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Bojnice Castle
A romantic neo-Gothic chateau of fairytale spires above a spa town, Slovakia's most-visited castle.
4 km · about 5 min drive
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Prievidza
Trenčín Region, Slovakia · Europe
About Prievidza
Prievidza is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Opatovce nad Nitrou, 4km from Bojnice Castle.
Prievidza is in Trenčín Region, Slovakia, with about 44,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Opatovce nad Nitrou, about 4 km away.
Prievidza (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈprɪeʋidza] ; Hungarian: Privigye, German: Priwitz) is a city in western Slovakia. With approximately 42,000 inhabitants it is the second biggest municipality in the Trenčín Region and 11th largest city in Slovakia generally.
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What is there to see near Prievidza?
Within an hour or so of Prievidza: Bojnice Castle (4 km), Čičmany (22 km), Špania Dolina (37 km), Banská Štiavnica (40 km).
Are there any good drives near Prievidza?
The nearest famous roads are Donovaly Pass, Certovica Pass and Droga pod Reglami, Zakopane.
Where is Prievidza?
Prievidza is in Trenčín Region, Slovakia, about 4 km from Opatovce nad Nitrou.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 43,645
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Slovakia
- Region
- Trenčín Region
- Timezone
- Europe/Bratislava
- Coordinates
- 48.7745, 18.6275
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Motorway vignette required. Zero alcohol limit for drivers.
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Worth the detour from Prievidza
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
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.
22 km · about 25 min drive
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Špania Dolina
A steep copper-mining village at 728 m above Banská Bystrica, mined since the Bronze Age, its miners' houses stacked around a square with a 162-step covered wooden staircase climbing to the 13th-century church.
37 km · about 45 min drive
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Banská Štiavnica
A UNESCO-listed historic mining town with Renaissance palaces, open-air mining museums, and scenic artificial lakes called tajchy.
40 km · about 45 min drive
mountain pass
Donovaly Pass
A 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.
45 km · about 50 min 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.
45 km · about 50 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.
48 km · about 55 min drive
landmark
Vlkolínec
A remarkably well-preserved UNESCO village of traditional log houses representing a complete example of a medieval central European settlement.
56 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Prievidza
6 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 45 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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