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General information - Location

Country	Slovakia
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 19.4567,Lat: 48.5139
Elevation	446 meter above sea level
Local time	12:23:46pm
Name province/region	Banskobystrický kraj
Name Subregion	Detva
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Podkriváň

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kriváň	1.8 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Korytárky	3.6 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Píla	5.4 km	EastSouthEast
4 Detva	5.5 km	NorthWest
5 Budiná	6.7 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Budapest	Hungary	116 km	South
2 Bratislava - Staré Mesto	Slovakia	180 km	WestSouthWest
3 Wien	Austria	231 km	WestSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 517 km (direction SouthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Croatia.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Danube main upper 4 - Ipel, Hron, part of the larger catchment area Danube Region Basin District. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is vodná nádrž Ružiná (1.7 km² at a distance of 10.2 km in SouthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Poľana with a height of 1458 meter (at a distance of 13.9 km and direction North). The most nearby international border is the Slovakian-Hungarian border with a straight distance of 32 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 45 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 56%, low mountains: 44%, moderate high mountains: 0%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Inner Western Carpathians

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport (at a distance of 122 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Sliac Airport (at a distance of 27 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

20 km2

25.5%

Nature

2.5 km2

3.2%

Agriculture

53.4 km2

68.1%

Urban area

2.2 km2

2.8%

Infrastructure

0.3 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Podkriváň in country Slovakia

Podkriváň at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Town of Banská Štiavnica and the Technical Monuments in its Vicinity	Slovakia	42 km	WestSouthWest
2 Old Village of Hollókő and its Surroundings	Hungary	58 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Vlkolínec	Slovakia	60 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Polana	SK	1.8 km	West

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Podkriváň
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Banska Bystrica

Type of weather in Banska Bystrica	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.91 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	60 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 37 minutes
Sunrise :	05:20 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:57 Europe/Amsterdam