Kozelník
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Kozelník is a village in Slovakia.
Elevation: about 390 m above sea level. Population: 176 (2025). Mountains nearby: Slovak Central Mountains.
Here and nearby on the site: 2 trails.
Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia
Trails nearby
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EasyOne-dayMarkedSedlo Volárska KozelníkElevation profile347–840 m9.1 kmascent 131 m≈ 2.5 h walkingunder 1 km from the centre
ModerateOne-dayMarkedSklené Teplice KozelníkElevation profile338–836 m15.1 kmascent 621 m≈ 5 h walkingunder 1 km from the centre
HardTwo-dayMarkedVlčia jama DubovéElevation profile422–801 m22.6 kmascent 1 201 m≈ 8 h walking1.6 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedKonôpkovci Sedlo DubinkyElevation profile448–790 m7.9 kmascent 226 m≈ 2.5 h walking2.4 km from the centre
ModerateOne-dayMarkedHronská Dúbrava DubovéElevation profile262–497 m11.7 kmascent 266 m≈ 3.5 h walking3 km from the centre
ModerateOne-dayMarkedDubové Zvolen, NeresnicaElevation profile289–564 m12.3 kmascent 360 m≈ 4 h walking3.6 km from the centrePeaks nearby
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Craft beer & breweriesERB brewery in Banská Štiavnica: brewery tour and tastingBanská Štiavnica9.7 km from the centreBanská Štiavnica is an old mining town in the caldera of an extinct volcano and a UNESCO World Heritage site.
MuseumNew Castle in Banská ŠtiavnicaBanská Štiavnica9.8 km from the centreThe New Castle (Nový zámok) is a white six-storey Renaissance bastion on Frauenberg hill above the historic centre of Banská Štiavnica.
MuseumOld Castle in Banská ŠtiavnicaBanská Štiavnica9.8 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.
Water parks & thermal poolsSklené Teplice: Parenica cave steam bath and thermal bathsSklené Teplice10 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.
LakeThe Štiavnica tajchy – historic mining lakes of Banská ŠtiavnicaŠtiavnické Bane15 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...
LakePočúvadlo — 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
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Water parks & thermal poolsKováčová: thermal spa and Holidaypark aquapark near ZvolenKováčová13 km from the centreKováčová is a spa village on the south-western edge of the Zvolen Basin, 4 km west of Zvolen at the foot of the Kremnica Mountains; the village centre lies at 303 m.
Water parks & thermal poolsVodný raj thermal pools in VyhneVyhne15 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...
Water parks & thermal poolsSliač spa: warm carbonated water and a thermal swimming areaSliač16 km from the centreSliač is a spa in the Zvolen Basin above the Hron valley, between Zvolen and Banská Bystrica. The spa quarter with its 46-hectare park lies on a slope above the former...
Cheese dairies & pasturesZvolenská Slatina bryndza dairy: the oldest, since 1797Zvolenská Slatina20 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...
Crafts & workshopsDo dielne, Počúvadlo: woodcarving courses near Banská ŠtiavnicaPočúvadlo20 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,...
Craft producersKremnica gingerbread: the Haurík family bakery since 1922Kremnica22 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
Water parks & thermal poolsSklené Teplice: Parenica cave steam bath and thermal bathsSklené Teplice10 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.
Water parks & thermal poolsKováčová: thermal spa and Holidaypark aquapark near ZvolenKováčová13 km from the centreKováčová is a spa village on the south-western edge of the Zvolen Basin, 4 km west of Zvolen at the foot of the Kremnica Mountains; the village centre lies at 303 m.
Water parks & thermal poolsVodný raj thermal pools in VyhneVyhne15 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...Huts, shelters and springs nearby
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.

