Sklené Teplice
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Sklené Teplice is a village in Slovakia.
Elevation: about 345 m above sea level. Population: 373 (2025). Mountains nearby: Slovak Central Mountains.
Here and nearby on the site: 3 trails, 1 spa or thermal pool.
Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia
Trails nearby
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HardMulti-dayMarkedŽarnovica, station Žiar nad Hronom, stationElevation profile210–940 m42.1 kmascent 2 364 munder 1 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedSklené Teplice Pustý hradElevation profile342–629 m2.4 kmascent 14 m≈ 45 min walkingunder 1 km from the centre
ModerateOne-dayMarkedSklené Teplice KozelníkElevation profile338–836 m15.1 kmascent 621 m≈ 5 h walkingunder 1 km from the centre
HardTwo-dayMarkedHodruša Sklené Teplicevia Hámre, SandrikElevation profile310–804 m23.5 kmascent 862 m≈ 7.5 h walkingunder 1 km from the centre
ModerateTwo-dayMarkedBzenica Lehôtka pod BrehmiElevation profile230–633 m17.3 kmascent 614 m≈ 5.5 h walkingunder 1 km from the centre
ModerateOne-dayMarkedHliník nad Hronom Zlatý VrchElevation profile235–850 m11.6 kmascent 654 m≈ 4 h walking2.4 km from the centrePeaks nearby
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PeakSitnoIlijaaltitude 1 009 m14 km from the centreSitno (Hungarian Szitnya) is the highest peak of the Štiavnica Mountains at 1,009 m, close to the historic mining town of Banská Štiavnica in central Slovakia.
PeakBuchlov (Vtáčnik)Čereňanyaltitude 1 040 m23 km from the centreBuchlov is a prominent rocky peak, 1,040 m high, in the Vtáčnik mountains of central Slovakia. It should not be confused with the castle hill of the same name in the...What to visit
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Water parks & thermal poolsSklené Teplice: Parenica cave steam bath and thermal bathsSklené Tepliceunder 1 km from the centreSklené Teplice is a small spa in a wooded valley of the Štiavnické vrchy hills, a few kilometres from the Hron valley and about 8 km from Banská Štiavnica.
Water parks & thermal poolsVodný raj thermal pools in VyhneVyhne6.1 km from the centreVodný raj Vyhne ("Water Paradise") is a public pool complex with thermal water in the village of Vyhne, in a quiet wooded valley of the Štiavnické vrchy hills near the...
MuseumOld Castle in Banská ŠtiavnicaBanská Štiavnica7.8 km from the centreThe Old Castle (Starý zámok, officially Mestský hrad — Town Castle) is one of the oldest buildings of Banská Štiavnica, a mining town on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
MuseumNew Castle in Banská ŠtiavnicaBanská Štiavnica8.3 km from the centreThe New Castle (Nový zámok) is a white six-storey Renaissance bastion on Frauenberg hill above the historic centre of Banská Štiavnica.
LakeThe Štiavnica tajchy – historic mining lakes of Banská ŠtiavnicaŠtiavnické Bane11 km from the centreThe Štiavnica tajchy are a system of historic artificial lakes in the Štiavnica Mountains (Štiavnické vrchy) around the mining town of Banská Štiavnica in central...
LakePočúvadlo — historic mining lake below SitnoBanská Štiavnica13 km from the centrePočúvadlo (Počúvadlianske jazero) is the largest of the Štiavnica tajchs — historic artificial ponds built by the miners of Banská Štiavnica to drive the machinery of...Craft nearby
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Craft beer & breweriesERB brewery in Banská Štiavnica: brewery tour and tastingBanská Štiavnica8 km from the centreBanská Štiavnica is an old mining town in the caldera of an extinct volcano and a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Crafts & workshopsDo dielne, Počúvadlo: woodcarving courses near Banská ŠtiavnicaPočúvadlo18 km from the centreHere, in the quiet among the hills, works the small workshop Do dielne (“To the workshop”). Its owner Dušan Budinský ran a hairdresser’s in Bratislava for eight years,...
Water parks & thermal poolsKováčová: thermal spa and Holidaypark aquapark near ZvolenKováčová20 km from the centreKováčová is a spa village on the south-western edge of the Zvolen Basin, 4 km west of Zvolen at the foot of the Kremnica Mountains; the village centre lies at 303 m.
Craft producersKremnica gingerbread: the Haurík family bakery since 1922Kremnica20 km from the centreKremnica is an old mining town in the Kremnica Mountains where coins have been struck for more than six centuries.
Water parks & thermal poolsSliač spa: warm carbonated water and a thermal swimming areaSliač24 km from the centreSliač is a spa in the Zvolen Basin above the Hron valley, between Zvolen and Banská Bystrica. The spa quarter with its 46-hectare park lies on a slope above the former...
Craft beer & breweriesUrpiner brewery in Banská Bystrica: tour and beer from the tankBanská Bystrica28 km from the centreBanská Bystrica is the centre of Central Slovakia and grew rich on copper mining in the 14th–16th centuries.Spas and thermal pools nearby
Water parks & thermal poolsSklené Teplice: Parenica cave steam bath and thermal bathsSklené Tepliceunder 1 km from the centreSklené Teplice is a small spa in a wooded valley of the Štiavnické vrchy hills, a few kilometres from the Hron valley and about 8 km from Banská Štiavnica.
Water parks & thermal poolsVodný raj thermal pools in VyhneVyhne6.1 km from the centreVodný raj Vyhne ("Water Paradise") is a public pool complex with thermal water in the village of Vyhne, in a quiet wooded valley of the Štiavnické vrchy hills near the...
Water parks & thermal poolsKováčová: thermal spa and Holidaypark aquapark near ZvolenKováčová20 km from the centreKováčová is a spa village on the south-western edge of the Zvolen Basin, 4 km west of Zvolen at the foot of the Kremnica Mountains; the village centre lies at 303 m.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 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.
