Plešivec
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Plešivec is a village in Slovakia.
Elevation: about 216 m above sea level. Population: 2,138 (2025). Mountains nearby: Western Carpathians.
Here and nearby on the site: 2 trails.
Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia
What's nearby
Trails nearby
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HardMulti-dayMarkedOchtiná Under Dlhý BraloElevation profile214–794 m47.2 kmascent 1 585 munder 1 km from the centre
HardTwo-dayMarkedSedlo Hrádok Gombasecká jaskyňaElevation profile212–687 m26.1 kmascent 645 m≈ 8 h walkingunder 1 km from the centre
HardTwo-dayMarkedMestská priepasť Starý les, state borderElevation profile208–663 m26.7 kmascent 680 m≈ 8 h walking5 km from the centre
ModerateTwo-dayMarkedSlavec Jablonovské Saddlevia CaveElevation profile212–540 m25.3 kmascent 408 m≈ 7 h walking5.1 km from the centre
ModerateOne-dayMarkedKružná Slavec, CaveElevation profile237–782 m15.2 kmascent 601 m≈ 5 h walking6.3 km from the centre
HardMulti-dayMarkedJaskyňa Domica Dvorníky-Zádiel, stopElevation profile212–811 m49 kmascent 1 109 m6.3 km from the centreWhat to visit
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NatureOchtinská Aragonite CaveOchtiná15 km from the centreOchtinská Aragonite Cave (Ochtinská aragonitová jaskyňa) is one of the most extraordinary caves in Slovakia.
Craft beer & breweriesKaltenecker Brewery, Rožňava: Gemer craft beer from the sourceRožňava15 km from the centreThe modern Kaltenecker brewery was founded in 1997, and from the start it took a different path from the big breweries of the day: instead of one-size-fits-all beer, a...
MuseumMining Museum in Rožňava and the Sentinel Experience CentreRožňava15 km from the centreThe Mining Museum in Rožňava (Banícke múzeum v Rožňave) is the main museum of Gemer, an old region of mines and smelters in the south of the Slovak Ore Mountains.Craft nearby
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Markets & fairsGemer Craft Fair at Krásnohorská Dlhá Lúka below Krásna HôrkaKrásnohorská Dlhá Lúka16 km from the centreKrásnohorská Dlhá Lúka is a village below Krásna Hôrka castle, a few kilometres from Rožňava. In 2002 the Association of Gemer Craftsmen (Združenie gemerských...
Eco farmsČučoriedková záhrada: pick-your-own blueberries and aronia juiceRatkovské Bystré27 km from the centreHere in 2010 the owners’ family planted the first Canadian blueberry bushes on a small plot — and gradually grew them into the Čučoriedková záhrada (Blueberry Garden).
Water parks & thermal poolsČíž spa: iodine-bromine water, baths and summer poolsČíž27 km from the centreČíž is a spa with natural iodine-bromine water in southern Gemer, in a village in the Rimava basin not far from Rimavská Sobota, at about 170 m.Spas and thermal pools nearby
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 ≈182 km, ≈2 h 45 min without queues: Uzhhorod – Vyšné Nemecké → I/19 via Sobrance and Michalovce to Košice → D1 motorway via Prešov to the exit near Levoča → road 533 to Spišská Nová Ves (≈177 km, ≈2 h 30 min from the border). From Lviv via Uzhok and Ubľa ≈407 km, ≈6 h 40 min; through Poland (Kraków – Nowy Targ) ≈496 km, ≈6 h 20 min. The D1 requires an e-vignette (eznamka.sk).
Checked 23.10.2026; border crossing hours and timetables change — check before you travel.
