Žiar nad Hronom District

Banská Bystrica Region · Slovakia okres Žiar nad Hronom
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Photos: Kremnica (Michal Jakubský, CC BY 3.0); Vyhne (Ľuboš Repta, CC BY-SA 4.0); Sklené Teplice (A.fiedler, CC BY-SA 3.0); Prestavlky (kovop, CC BY 3.0); Krahule (Michal Jakubský, CC BY 3.0)

Žiar nad Hronom District is an administrative unit in Slovakia (Banská Bystrica Region). On the site here: 39 trails, 2 peaks, 1 sight, 1 craft place, 2 spas and thermal pools, 18 settlements.

Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap.

Towns and villages

KremnicaKremnica8 trails, 2 peaks, 1 sightBzenicaBzenica4 trailsProchotProchot4 trailsSklené TepliceSklené Teplice3 trails, 1 spa or thermal poolHliník nad HronomHliník nad Hronom3 trailsKrahuleKrahule3 trailsVyhneVyhne1 trail, 1 spa or thermal poolLadomerská VieskaLadomerská Vieska2 trailsHronská DúbravaHronská Dúbrava2 trailsBartošova LehôtkaBartošova Lehôtka2 trailsŽiar nad HronomŽiar nad Hronom1 trailLutilaLutila1 trailPrestavlkyPrestavlky1 trailJastrabáJastrabá1 trailHorná Ždaňa1 trailIhráčIhráč1 trailLehôtka pod BrehmiLehôtka pod Brehmi1 trailKremnické Bane

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 ≈275 km, ≈3 h 35 min without queues: Uzhhorod – Vyšné Nemecké → I/19 to Košice → D1 motorway via Prešov, Poprad and Liptovský Mikuláš to Ružomberok (≈270 km, ≈3 h 25 min from the border). From Lviv it is faster through Poland: M-10 → Krakovets – Korczowa → A4 to Kraków → S7/DK7 to the Chyżne – Trstená border → R3 and I/59 via Dolný Kubín to Ružomberok: ≈482 km, ≈6 h 15 min (via Uzhok and Ubľa ≈500 km, ≈7 h 30 min). The D1 requires an e-vignette (eznamka.sk).

Checked 23.10.2026; border crossing hours and timetables change — check before you travel.

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