, a dozen or so...Štós spa: climatic cure, speleotherapy and poolWater parks & thermal poolsŠtós spa: climatic cure, speleotherapy and poolŠtós18 km from the centreKúpele Štós is a climatic spa in south-eastern Slovakia, in the settlement of Štós-kúpele a few kilometres north of the mining village of Štós, where the Volovské...Herrenwald craft brewery, Malá Ida: tour with the brewerCraft beer & breweriesHerrenwald craft brewery, Malá Ida: tour with the brewerMalá Ida20 km from the centreThe Herrenwald brewery stands in its Panský les ("Lords’ Wood") quarter, from whose German name it takes its own.Macák Pottery on Košice’s Craft Lane: ceramics and coursesCrafts & workshopsMacák Pottery on Košice’s Craft Lane: ceramics and coursesHrašovík23 km from the centreHrnčiarska Street in Košice old town is known as the "Craft Lane" (Ulička remesiel): craftspeople work in small houses below the walls of the former town fortifications.Háj waterfalls in the Slovak KarstWaterfallHáj waterfalls in the Slovak KarstHáj23 km from the centreThe Háj waterfalls (Hájske vodopády, Hungarian Áji vízesések) are a cascade of travertine waterfalls in the Háj valley in the Slovak Karst National Park (Slovenský...

Craft nearby

All craft places
ÚĽUV Craft Centre Košice: craft workshops and folk-art shopCrafts & workshopsÚĽUV Craft Centre Košice: craft workshops and folk-art shopBaška22 km from the centreÚĽUV (Ústredie ľudovej umeleckej výroby, the Centre for Folk Art Production) is a state institution that has looked after Slovak folk crafts since 1945: it keeps a...Háj Pottery: wheel-thrown ceramics and wood-fired kilns in HájCrafts & workshopsHáj Pottery: wheel-thrown ceramics and wood-fired kilns in HájHáj24 km from the centreAt the back of an old farmhouse here is Háj Pottery (Hájske hrnčiarstvo), run by Amália Holíková. She throws utility ware on the wheel and models it by hand, but her...Spišský salaš below Spiš Castle: Spiš cooking since 1964Koliby & Hutsul cuisineSpišský salaš below Spiš Castle: Spiš cooking since 1964Spišská Kapitula28 km from the centreBetween Spiš Castle and Spišská Kapitula, at the edge of the plain below the travertine mound of Sivá brada, stands the wooden Spišský salaš.

Spas and thermal pools nearby

Štós spa: climatic cure, speleotherapy and poolWater parks & thermal poolsŠtós spa: climatic cure, speleotherapy and poolŠtós18 km from the centreKúpele Štós is a climatic spa in south-eastern Slovakia, in the settlement of Štós-kúpele a few kilometres north of the mining village of Štós, where the Volovské...

Huts, shelters and springs nearby

1 137 mMountain shelterErika Hut, 1 137 mSlovak Ore Mountains · SlovakiaStandingOn a trailMeals servedPaid overnight stay
490 mSpringSpring below Folkmarská skala (west slope)Slovak Ore Mountains · SlovakiaNot verifiedOn a trail
608 mSpringSpring below Folkmarská skala (south-west slope)Slovak Ore Mountains · SlovakiaNot verifiedOn a trail
697 mSpringSpring below Na daškuSlovak Ore Mountains · SlovakiaNot verified70 m from a trail
667 mSpringTri kamienky SpringSlovak Ore Mountains · SlovakiaNot verified260 m from a trailMarked as drinkable
629 mSpringZuzana Hut, 629 mSlovak Ore Mountains · SlovakiaHas water23.09.2025200 m from 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 ≈182 km, ≈2 h 45 min without queues: Uzhhorod – Vyšné Nemecké → I/19 via Sobrance and Michalovce to Košice → D1 motorway via Prešov to the exit near Levoča → road 533 to Spišská Nová Ves (≈177 km, ≈2 h 30 min from the border). From Lviv via Uzhok and Ubľa ≈407 km, ≈6 h 40 min; through Poland (Kraków – Nowy Targ) ≈496 km, ≈6 h 20 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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