Banská Štiavnica through its tajchy and mining galleries
A two-day escape to understand Banská Štiavnica through its steep historic centre, visitable mines and historic reservoirs that once powered its economy.
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Sitno is a mountain outing from Počúvadlo, the largest tajch in the area. A described circuit takes around four hours and is mostly level.
The place
What makes it special
- The ascent from Počúvadlo is a mountain hike rather than an urban walk.
- A Sitno circuit is described as a roughly four-hour loop.
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Sources and references
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- slovakia.travel
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- www.banskastiavnica.travel
- slovakia.travel
- Eslovaquia · Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · Wikidata · Q214
- Slovakia · Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · Wikidata · Q7541598
- Slovakia · World Countries — mledoze · ODbL 1.0 · World countries dataset by mledoze and contributors · ODbL 1.0
- Slovak Republic · World Bank Open Data · CC BY 4.0 · World Bank
- Banská Štiavnica · GeoNames · Datos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. · Fuente: GeoNames
- Banská Štiavnica · GeoNames · Datos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. · Fuente: GeoNames
- Banská Štiavnica, District of Banská Štiavnica, Region of Banská Bystrica, 969 01, Slovakia · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
- Počúvadlo · GeoNames · Datos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. · Fuente: GeoNames
- Počúvadlo · GeoNames · Datos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. · Fuente: GeoNames
- Počúvadlo, District of Banská Štiavnica, Region of Banská Bystrica, Slovakia · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
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Profile updated: 11/10/2026