Šahy

Levice District · Nitra Region · Slovakia
Šahy — photo 1 Šahy — photo 2 Šahy — photo 3 3

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Šahy is a town in Slovakia.

Elevation: about 135 m above sea level. Population: 6,857 (2025). Mountains nearby: Western Carpathians.

Here and nearby on the site: 1 trail.

Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia

What's nearby

Trails nearby

All trails
Počúvadlianske Lake – Šahy, state borderHardMulti-dayMarkedPočúvadlianske Lake Šahy, state borderElevation profile125–707 m60 kmascent 1 303 munder 1 km from the centreDudince – Mladá HoraModerateOne-dayMarkedDudince Mladá HoraElevation profile140–272 m19.1 kmascent 84 m≈ 5 h walking11 km from the centre

What to visit

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Dudince spa: carbon dioxide–sulphur water and the Roman BathsWater parks & thermal poolsDudince spa: carbon dioxide–sulphur water and the Roman BathsDudince12 km from the centreDudince is the smallest town in Slovakia (about 1,400 inhabitants) and the southernmost Slovak spa. It lies at 144 m in the valley of the Štiavnica stream, where the...

Craft nearby

All craft places
Margita-Ilona thermal swimming area near LeviceWater parks & thermal poolsMargita-Ilona thermal swimming area near LeviceLevice25 km from the centreMargita-Ilona is a summer swimming area with thermal water 6 km from the town of Levice towards Šahy, in the Kalinčiakovo part of the town.

Spas and thermal pools nearby

Dudince spa: carbon dioxide–sulphur water and the Roman BathsWater parks & thermal poolsDudince spa: carbon dioxide–sulphur water and the Roman BathsDudince12 km from the centreDudince is the smallest town in Slovakia (about 1,400 inhabitants) and the southernmost Slovak spa. It lies at 144 m in the valley of the Štiavnica stream, where the...Margita-Ilona thermal swimming area near LeviceWater parks & thermal poolsMargita-Ilona thermal swimming area near LeviceLevice25 km from the centreMargita-Ilona is a summer swimming area with thermal water 6 km from the town of Levice towards Šahy, in the Kalinčiakovo part of the town.

Huts, shelters and springs nearby

137 mDrinking waterDrinking water below Studený vrchSlovak Central 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 Uzhhorod to Brezno ≈274 km, ≈3 h 50 min without queues: Uzhhorod – Vyšné Nemecké → I/19 to Košice → D1 via Prešov and Poprad to the exit near Liptovský Hrádok → I/18 and I/72 over the Čertovica Pass to Brezno. To Banská Bystrica ≈322 km, ≈4 h 30 min: D1 to Ružomberok, then I/59 via Donovaly. From Lviv: to Brezno via Uzhok and Ubľa ≈498 km (≈7 h 45 min) or through Poland ≈554 km (≈7 h 05 min); to Banská Bystrica through Poland (Kraków – Chyżne – Trstená – Dolný Kubín – Ružomberok) ≈535 km, ≈7 h 15 min. The D1 requires an e-vignette (eznamka.sk).

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