Prašice

Topoľčany District · Nitra Region · Slovakia

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Prašice is a village in Slovakia.

Elevation: about 256 m above sea level. Population: 1,986 (2025). Mountains nearby: Strážov Mountains.

Here and nearby on the site: 2 trails.

Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia

Trails nearby

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HardMulti-dayMarkedChodník Štefana PetrovičaElevation profile192–943 m32.1 kmascent 930 m≈ 10 h walkingunder 1 km from the centre

ModerateOne-dayMarkedPanská Javorina NemečkyElevation profile280–943 m14.1 kmascent 878 m≈ 5.5 h walking3 km from the centre

ModerateOne-dayMarkedDuchonka Panská javorinaElevation profile281–943 m10.3 kmascent 662 m≈ 4 h walking3.6 km from the centre

EasyOne-dayMarkedPodhradie Bezovec, recreation centerElevation profile329–601 m8.4 kmascent 274 m≈ 2.5 h walking4.3 km from the centre

ModerateOne-dayMarkedHrádok PodhradieElevation profile176–638 m15.7 kmascent 222 m≈ 4.5 h walking4.4 km from the centre

HardMulti-dayMarkedHlohovec Trenčín, Hotel ElizabethElevation profile145–1 041 m81.8 kmascent 2 463 m9.4 km from the centre

Peaks nearby

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PeakInovecSelecaltitude 1 041 m15 km from the centreInovec (Polish Inowiec) is the highest summit of the Považský Inovec range in western Slovakia, at 1,041 m (more precisely 1,041.6 m).

What to visit

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Water parks & thermal poolsPiešťany: the Spa Island, sulphur mud and thermal bathsPiešťany21 km from the centrePiešťany is Slovakia's best-known spa, spread out in the Váh valley between the Považský Inovec and the Little Carpathians.

Cheese dairies & pasturesSalaš Beckov: 100% sheep’s cheese and bryndza dumplingsBeckov21 km from the centreA sheep salaš beside one of the Váh valley’s finest castles Beckov is a village in the Váh valley between Nové Mesto nad Váhom and Trenčín, overlooked by the ruins of...

Craft nearby

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Water parks & thermal poolsChalmová Thermal Pool near PrievidzaBystričany29 km from the centreChalmová Thermal Pool (Termálne kúpalisko Chalmová) is a public pool complex in the village of Chalmová, part of the municipality of Bystričany, about 14 km south of...

Spas and thermal pools nearby

Huts, shelters and springs nearby

238 mMineral springOkšov mlyn Mineral SpringStrážov Mountains · SlovakiaNot verifiedMineral waterMarked as drinkable

327 mSpringSpring below SoľniskoPovažský Inovec · SlovakiaNot verifiedOn a trail

393 mSpringSpring below Čierny vrch (north slope), 393 mPovažský Inovec · SlovakiaNot verifiedOn a trailMarked as drinkable

All springs of the Carpathians All 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 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.