Šenkvice
Pezinok District · Bratislava Region · Slovakia
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Šenkvice is a village in Slovakia.
Elevation: about 160 m above sea level. Population: 5,325 (2025). Mountains nearby: Western Carpathians.
Here and nearby on the site: 1 craft place.
Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia
Trails nearby
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EasyOne-dayMarkedChodník Ľudovíta ŠtúraElevation profile166–709 m7.7 kmascent 2 m≈ 2 h walking4.2 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedVinosady Under Srnčí PeakElevation profile172–336 m4.5 kmascent 156 m≈ 1.5 h walking4.4 km from the centre
HardMulti-dayMarkedModra, square SološnicaElevation profile175–744 m32.9 kmascent 1 113 m≈ 10.5 h walking4.8 km from the centre
ModerateTwo-dayMarkedPezinok, station Modra, squareElevation profile154–709 m20.9 kmascent 582 m≈ 6.5 h walking4.9 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedSrnčí vrch ModraElevation profile194–402 m2.2 kmascent 2 m≈ 30 min walking5.4 km from the centre
ModerateOne-dayMarkedPezinok, station PernekElevation profile154–600 m14.9 kmascent 446 m≈ 4.5 h walking6 km from the centrePeaks nearby
All peaks
PeakVeľká homoľaModraaltitude 709 m9.5 km from the centreVeľká homoľa is a summit 709 m high in the Little Carpathians (Malé Karpaty), in their Pezinok Carpathians part (Homoľské Karpaty).
PeakKuklaDubováaltitude 564 m9.6 km from the centreKukla is a distinctive, solitary 564 m summit in the Little Carpathians (Malé Karpaty) in western Slovakia, in the section known as the Pezinok Carpathians.
PeakSomárLimbachaltitude 650 m14 km from the centreSomár (Slovak for "donkey") is a 650 m summit in the Little Carpathians, the highest in the south-western part of the range.
PeakVysoká (Little Carpathians)Kuchyňaaltitude 754 m16 km from the centreVysoká is the second-highest summit of the Little Carpathians after Záruby. Slovak geodetic data give it 754.3 m; some other sources state 759 m.
PeakMalá BaňaBorinkaaltitude 361 m19 km from the centreMalá Baňa is a modest 361 m summit in the Little Carpathians (Malé Karpaty), directly above the Bratislava borough of Rača.
PeakVápennáSološnicaaltitude 752 m19 km from the centreVápenná (also Roštún; German Rachsthurn) is a 752 m summit and the third highest peak of the Little Carpathians.What to visit
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Wine & tastingsKarpatská Perla winery in Šenkvice: tastings and cellarŠenkviceunder 1 km from the centreFrom a home cellar to Winery of the Year Šenkvice is a wine village on the plain below the eastern slopes of the Little Carpathians, between Pezinok and Modra.
Crafts & workshopsSlovak Folk Majolica in Modra: pottery tour and paintingModra3.7 km from the centreModra is a small wine town on the eastern slopes of the Little Carpathians, half an hour’s drive from Bratislava.
Wine & tastingsJuran z Modry winery: tastings in a Modra wine shopModra4.9 km from the centreModra is one of the main wine towns of the Little Carpathians: every other courtyard has its own cellar, and rows of vines climb the slopes above the town.
Wine & tastingsHACAJ winery in Pezinok: sparkling wine in a 300-year-old cellarPezinok5.9 km from the centrePezinok is the centre of the Little Carpathian Wine Route, a town where winegrowers’ houses with deep cellars line the old streets.
Wine & tastingsVIAJUR winery in Svätý Jur: tastings in the Pálffy cellarsSvätý Jur11 km from the centreWine in old cellars on the edge of Bratislava Svätý Jur is an old wine town at the very foot of the Little Carpathians, just beyond the Bratislava city limits.
Wine & tastingsDubovský & Grančič Winery, Svätý Jur: tastings and sektSvätý Jur12 km from the centreFrom sixty ares to “Winemaker of the Year” Svätý Jur is an old wine town on the southern slopes of the Little Carpathians, just beyond the Bratislava city limits.Craft nearby
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Wine & tastingsMagula Winery, Suchá nad Parnou: biodynamic wines and a farmSuchá nad Parnou18 km from the centreSuchá nad Parnou is a wine village on the south-eastern slopes of the Little Carpathians, near Trnava.
Honey & meaderiesVčelovina meadery, Smolenice: mead and honey beerSmolenice24 km from the centreThis is where the Včelovina meadery works — “a small production with a big heart”, as its founders put it.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 to Žilina ≈330 km, ≈4 h 20 min without queues: Uzhhorod – Vyšné Nemecké → I/19 to Košice → D1 via Prešov, Poprad, Liptovský Mikuláš and Ružomberok (≈17 km on I/18 between D1 sections) → Žilina. To Terchová ≈314 km, ≈4 h 15 min: from the D1 onto I/70 and II/583. From Lviv through Poland: M-10 → Krakovets – Korczowa → A4 to Kraków → S7/DK7 to Chyżne – Trstená → R3, I/59 to Dolný Kubín → II/583 via Terchová to Žilina: to Terchová ≈493 km (≈6 h 30 min), to Žilina ≈518 km (≈7 h). Via the tolled A4 Kraków – Katowice, S1 and D3: ≈533 km, ≈6 h 35 min. The D1 requires an e-vignette (eznamka.sk).
Checked 23.10.2026; border crossing hours and timetables change — check before you travel.
