Nižná Slaná
Rožňava District · Košice Region · Slovakia
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Nižná Slaná is a village in Slovakia.
Elevation: about 361 m above sea level. Population: 1,227 (2025). Mountains nearby: Slovak Ore Mountains.
Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia
Trails nearby
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HardMulti-dayMarkedPavol Jozef Šafárik Trail: Stolica RožňavaElevation profile284–1 477 m39.3 kmascent 866 m≈ 11.5 h walking2.6 km from the centre
HardTwo-dayMarkedBrdárka HnilecElevation profile390–1 278 m27.7 kmascent 1 081 m≈ 9 h walking5.3 km from the centre
HardTwo-dayMarkedRožňava GrexaElevation profile306–1 209 m26.1 kmascent 837 m≈ 8 h walking6.4 km from the centre
HardMulti-dayMarkedOchtiná Under Dlhý BraloElevation profile214–794 m47.2 kmascent 1 585 m7.2 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedRakovnica Gerlašská skalaElevation profile335–758 m5.4 kmascent 414 m≈ 2 h walking7.7 km from the centre
ModerateOne-dayMarkedKružná Slavec, CaveElevation profile237–782 m15.2 kmascent 601 m≈ 5 h walking9.3 km from the centrePeaks nearby
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PeakSkaliskoBetliaraltitude 1 293 m12 km from the centreSkalisko (Hungarian Pozsálló; the massif is often called Volovec) is the second highest summit of the Volovské vrchy, part of the Slovak Ore Mountains, at 1,293 m.
PeakStolicaMuránska Zdychavaaltitude 1 476 m16 km from the centreStolica (Hungarian Sztolica) is the highest peak of the Stolické vrchy and of the entire Slovak Ore Mountains at 1,476 m.
PeakHavrania skalaStratenáaltitude 1 156 m19 km from the centreHavrania skala (Raven Rock) is a 1,156 m summit, one of the highest in the Slovak Paradise. It stands in the southern part of the national park, about 3 km north of...What to visit
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CastleBetliar Manor HouseBetliar7.2 km from the centreBetliar Manor (Kaštieľ Betliar) is the most visited country house in south-eastern Slovakia. It stands in the village of Betliar, 7 km north of the town of Rožňava on...
NatureOchtinská Aragonite CaveOchtiná10 km from the centreOchtinská Aragonite Cave (Ochtinská aragonitová jaskyňa) is one of the most extraordinary caves in Slovakia.
MuseumMining Museum in Rožňava and the Sentinel Experience CentreRožňava11 km from the centreThe Mining Museum in Rožňava (Banícke múzeum v Rožňave) is the main museum of Gemer, an old region of mines and smelters in the south of the Slovak Ore Mountains.
Craft beer & breweriesKaltenecker Brewery, Rožňava: Gemer craft beer from the sourceRožňava12 km from the centreThe modern Kaltenecker brewery was founded in 1997, and from the start it took a different path from the big breweries of the day: instead of one-size-fits-all beer, a...
LakePalcmanská Maša reservoirDedinky15 km from the centrePalcmanská Maša is the largest reservoir in the Slovak Paradise. It lies on the upper course of the Hnilec river, in a basin-like widening of the valley below the...
WaterfallZejmarská Gorge and the Nálepka waterfallsDedinky17 km from the centreThe Zejmarská Gorge (Zejmarská roklina) is the shortest gorge in the Slovak Paradise National Park and the only limestone gorge in its southern part open to hikers.Craft nearby
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Markets & fairsGemer Craft Fair at Krásnohorská Dlhá Lúka below Krásna HôrkaKrásnohorská Dlhá Lúka16 km from the centreKrásnohorská Dlhá Lúka is a village below Krásna Hôrka castle, a few kilometres from Rožňava. In 2002 the Association of Gemer Craftsmen (Združenie gemerských...
Horse ridingRanč u Trapera, Podlesok: Horse Rides in the Slovak ParadiseHrabušice27 km from the centreA little away from the main tourist bustle, below the forest, stands the family-run Ranč u Trapera, run by the Salaj family.
Water parks & thermal poolsŠtós spa: climatic cure, speleotherapy and poolŠtós28 km from the centreKúpele Štós is a climatic spa in south-eastern Slovakia, in the settlement of Štós-kúpele a few kilometres north of the mining village of Štós, where the Volovské...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 ≈182 km, ≈2 h 45 min without queues: Uzhhorod – Vyšné Nemecké → I/19 via Sobrance and Michalovce to Košice → D1 motorway via Prešov to the exit near Levoča → road 533 to Spišská Nová Ves (≈177 km, ≈2 h 30 min from the border). From Lviv via Uzhok and Ubľa ≈407 km, ≈6 h 40 min; through Poland (Kraków – Nowy Targ) ≈496 km, ≈6 h 20 min. The D1 requires an e-vignette (eznamka.sk).
Checked 23.10.2026; border crossing hours and timetables change — check before you travel.
