Krasňany
Žilina District · Žilina region · Slovakia
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Krasňany is a village in Slovakia.
Elevation: about 383 m above sea level. Population: 1,702 (2025). Mountains nearby: Lesser Fatra.
Here and nearby on the site: 2 trails, 2 peaks.
Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia
Trails nearby
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ModerateOne-dayMarkedKrasňany Priehyb SaddleElevation profile385–1 452 m8.9 kmascent 1 066 m≈ 4.5 h walkingunder 1 km from the centre
ModerateOne-dayMarkedVarín, obec JavorinaElevation profile355–1 150 m8.2 kmascent 792 m≈ 3.5 h walking1.5 km from the centre
ModerateOne-dayMarkedGbeľany Saddle pod ZlieňomElevation profile366–743 m14.2 kmascent 716 m≈ 5 h walking1.8 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedNezbudská Lúčka Dolina KúrElevation profile355–584 m6.2 kmascent 245 m≈ 2 h walking1.9 km from the centre
HardMulti-dayMarkedBudatín Krásno nad Kysucou, mestoElevation profile337–912 m41.2 kmascent 1 330 m≈ 13 h walking3.3 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedChata pod Suchým PodhradskéElevation profile451–1 069 m3.7 kmascent 619 m≈ 2 h walking3.6 km from the centrePeaks nearby
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PeakStraníkŽilinaaltitude 769 m5.2 km from the centreStraník is a summit 769 m high in the Kysuce Highlands of northern Slovakia, about 5 km east of Žilina.
PeakSuchýKrasňanyaltitude 1 468 m6.8 km from the centre1 trail to the topSuchý (formerly Suchý Uplaz) is a 1468 m summit in the Lesser Fatra (Malá Fatra) in Slovakia and one of the most distinctive in its Kriváň part.
PeakStratenecKrasňanyaltitude 1 509 m6.8 km from the centre1 trail to the topStratenec is a 1,509 m peak in the Lesser Fatra (Malá Fatra) in Slovakia. It stands on the main ridge of the Krivánska Fatra, about 8 km north of Vrútky and 9 km north...
PeakĽadonhoraHorný Vadičovaltitude 999 m7.6 km from the centreĽadonhora is a forested 999 m summit in northern Slovakia and the second-highest peak of the Kysuce Highlands (Kysucká vrchovina).
PeakMalý KriváňSučanyaltitude 1 668 m8.4 km from the centre2 trails to the topMalý Kriváň (also Malý Fatranský Kriváň; Polish Mały Krywań) is a 1668 m summit and the second highest mountain of the whole Malá Fatra after Veľký Kriváň.
PeakVeľký KriváňTuranyaltitude 1 708 m11 km from the centre1 trail to the topVeľký Kriváň (Polish Wielki Krywań) is the highest peak of the Lesser Fatra (Malá Fatra) at 1,708 m. It stands on the main ridge of the Krivánska Fatra — the part of...What to visit
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CastleStarý hrad (Old Castle)Nezbudská Lúčka4 km from the centreStarý hrad (Old Castle), known locally as Starhrad and in the past as Varín (Warna), is the ruin of a medieval castle on a granite crag on the right bank of the Váh,...
CastleStrečno CastleStrečno4.7 km from the centreThe castle guarding the gate of the Malá Fatra Strečno Castle (Hrad Strečno) stands on a 103 m limestone crag above the River Váh, 11 km from Žilina on the road to...
NatureVrátna ValleyTerchová11 km from the centreVrátna dolina, or simply Vrátna, is a valley in the Krivánska Malá Fatra and the largest centre of summer and winter tourism in these mountains.
MuseumBudatín Castle — Považie Museum and Tinkers' ExhibitionŽilina11 km from the centreBudatín Castle (Budatínsky hrad, also Budatínsky zámok) stands in the Budatín district of Žilina, where the Kysuca flows into the Váh.
Mountain meadowThe hole of Malá Fatra: Chleb, Snilovské sedlo and HromovéŠútovoaltitude 1 647 m12 km from the centreThe hole of Malá Fatra are the treeless grassy ridges in the highest, Kriváň part of the range (Krivánska Malá Fatra) in northern Slovakia, above the Vrátna valley and...
NatureJánošík's Holes (Jánošíkove diery)Terchová14 km from the centreJánošíkove diery (Jánošík’s Holes), or simply Diery, is a system of narrow gorges and canyons in the Krivánska Malá Fatra near the village of Terchová, birthplace of...Craft nearby
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Cheese dairies & pasturesFarma Brezany near Žilina: hand-stretched cheese and a distilleryBrezany16 km from the centreBrezany is a village a few kilometres south of Žilina, on the edge of the Žilina basin and the foothills leading towards the Rajec valley and the Strážov Hills.
Cheese dairies & pasturesSalaš Syrex in Zázrivá — Home of the Zázrivá Korbáčik CheeseZázrivá17 km from the centreZázrivá is a scattered mountain village on the border of Orava and the Malá Fatra, famous throughout Slovakia for its korbáčiky: thin strings of steamed cheese braided...
Water parks & thermal poolsSpa Aphrodite thermal pools, Rajecké TepliceRajecké Teplice18 km from the centreHot mineral water rises here, and it feeds the Spa Aphrodite resort, whose thermal pools, saunas and Natural Spa zone are open not only to patients but to anyone with...Spas and thermal pools nearby
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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 Žilina ≈330 km, ≈4 h 20 min without queues: Uzhhorod – Vyšné Nemecké → I/19 to Košice → D1 via Prešov, Poprad, Liptovský Mikuláš and Ružomberok (≈17 km on I/18 between D1 sections) → Žilina. To Terchová ≈314 km, ≈4 h 15 min: from the D1 onto I/70 and II/583. From Lviv through Poland: M-10 → Krakovets – Korczowa → A4 to Kraków → S7/DK7 to Chyżne – Trstená → R3, I/59 to Dolný Kubín → II/583 via Terchová to Žilina: to Terchová ≈493 km (≈6 h 30 min), to Žilina ≈518 km (≈7 h). Via the tolled A4 Kraków – Katowice, S1 and D3: ≈533 km, ≈6 h 35 min. The D1 requires an e-vignette (eznamka.sk).
Checked 23.10.2026; border crossing hours and timetables change — check before you travel.
