Central Slovakia - region in Slovakia

Central Slovakia is bounded by the Czech Republic and Poland to the north, and Hungary to the south.

Regions

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Kysuce (Čadca, Kysucké Nové Mesto, Krásno nad Kysucou)

Historically one of the poorer regions, it's recovering thanks to car manufacturing, ski and cross-country possibilities.

Horné Považie (Bytča, Čičmany, Rajec, Papradno, Púchov, Rajecké Teplice, Žilina)

Beautiful countryside.

Orava (Dolný Kubín, Námestovo, Terchová, Trstená, Tvrdošín)

Orava castle and nature.

Turiec (Martin, Turčianske Teplice)

Surrounded by mountains with many hiking and skiing possibilities. Mineral springs spa also in Turčianske Teplice. National cultural center in Martin.

Liptov (Liptovský Hrádok, Liptovský Mikuláš, Ružomberok)

One of the most visited regions, thanks to a plethora of natural and historical sites. Hiking, skiing, water activities, caves, castles - it's all there.

Horehronie (Banská Bystrica, Brezno)

National parks, caves, skiing and spas.

Podpoľanie (Zvolen, Detva)

Hont (Banská Štiavnica, Pukanec)

Contains multiple castles (in Čabradský Vrbovok, Bzovík), mineral water pools in Dudince and others.

Novohrad (Lučenec, Veľký Krtíš)

Volcanic mountain ranges, mining towns, castle ruins.

Cities

Other destinations

Understand

Get in

There are regular inter-city bus and train connections available, both to Bratislava/Košice and surrounding countries.

D1 and R1 highways connect most of the biggest cities, except the mountainous area between Žilina and Liptovský Mikuláš, where work is still ongoing. Traffic jams occur there in the rush hours (mostly Friday and Sundays afternoon).

Get around

See

Do

The area is a great place to go hiking and skiing. Check e.g. Ružomberok or Liptovský Mikuláš.

Mountain ranges:

Eat

Drink

Stay safe

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Western Slovakia | Eastern Slovakia

Hungary | Poland

Central Slovakia

Timezone:MultipleCoordinates:48.76, 19.19