Nová Ľubovňa

Stará Ľubovňa District · Prešov Region · Slovakia
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Nová Ľubovňa is a village in Slovakia.

Elevation: about 562 m above sea level. Population: 3,009 (2025). Mountains nearby: Spiš Magura.

Here and nearby on the site: 1 trail.

Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia

Trails nearby

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Ľubovnianske kúpele – ÚbočEasyOne-dayMarkedĽubovnianske kúpele ÚbočElevation profile557–726 m7.7 kmascent 152 m≈ 2 h walkingunder 1 km from the centreKotník, transmitter – Sulínka, mineral springModerateTwo-dayMarkedKotník, transmitter Sulínka, mineral springElevation profile416–883 m25.3 kmascent 452 m≈ 7 h walking1.4 km from the centreStará Ľubovňa – Orlovská MaguraModerateOne-dayMarkedStará Ľubovňa Orlovská MaguraElevation profile519–830 m14.4 kmascent 221 m≈ 4 h walking3.5 km from the centreForbasy, station – Meadow under Špica (yellow trail)EasyOne-dayMarkedForbasy, station Meadow under Špica (yellow trail)Elevation profile542–883 m7.6 kmascent 340 m≈ 2.5 h walking3.8 km from the centreForbasy, station – Lúka pod Špicou (blue trail)EasyOne-dayMarkedForbasy, station Lúka pod Špicou (blue trail)Elevation profile539–857 m6.7 kmascent 23 m≈ 1.5 h walking4.5 km from the centreHliniská – Sedlo MarmonEasyOne-dayMarkedHliniská Sedlo MarmonElevation profile755–824 m2.2 kmascent 18 m≈ 30 min walking6 km from the centre

Peaks nearby

All peaks
Čierna hora (Levoča Mountains)PeakČierna hora (Levoča Mountains)Jakubanyaltitude 1 289 m10 km from the centreČierna hora is a 1289.4 m summit, the highest point of the Slovak Levoča Mountains (Levočské vrchy) – a flysch range of the Podhôľno-magurská region in eastern...Ihla (Levoča Hills)PeakIhla (Levoča Hills)Ihľanyaltitude 1 283 m11 km from the centreIhla (Slovak for "needle"; German Nadel) is a 1283 m summit in the Levoča Hills (Levočské vrchy) in eastern Slovakia, the third highest in the range.Minčol (Čergov)PeakMinčol (Čergov)Kyjovaltitude 1 157 m23 km from the centreMinčol (Hungarian Mincsol) is the highest summit of the Čergov mountains in eastern Slovakia, 1157 m high.

What to visit

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Spišská Pálenica, Stará Ľubovňa: distillery tour and Spiš borovičkaCraft producersSpišská Pálenica, Stará Ľubovňa: distillery tour and Spiš borovičkaStará Ľubovňa2.6 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...Poprad RiverRiverPoprad RiverStará Ľubovňa3.7 km from the centreThe Poprad is a river of Slovakia and Poland and a right-bank tributary of the Dunajec. It is about 174 km long: 113 km flow through Slovakia, 31 km form the border...Nestville Distillery, Hniezdne — Home of the First Slovak WhiskyCraft producersNestville Distillery, Hniezdne — Home of the First Slovak WhiskyHniezdne4.2 km from the centreThis tradition is the basis for BGV, a company founded in 2001, which built the Nestville Distillery here.Ľubovňa Open-Air Museum below the castleMuseumĽubovňa Open-Air Museum below the castleStará Ľubovňa4.6 km from the centreThe open-air museum below Ľubovňa Castle (Ľubovniansky skanzen) opened in 1985 on the meadows beneath the castle hill in Stará Ľubovňa.The meadow of Čergov's Minčol, the highest peak of the Čergov mountainsMountain meadowThe meadow of Čergov's Minčol, the highest peak of the Čergov mountainsKyjovaltitude 1 157 m23 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...Kežmarok CastleCastleKežmarok CastleKežmarok24 km from the centreKežmarok Castle (Kežmarský hrad) stands in Kežmarok on Castle Square (Hradné námestie). According to the Kežmarok Museum it is the only fully preserved castle in the...

Craft nearby

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Castle Distillery below Ľubovňa Castle: fruit spirits and tastingsCraft producersCastle Distillery below Ľubovňa Castle: fruit spirits and tastingsStará Ľubovňa4.5 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...Vyšné Ružbachy Spa: Izabela Mountain Pools and Indoor Thermal PoolWater parks & thermal poolsVyšné Ružbachy Spa: Izabela Mountain Pools and Indoor Thermal PoolVyšné Ružbachy9.9 km from the centreVyšné Ružbachy is one of Slovakia’s oldest spas. It lies on the south-eastern slope of the Spišská Magura at about 617 m, surrounded by coniferous forest that merges...Farma Kamenica — Family Sheep Farm and Cheese Dairy in ŠarišCheese dairies & pasturesFarma Kamenica — Family Sheep Farm and Cheese Dairy in ŠarišKamenica21 km from the centreKamenica is a village in northern Šariš, in the valley of the Kameničanka stream, at about 483 m above sea level.

Spas and thermal pools nearby

Vyšné Ružbachy Spa: Izabela Mountain Pools and Indoor Thermal PoolWater parks & thermal poolsVyšné Ružbachy Spa: Izabela Mountain Pools and Indoor Thermal PoolVyšné Ružbachy9.9 km from the centreVyšné Ružbachy is one of Slovakia’s oldest spas. It lies on the south-eastern slope of the Spišská Magura at about 617 m, surrounded by coniferous forest that merges...Thermal Park VrbovWater parks & thermal poolsThermal Park VrbovVrbov29 km from the centreThermal Park Vrbov is one of the best-known thermal baths in the Spiš region, on the southern edge of the village of Vrbov, about 6 km (as the crow flies) from...

Huts, shelters and springs nearby

579 mDrinking waterAndrej TapSpiš Magura · SlovakiaNot verifiedOn a trail
463 mSpringVajcovka Spring, 463 mLevoča Mountains · SlovakiaNot verifiedOn a trailMarked as drinkable
590 mSpringSpring below Nemecký vrch (south-west slope), 590 mSądecki Beskids · SlovakiaNot verifiedOn a trail
828 mHutHut below ŠpicaLevoča Mountains · SlovakiaNot verifiedOn a trail
826 mSpringSpring below Špica (south slope), 826 mLevoča Mountains · SlovakiaNot verified60 m from a trail
812 mSpringSpring below Špica (south slope), 812 mLevoča Mountains · SlovakiaNot verified40 m from a trail

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

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.

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