Počúvadlo
Banská Štiavnica District · Banská Bystrica Region · Slovakia
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Počúvadlo is a village in Slovakia.
Elevation: about 540 m above sea level. Population: 87 (2025). Mountains nearby: Slovak Central Mountains.
Here and nearby on the site: 1 craft place.
Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia
Trails nearby
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ModerateTwo-dayMarkedBátovce, square Tatárska lúkaElevation profile221–911 m22.3 kmascent 752 m≈ 7 h walking2.2 km from the centre
HardMulti-dayMarkedPočúvadlianske Lake Šahy, state borderElevation profile125–707 m60 kmascent 1 303 m3 km from the centre
ModerateOne-dayMarkedPočúvadlianske jazero loopElevation profile682–770 m13.8 kmascent 120 m≈ 3.5 h walking3.6 km from the centre
HardMulti-dayMarkedAndrej Kmeť TrailElevation profile231–1 009 m39.6 kmascent 1 214 m≈ 12.5 h walking4.9 km from the centre
HardMulti-dayMarkedRudná magistrála: Veľký Inovec KadakElevation profile196–1 458 m195.4 kmascent 6 404 m5.3 km from the centre
HardTwo-dayMarkedVlčia jama DubovéElevation profile422–801 m22.6 kmascent 1 201 m≈ 8 h walking5.8 km from the centrePeaks nearby
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PeakSitnoIlijaaltitude 1 009 m5.1 km from the centre1 trail to the topSitno (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.
PeakVeľký InovecTekovské Nemcealtitude 900 m22 km from the centreVeľký Inovec is the highest summit of the Pohronský Inovec mountains in Slovakia, at 900 m. It lies in the central part of the range, on the main ridge, in the Nitra...What to visit
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Crafts & workshopsDo dielne, Počúvadlo: woodcarving courses near Banská ŠtiavnicaPočúvadlounder 1 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,...
LakePočúvadlo — historic mining lake below SitnoBanská Štiavnica4.8 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...
LakeThe Štiavnica tajchy – historic mining lakes of Banská ŠtiavnicaŠtiavnické Bane6.8 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...
MuseumOpen-Air Mining Museum, Banská ŠtiavnicaBanská Štiavnica10 km from the centreThe Open-Air Mining Museum (Banské múzeum v prírode) in Banská Štiavnica is the oldest and thematically broadest mining exhibition in Slovakia.
MuseumNew Castle in Banská ŠtiavnicaBanská Štiavnica11 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.
Craft beer & breweriesERB brewery in Banská Štiavnica: brewery tour and tastingBanská Štiavnica11 km from the centreBanská Štiavnica is an old mining town in the caldera of an extinct volcano and a UNESCO World Heritage site.Craft nearby
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Water parks & thermal poolsVodný raj thermal pools in VyhneVyhne16 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 poolsSklené Teplice: Parenica cave steam bath and thermal bathsSklené Teplice18 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 poolsDudince spa: carbon dioxide–sulphur water and the Roman BathsDudince22 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...Spas and thermal pools nearby
Water parks & thermal poolsVodný raj thermal pools in VyhneVyhne16 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 poolsSklené Teplice: Parenica cave steam bath and thermal bathsSklené Teplice18 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 poolsDudince spa: carbon dioxide–sulphur water and the Roman BathsDudince22 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...Huts, shelters and springs nearby
464 mSpringSpring below Roháčovo (south-east slope)Štiavnica Mountains · SlovakiaNot verified220 m from a trail
489 mSpringSpring below Roháčovo (east slope)Štiavnica Mountains · SlovakiaNot verified70 m from a trail
444 mSpringSpring below Roháčovo (north-east slope), 444 mŠtiavnica Mountains · SlovakiaNot verified60 m from a trail
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.
