Mošovce
Turčianske Teplice District · Žilina region · Slovakia
Photos: Michal Jakubský, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons); Michal Jakubský, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons); Own work, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Mošovce is a village in Slovakia.
Elevation: about 484 m above sea level. Population: 1,364 (2025). Mountains nearby: Western Carpathians.
Here and nearby on the site: 2 trails.
Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia
Trails nearby
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EasyOne-dayMarkedMošovce MačaElevation profile482–639 m5.1 kmascent 151 m≈ 1.5 h walkingunder 1 km from the centre
ModerateOne-dayMarkedDiviaky Ústie Veľkej SkalnejElevation profile481–1 116 m13.7 kmascent 402 m≈ 4 h walking3 km from the centre
ModerateOne-dayMarkedBlatnica Kráľova studňa, spring (green trail)Elevation profile496–1 394 m13.6 kmascent 939 m≈ 5.5 h walking3.9 km from the centre
ModerateTwo-dayMarkedBlatnica, Municipal Office Kráľova studňa, spring (yellow trail)Elevation profile496–1 379 m17.3 kmascent 911 m≈ 6 h walking3.9 km from the centre
ModerateOne-dayMarkedTrail of Janko BojmírElevation profile530–1 373 m9.4 kmascent 842 m≈ 4 h walking4.7 km from the centre
ModerateOne-dayMarkedTurčianske Teplice KošariskoElevation profile506–1 226 m15.5 kmascent 168 m≈ 4 h walking5.1 km from the centrePeaks nearby
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PeakDrienokBlatnicaaltitude 1 268 m5.8 km from the centreDrienok (formerly Drieňok) is a 1268 m limestone and dolomite summit in the south-western part of the Slovak Veľká Fatra.
PeakOstráBlatnicaaltitude 1 259 m5.8 km from the centreOstrá (Slovak for sharp) is one of the most striking and best-loved peaks of Slovakia’s Greater Fatra.
PeakTlstáBlatnicaaltitude 1 373 m6.7 km from the centreTlstá (Slovak for “fat”) is a prominent summit 1373 m high on the western edge of the central Greater Fatra (Veľká Fatra), Slovakia, in the Bralná Fatra part.
PeakOstredokTureckáaltitude 1 596 m14 km from the centreOstredok is the highest peak of the Greater Fatra (Veľká Fatra) at 1,596 m. It lies in the central part of the range, in the Hôľna Fatra, above the village of...
PeakVyšehradJasenovoaltitude 829 m14 km from the centreVyšehrad (Polish Wyszogród) is a prominent summit 829 m high on the main ridge of the Žiar Mountains in central Slovakia.
PeakBorišovLiptovské Revúcealtitude 1 510 m15 km from the centreBorišov is a 1,510 m summit in the central part of the Greater Fatra (Veľká Fatra) in Slovakia, in its highest section, the Hôľna Fatra.What to visit
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Cheese dairies & pasturesTuriec bryndza dairy, Turčianske Teplice: bryndza since 1917Turčianske Teplice5.4 km from the centreMore than a hundred years of Turiec bryndza Turiec is a wide basin between the ridges of the Veľká and Malá Fatra, a land of pastures and old sheep farming.
CastleBlatnica Castle and the Gader ValleyBlatnica6 km from the centreBlatnica Castle (Blatnický hrad) is a medieval ruin on the low but sharp limestone ridge of Plešovica (658 m), which separates the Gader valley (Gaderská dolina) from...
Mountain meadowKráľova studňa: meadow plateau and springs in Veľká FatraDolný Harmanecaltitude 1 365 m12 km from the centreKráľova studňa (literally the «King's Well») is a broad grassy plateau on the main ridge of Veľká Fatra, at the western edge of the Krížna massif.
Mountain meadowKrížna and the hole meadows of Veľká FatraTureckáaltitude 1 574 m14 km from the centreKrížna (1,574 m) is a broad grassy massif in the central part of Veľká Fatra in Slovakia, the third-highest summit of these mountains after Ostredok and Frčkov.
MuseumMuseum of the Slovak Village, MartinMartin15 km from the centreThe Museum of the Slovak Village (Múzeum slovenskej dediny) is the largest ethnographic open-air exhibition in Slovakia.
NatureHarmanecká CaveDolný Harmanec15 km from the centreThe “White Cave” above the Harmanec valley Harmanecká Cave (Harmanecká jaskyňa) lies in the valley of the Harmanec stream north-west of Banská Bystrica, in the...Craft nearby
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Water parks & thermal poolsSpa & Aquapark Turčianske TepliceTurčianske Teplice5.7 km from the centreTurčianske Teplice is one of Slovakia’s oldest spa towns. Its warm springs were first mentioned in 1281 in a deed of gift by King Ladislaus IV, and from 1533 they...
Craft beer & breweriesGalgenberg brewery in Nitrianske Pravno: tour and beer from the tankNitrianske Pravno19 km from the centreNitrianske Pravno is a large village at the northern end of the Upper Nitra basin, 12 km from Prievidza, where the river Nitra leaves the Malá Magura and Žiar hills.
Craft producersKremnica gingerbread: the Haurík family bakery since 1922Kremnica23 km from the centreKremnica is an old mining town in the Kremnica Mountains where coins have been struck for more than six centuries.
Craft beer & breweriesPanský pivovar Bojnice: unfiltered craft beer below the castleBojnice27 km from the centreBojnice is a spa town in the upper Nitra valley at the foot of the Strážov Hills, famous for the fairy-tale castle of the Pálffy family.
Craft shopsÚĽUV Banská Bystrica: folk-craft shop and craft schoolBanská Bystrica27 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...
Water parks & thermal poolsBojnice Spa: thermal springs, pools and treatmentsBojnice27 km from the centreBojnice Spa (Kúpele Bojnice) lies on the edge of the town of Bojnice, about 3 km from Prievidza, in the Upper Nitra basin – at the eastern foot of the Malá Magura...Spas and thermal pools nearby
Water parks & thermal poolsSpa & Aquapark Turčianske TepliceTurčianske Teplice5.7 km from the centreTurčianske Teplice is one of Slovakia’s oldest spa towns. Its warm springs were first mentioned in 1281 in a deed of gift by King Ladislaus IV, and from 1533 they...Water parks & thermal poolsBojnice Spa: thermal springs, pools and treatmentsBojnice27 km from the centreBojnice Spa (Kúpele Bojnice) lies on the edge of the town of Bojnice, about 3 km from Prievidza, in the Upper Nitra basin – at the eastern foot of the Malá Magura...
Water parks & thermal poolsSpa Aphrodite thermal pools, Rajecké TepliceRajecké Teplice29 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...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 ≈275 km, ≈3 h 35 min without queues: Uzhhorod – Vyšné Nemecké → I/19 to Košice → D1 motorway via Prešov, Poprad and Liptovský Mikuláš to Ružomberok (≈270 km, ≈3 h 25 min from the border). From Lviv it is faster through Poland: M-10 → Krakovets – Korczowa → A4 to Kraków → S7/DK7 to the Chyżne – Trstená border → R3 and I/59 via Dolný Kubín to Ružomberok: ≈482 km, ≈6 h 15 min (via Uzhok and Ubľa ≈500 km, ≈7 h 30 min). The D1 requires an e-vignette (eznamka.sk).
Checked 23.10.2026; border crossing hours and timetables change — check before you travel.
