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Gas station in Turčianske Teplice, Slovakia
World War I monument in Turčianske Teplice, Slovakia
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Turčianske Teplice

Žilina Region, Slovakia · Europe

About Turčianske Teplice

Turčianske Teplice works well as a base: 10 minutes from Mošovce, 55km from Demänovská Ice Cave.

Turčianske Teplice is in Žilina Region, Slovakia, with about 6,200 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Mošovce, about 6 km away.

Turčianske Teplice (; German: Bad Stuben; Hungarian: Stubnyafürdő) is a town in central Slovakia in the Žilina Region. It is about halfway between Martin and Kremnica. The town's population is around 6,500. The town was the historic center of the Upper Turiec subregion within the Turiec region (comitatus), and now

Read more enjoys the status of a capital of the Turčianske Teplice District.

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What is there to see near Turčianske Teplice?

Within an hour or so of Turčianske Teplice: Špania Dolina (21 km), Bojnice Castle (23 km), Donovaly Pass (27 km), Čičmany (27 km).

Are there any good drives near Turčianske Teplice?

The nearest famous roads are Donovaly Pass, Certovica Pass and Droga pod Reglami, Zakopane.

Where is Turčianske Teplice?

Turčianske Teplice is in Žilina Region, Slovakia, about 6 km from Mošovce.

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Quick Information

Population
6,213
Continent
Europe
Country
Slovakia
Region
Žilina Region
Timezone
Europe/Bratislava
Coordinates
48.8623, 18.8605

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Slovakia

Police
158
Ambulance
155
Fire
150
All emergencies
112
Driving side
right

Motorway vignette required. Zero alcohol limit for drivers.

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Worth the detour from Turčianske Teplice

8 notable places within an hour's 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.

21 km · about 25 min drive

castle

Bojnice Castle

A romantic neo-Gothic chateau of fairytale spires above a spa town, Slovakia's most-visited castle.

23 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.

27 km · about 30 min 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.

27 km · about 30 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.

35 km · about 40 min drive

landmark

Vlkolínec

A remarkably well-preserved UNESCO village of traditional log houses representing a complete example of a medieval central European settlement.

36 km · about 40 min drive

landmark

Banská Štiavnica

A UNESCO-listed historic mining town with Renaissance palaces, open-air mining museums, and scenic artificial lakes called tajchy.

45 km · about 50 min drive

natural wonder

Demänovská Ice Cave

A spectacular cave system in the Low Tatras featuring permanent ice formations, frozen waterfalls, and underground lakes.

55 km · about 65 min drive

Driving roads near Turčianske Teplice

3 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 100km.

  • 27 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.
  • 64 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.

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

Nearby Destinations

Other places to explore near Turčianske Teplice.

Prievidza

🇸🇰 Slovakia

20 km awayPop. 43,645

Bojnice

🇸🇰 Slovakia

22 km awayPop. 5,024

Martin

🇸🇰 Slovakia

23 km awayPop. 51,139

Banská Bystrica

🇸🇰 Slovakia

25 km awayPop. 74,590

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