Nižný Slavkov
Sabinov District · Prešov Region · Slovakia
Photos: Ing.Mgr. Jozef Kotulič, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Nižný Slavkov is a village in Slovakia.
Elevation: about 511 m above sea level. Population: 880 (2025). Mountains nearby: Spiš Magura.
Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia
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HardMulti-dayMarkedTichý Potok HermanovceElevation profile462–1 024 m29.5 kmascent 1 132 m≈ 9.5 h walkingunder 1 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedVyšný Slavkov RoveňElevation profile560–836 m3.5 kmascent 277 m≈ 1.5 h walking2.7 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedVyšný Slavkov Lipovce, SchoolElevation profile536–861 m10.3 kmascent 333 m≈ 3 h walking2.9 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedVyšný Slavkov BoldigáňElevation profile565–945 m4.5 kmascent 384 m≈ 2 h walking3.2 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedVyšný Slavkov, quarry Pod KravcovouElevation profile589–1 200 m6.5 kmascent 611 m≈ 3 h walking4.1 km from the centre
HardMulti-dayMarkedSabinov Krompachyvia Branisko PassElevation profile321–1 129 m48.9 kmascent 1 967 m4.4 km from the centrePeaks nearby
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PeakSmrekovica (Branisko)Vyšný Slavkovaltitude 1 200 m6.2 km from the centreSmrekovica is the highest peak of the Branisko Mountains in eastern Slovakia, 1200 m high (1199.9 m to be exact).
PeakSľubicaSlatvinaaltitude 1 129 m14 km from the centreSľubica is a 1129 m summit in the Branisko mountains of eastern Slovakia, the third highest of the range and the highest in its southern part, which bears the same name.
PeakMariánska hora (Marian Hill)Levočaaltitude 761 m19 km from the centreMariánska hora (Marian Hill; Hungarian Máriahegy) is a hill on the southern edge of the Levoča Hills, about 2 km north of the centre of the town of Levoča in eastern...What to visit
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CastleSpiš CastleŽehra13 km from the centreA castle visible for dozens of kilometres Spiš Castle (Spišský hrad) is the ruin of a vast castle on top of a 634 m travertine rock that rises 200 m above the Spiš basin.
Koliby & Hutsul cuisineSpišský salaš below Spiš Castle: Spiš cooking since 1964Spišská Kapitula13 km from the centreBetween Spiš Castle and Spišská Kapitula, at the edge of the plain below the travertine mound of Sivá brada, stands the wooden Spišský salaš.
ChurchSpišská Kapitula and St Martin’s CathedralSpišská Kapitula14 km from the centreSpišská Kapitula is an ancient church town on St Martin’s Hill, directly opposite Spiš Castle. It is often called the ‘Slovak Vatican’.
Mountain meadowThe meadow of Čergov's Minčol, the highest peak of the Čergov mountainsKyjovaltitude 1 157 m18 km from the centreČergov's Minčol (Minčol, 1,157 m) is the highest summit of the Čergov mountains in eastern Slovakia, where the districts of Bardejov, Sabinov and Stará Ľubovňa of the...
MuseumSpiš Museum in Levoča: Historic Town Hall and Minorite MonasteryLevoča21 km from the centreThe Spiš Museum (SNM – Spišské múzeum) is a branch of the Slovak National Museum that cares for the heritage of historic Spiš.
CastleŠariš Castle near PrešovVeľký Šariš24 km from the centreŠariš Castle (Šarišský hrad) is one of the largest medieval fortresses in Slovakia: its built-up area exceeds 2.7 ha.Craft nearby
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Cheese dairies & pasturesFarma Kamenica — Family Sheep Farm and Cheese Dairy in ŠarišKamenica14 km from the centreKamenica is a village in northern Šariš, in the valley of the Kameničanka stream, at about 483 m above sea level.
Craft producersSpišská Pálenica, Stará Ľubovňa: distillery tour and Spiš borovičkaStará Ľubovňa25 km from the centreSpiš boasts perhaps the oldest history of distilling in Europe: at the hillfort of Myšia Hôrka near Spišský Štvrtok, part of a distillation vessel from around 1500 BC...
Craft producersCastle Distillery below Ľubovňa Castle: fruit spirits and tastingsStará Ľubovňa26 km from the centreStará Ľubovňa is a town in northern Spiš, overlooked by Ľubovňa Castle. For more than three and a half centuries Ľubovňa was one of the Spiš towns pledged to 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 Lviv ≈382 km, ≈5 h 15 min without queues: M-10 → Krakovets – Korczowa → A4 to Brzesko → DK75 to Nowy Sącz → DK87 via Piwniczna-Zdrój to the internal Schengen crossing Piwniczna – Mníšek nad Popradom → I/68 to Stará Ľubovňa (≈304 km, ≈3 h 50 min from the Ukrainian border). From Uzhhorod ≈183 km, ≈3 h: Vyšné Nemecké → I/19 to Košice → D1 to Prešov → I/68 via Sabinov and Lipany to Stará Ľubovňa. Via Uzhok and Ubľa ≈408 km, ≈6 h 55 min. The D1 requires an e-vignette (eznamka.sk).
Checked 23.10.2026; border crossing hours and timetables change — check before you travel.
