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Čičmany
The world's first folk-architecture reserve: a mountain village of dark log houses painted with white geometric patterns, a tradition some 200 years old that inspired Slovakia's Olympic team designs.
18 km · about 20 min drive
EuropeSlovakiaTrenčín Region
Beluša
Trenčín Region, Slovakia · Europe
About Beluša
Beluša is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Medné, 28km from Trencin Castle.
Beluša is in Trenčín Region, Slovakia, with about 6,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Medné, about 4 km away.
Beluša (German: Bellusch, Hungarian: Bellus) is a large village and municipality in Púchov District in the Trenčín Region of north-western Slovakia. It is located in the northern parts of the Ilava Basin and is one of the largest communities of the Považie region.
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What is there to see near Beluša?
Within an hour or so of Beluša: Čičmany (18 km), Trencin Castle (28 km), Bojnice Castle (37 km), Strecno Castle (41 km).
Are there any good drives near Beluša?
The nearest famous roads are Donovaly Pass, Certovica Pass and Droga pod Reglami, Zakopane.
Where is Beluša?
Beluša is in Trenčín Region, Slovakia, about 4 km from Medné.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 6,022
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Slovakia
- Region
- Trenčín Region
- Timezone
- Europe/Bratislava
- Coordinates
- 49.0649, 18.3269
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Essential numbers in Slovakia
Motorway vignette required. Zero alcohol limit for drivers.
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Worth the detour from Beluša
6 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Trencin Castle
Large castle on a rock above the Vah valley in western Slovakia, with a Roman inscription of 179 AD carved below it.
28 km · about 30 min drive
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Bojnice Castle
A romantic neo-Gothic chateau of fairytale spires above a spa town, Slovakia's most-visited castle.
37 km · about 40 min drive
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Strecno Castle
A dramatic 14th-century ruin perched on a limestone crag directly above the Vah river gorge, towering over the busy Zilina–Martin road in one of Slovakia's most photographed roadside views.
41 km · about 45 min drive
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Pustevny
A 1,018 m saddle in the Beskids crowned by Dušan Jurkovič's fairy-tale timber buildings Libušín and Maměnka (1898), a masterwork of folk Art Nouveau. A ridge walk leads to the pagan god statue of Radegast and the Radhošť chapel.
48 km · about 55 min drive
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Cachtice Castle
The brooding ruined castle of the 'Blood Countess' Elizabeth Bathory, on a vineyard hill in western Slovakia.
56 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Beluša
6 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 69 kmDonovaly PassA 960 m mountain resort saddle on Route 59 between Banska Bystrica and Ruzomberok, threading between the Low Tatras and Great Fatra with a flowing climb popular among Slovak drivers.
Driving in Slovakia
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.55/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
- Vignette
- Required, around €12 for a short-stay sticker
When to drive here
April to October
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