landmark
Vlkolínec
A remarkably well-preserved UNESCO village of traditional log houses representing a complete example of a medieval central European settlement.
4 km · about 10 min drive
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Ružomberok
Žilina Region, Slovakia · Europe
About Ružomberok
Ružomberok works well as a base: 10 minutes from Liptovské Sliače, 22km from Demänovská Ice Cave.
Ružomberok is in Žilina Region, Slovakia, with about 27,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Liptovské Sliače, about 6 km away.
Ružomberok (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈruʐɔmberɔk] ; German: Rosenberg; Hungarian: Rózsahegy; Polish: Rużomberk) is a town in northern Slovakia, in the historical Liptov region. It has a population of approximately 27,000.
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What is there to see near Ružomberok?
Within an hour or so of Ružomberok: Vlkolínec (4 km), Orava Castle (21 km), Demänovská Ice Cave (22 km), Demanovska Cave of Liberty (22 km).
Are there any good drives near Ružomberok?
The nearest famous roads are Donovaly Pass, Certovica Pass and Droga pod Reglami, Zakopane.
Where is Ružomberok?
Ružomberok is in Žilina Region, Slovakia, about 6 km from Liptovské Sliače.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 26,671
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Slovakia
- Region
- Žilina Region
- Timezone
- Europe/Bratislava
- Coordinates
- 49.0748, 19.3075
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Motorway vignette required. Zero alcohol limit for drivers.
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Worth the detour from Ružomberok
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
castle
Orava Castle
A dramatic cliff-top castle perched high above the Orava River, famously used as a filming location for the 1922 movie Nosferatu.
21 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
Demänovská Ice Cave
A spectacular cave system in the Low Tatras featuring permanent ice formations, frozen waterfalls, and underground lakes.
22 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
Demanovska Cave of Liberty
Show cave in the Low Tatras with flowstone formations and an underground river, on the Demanovska Dolina valley road south of Liptovsky Mikulas.
22 km · about 25 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.
23 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
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.
32 km · about 35 min drive
castle
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.
34 km · about 40 min drive
mountain pass
Certovica Pass
The 'Devil's Pass' carries Route 72 over the spine of the Low Tatras at 1,238 m: the highest paved road pass in Slovakia, with hairpin descents on both flanks and big ridge-top views.
36 km · about 40 min drive
Driving roads near Ružomberok
- 23 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.
- 36 kmCertovica PassThe 'Devil's Pass' carries Route 72 over the spine of the Low Tatras at 1,238 m: the highest paved road pass in Slovakia, with hairpin descents on both flanks and big ridge-top views.
- 51 kmDroga pod Reglami, ZakopaneA wooded road running along the foot of the Tatras on the edge of Zakopane, the classic approach to the trailheads.
- 66 kmZakopianka (Road to the Tatras)The scenic highway climbing from Krakow into the Tatra foothills, a classic Polish mountain road trip.
- 67 kmCesta Slobody (Freedom Road)The scenic Route 537 traverses the foot of the High Tatras from Podbanske to Tatranska Kotlina, stringing together mountain resorts with near-constant views of Slovakia's highest peaks.
- 67 kmLomnicky stitSecond-highest peak in the High Tatras at 2634 metres, reached by cable car from Tatranska Lomnica and topped by an observatory.
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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