Kotmanová

Lučenec District · Banská Bystrica Region · Slovakia
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Photos: Ladislav Luppa, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons); Marian Lacko, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons); Marian Lacko, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Kotmanová is a village in Slovakia.

Elevation: about 304 m above sea level. Population: 256 (2025). Mountains nearby: Slovak Ore Mountains.

Here and nearby on the site: 1 trail.

Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia

Trails nearby

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Divín – DrahováHardMulti-dayMarkedDivín DrahováElevation profile254–1 120 m46.9 kmascent 1 503 munder 1 km from the centreLovinobaňa, railway station – Hrnčiarky – MálinecHardTwo-dayMarkedLovinobaňa, railway station Málinecvia HrnčiarkyElevation profile230–747 m22.1 kmascent 824 m≈ 7 h walking1.1 km from the centreDobroč – VrchdobročEasyOne-dayMarkedDobroč VrchdobročElevation profile274–889 m8.3 kmascent 17 m≈ 2 h walking1.1 km from the centreLovinka – Saddle under HradnýEasyOne-dayMarkedLovinka Saddle under HradnýElevation profile339–730 m4.6 kmascent 405 m≈ 2 h walking1.9 km from the centrePíla – Budínska skalaModerateTwo-dayMarkedPíla Budínska skalaElevation profile292–747 m21.6 kmascent 488 m≈ 6.5 h walking4.1 km from the centrePredné lazy – VrchdobročEasyOne-dayMarkedPredné lazy VrchdobročElevation profile634–876 m7.5 kmascent 305 m≈ 2.5 h walking4.1 km from the centre

Peaks nearby

All peaks
PoľanaPeakPoľanaHriňováaltitude 1 458 m18 km from the centrePoľana is a 1457.8 m summit, the highest point of the mountain massif of the same name in central Slovakia.

What to visit

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Bystrô waterfall on the Poľana volcanoWaterfallBystrô waterfall on the Poľana volcanoHriňová17 km from the centreThe Bystrý potok waterfall (Vodopád Bystrého potoka), known locally simply as Bystrô or Bystré, is one of the best-known waterfalls in central Slovakia.

Craft nearby

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Zvolenská Slatina bryndza dairy: the oldest, since 1797Cheese dairies & pasturesZvolenská Slatina bryndza dairy: the oldest, since 1797Zvolenská Slatina25 km from the centreBryndza with more than 220 years behind it Zvolenská Slatina is a large village in the Podpoľanie region, a few kilometres from Zvolen, at the foot of the volcanic...Salaš pod Maginhradom: Gemer sheep’s cheese and the Mitrovanie feastCheese dairies & pasturesSalaš pod Maginhradom: Gemer sheep’s cheese and the Mitrovanie feastVeľké Teriakovce29 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...

Huts, shelters and springs nearby

491 mSpringSpring below Pohanský hradSlovak Ore Mountains · SlovakiaNot verifiedOn a trailMarked as drinkable
298 mSpringPanny Márie SpringSlovak Ore Mountains · SlovakiaNot verified250 m from a trail
522 mSpringSpring below ŽabicaSlovak Ore Mountains · SlovakiaNot verifiedOn a trail
574 mSpringSpring below ChrobčaSlovak Ore Mountains · SlovakiaNot verifiedOn a trail
273 mDrinking waterDrinking water below Veľký vrchSlovak Central Mountains · SlovakiaNot verifiedOn a trail
426 mSpringŠtefanove SpringsSlovak Central Mountains · SlovakiaNot verifiedOn a trailMarked as drinkable

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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