Medzilaborce

Medzilaborce District · Prešov Region · Slovakia
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Medzilaborce is a town in Slovakia.

Elevation: about 326 m above sea level. Population: 5,669 (2025). Mountains nearby: Low Beskids.

Here and nearby on the site: 1 sight.

Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia

Trails nearby

All trails
Daňová, junction – KomanczaEasyOne-dayMarkedDaňová, junction KomanczaElevation profile393–813 m4.9 kmascent 425 m≈ 2 h walking4.1 km from the centreKalinov – Pasika / PasekyEasyOne-dayMarkedKalinov Pasika / PasekyElevation profile440–811 m5.8 kmascent 394 m≈ 2 h walking5.5 km from the centrePalota – Lupkov PassEasyOne-dayMarkedPalota Lupkov PassElevation profile441–646 m5 kmascent 203 m≈ 1.5 h walking6.2 km from the centreHabura – Vodojem, state borderEasyOne-dayMarkedHabura Vodojem, state borderElevation profile375–684 m5 kmascent 309 m≈ 2 h walking6.5 km from the centreHabura – KoprivničnáEasyOne-dayMarkedHabura KoprivničnáElevation profile375–721 m6.3 kmascent 2 m≈ 1.5 h walking6.5 km from the centreČertižné – Beskid Pass above CzeremchaEasyOne-dayMarkedČertižné Beskid Pass above CzeremchaElevation profile433–575 m3.8 kmascent 143 m≈ 1 h walking10 km from the centre

What to visit

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Andy Warhol Museum of Modern Art, MedzilaborceMuseumAndy Warhol Museum of Modern Art, MedzilaborceMedzilaborceunder 1 km from the centreIt was from here, from the nearby village of Miková, that Andy Warhol’s parents, Julia and Andrej Warhola, emigrated to the USA in the early 20th century.Krásny Brod Monastery: ruins and pilgrimage siteChurchKrásny Brod Monastery: ruins and pilgrimage siteKrásny Brod5.1 km from the centreThe Monastery of the Descent of the Holy Spirit near the village of Krásny Brod in the Medzilaborce district is one of the oldest and most important monasteries of the...Wooden Church of St Nicholas, BodružalChurchWooden Church of St Nicholas, BodružalBodružal17 km from the centreOn the highest hill in the middle of the village stands the Greek Catholic Church of St Nicholas the Wonderworker — one of the oldest wooden churches in Slovakia,...Dukla Pass: memorial, war cemetery and observation towerHistoric siteDukla Pass: memorial, war cemetery and observation towerVyšný Komárnik22 km from the centreRemembering the Carpathian–Dukla Operation In autumn 1944 the Dukla Pass (Duklianský priesmyk) on the Slovak–Polish border above the village of Vyšný Komárnik became...Dezider Milly Gallery, SvidníkMuseumDezider Milly Gallery, SvidníkSvidník24 km from the centreThe Dezider Milly Gallery (Galéria Dezidera Millyho) is the art-historical exhibition of the Museum of Ukrainian Culture in Svidník, part of the Slovak National Museum.Museum of Ukrainian Culture in SvidníkMuseumMuseum of Ukrainian Culture in SvidníkSvidník24 km from the centreThe Museum of Ukrainian Culture (Múzeum ukrajinskej kultúry) in Svidník is Slovakia's oldest specialised museum of a national minority and the main place of memory of...

Huts, shelters and springs nearby

411 mSpringSpring below StropLow Beskids · SlovakiaNot verifiedOn a trail
494 mMountain shelterMaguraLow Beskids · SlovakiaStanding290 m from a trailStaffed
493 mCabinHunters' HutLow Beskids · SlovakiaNot verifiedOn a trail
514 mMountain shelterBarbora Hut, 514 mLow Beskids · SlovakiaStandingStaffed

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

Lviv – Snina ≈241 km, ≈4 h 20 min without queues: H-13 via Sambir and the Uzhok Pass to Velykyi and Malyi Bereznyi → Malyi Bereznyi – Ubľa checkpoint → road 74 to Snina (≈27 km, ≈30 min from the border). From Uzhhorod: via Vyšné Nemecké (I/19 towards Sobrance, then II/566 and road 74) ≈65 km, ≈1 h 15 min; via Malyi Bereznyi – Ubľa ≈80 km, ≈1 h 40 min, but that crossing is usually less busy.

Checked 23.10.2026; border crossing hours and timetables change — check before you travel.

What's nearby