Brehy

Žarnovica District · Banská Bystrica Region · Slovakia
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Photos: Szeder László, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons); Pasztilla aka Attila Terbócs, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Brehy is a village in Slovakia.

Elevation: about 221 m above sea level. Population: 978 (2025). Mountains nearby: Slovak Central Mountains.

Here and nearby on the site: 1 trail.

Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia

What's nearby

Trails nearby

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Chlm – BrehyEasyOne-dayMarkedChlm BrehyElevation profile202–726 m3.4 km≈ 45 min walkingunder 1 km from the centreRudná magistrála: Veľký Inovec – KadakHardMulti-dayMarkedRudná magistrála: Veľký Inovec KadakElevation profile196–1 458 m195.4 kmascent 6 404 munder 1 km from the centreNová Baňa, trail No. 8419EasyOne-dayMarkedNová Baňa, trail No. 8419Elevation profile205–646 m8.3 kmascent 295 m≈ 2.5 h walkingunder 1 km from the centreNová Baňa – Sedlo KuchyňaEasyOne-dayMarkedNová Baňa Sedlo KuchyňaElevation profile205–722 m7.9 kmascent 33 m≈ 2 h walkingunder 1 km from the centreNová Baňa – ŽarnovicaModerateOne-dayMarkedNová Baňa ŽarnovicaElevation profile219–677 m13.8 kmascent 533 m≈ 4.5 h walking1.7 km from the centreRudno nad Hronom – PukanecModerateOne-dayMarkedRudno nad Hronom PukanecElevation profile214–726 m12.7 kmascent 746 m≈ 4.5 h walking2.5 km from the centre

Peaks nearby

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Veľký InovecPeakVeľký InovecTekovské Nemcealtitude 900 m7.8 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...SitnoPeakSitnoIlijaaltitude 1 009 m17 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.Buchlov (Vtáčnik)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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Do dielne, Počúvadlo: woodcarving courses near Banská ŠtiavnicaCrafts & workshopsDo dielne, Počúvadlo: woodcarving courses near Banská ŠtiavnicaPočúvadlo14 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,...The Štiavnica tajchy – historic mining lakes of Banská ŠtiavnicaLakeThe Štiavnica tajchy – historic mining lakes of Banská ŠtiavnicaŠtiavnické Bane15 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...Vodný raj thermal pools in VyhneWater parks & thermal poolsVodný raj thermal pools in VyhneVyhne15 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...Počúvadlo — historic mining lake below SitnoLakePočúvadlo — historic mining lake below SitnoBanská Štiavnica15 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...Open-Air Mining Museum, Banská ŠtiavnicaMuseumOpen-Air Mining Museum, Banská ŠtiavnicaBanská Štiavnica18 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.Old Castle in Banská ŠtiavnicaMuseumOld Castle in Banská ŠtiavnicaBanská Štiavnica19 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.

Craft nearby

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ERB brewery in Banská Štiavnica: brewery tour and tastingCraft beer & breweriesERB brewery in Banská Štiavnica: brewery tour and tastingBanská Štiavnica19 km from the centreBanská Štiavnica is an old mining town in the caldera of an extinct volcano and a UNESCO World Heritage site.Sklené Teplice: Parenica cave steam bath and thermal bathsWater parks & thermal poolsSklené Teplice: Parenica cave steam bath and thermal bathsSklené Teplice21 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.Margita-Ilona thermal swimming area near LeviceWater parks & thermal poolsMargita-Ilona thermal swimming area near LeviceLevice24 km from the centreMargita-Ilona is a summer swimming area with thermal water 6 km from the town of Levice towards Šahy, in the Kalinčiakovo part of the town.

Spas and thermal pools nearby

Vodný raj thermal pools in VyhneWater parks & thermal poolsVodný raj thermal pools in VyhneVyhne15 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...Sklené Teplice: Parenica cave steam bath and thermal bathsWater parks & thermal poolsSklené Teplice: Parenica cave steam bath and thermal bathsSklené Teplice21 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.Margita-Ilona thermal swimming area near LeviceWater parks & thermal poolsMargita-Ilona thermal swimming area near LeviceLevice24 km from the centreMargita-Ilona is a summer swimming area with thermal water 6 km from the town of Levice towards Šahy, in the Kalinčiakovo part of the town.

Huts, shelters and springs nearby

234 mDrinking waterDrinking water below Kalvária (north-east slope), 234 mVtáčnik Mountains · SlovakiaNot verifiedOn a trail
348 mSpringPinga SpringVtáčnik Mountains · SlovakiaNot verifiedOn a trailFlows all year
343 mSpringSpring below GupňaVtáčnik Mountains · SlovakiaNot verified70 m from a trail
363 mSpringUhliarka SpringŠtiavnica Mountains · SlovakiaNot verified390 m from a trail
417 mSpringKohútovo - Rovnienka SpringVtáčnik Mountains · SlovakiaNot verified70 m from a trail
488 mHutHut below GruntyŠtiavnica Mountains · SlovakiaNot verified70 m from a trail

All springs of the CarpathiansAll 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 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.