Village

Pohronská Polhora

Located in Brezno District, Banská Bystrica Region Coordinates: 48°45′26″ N 19°47′36″ E

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Population: 1,730; 1.7K
Elevation: 609 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Bratislava · UTC+01:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: TAT Poprad-Tatry Airport48 km; SLD Sliač Airport50 km

About Pohronská Polhora

Pohronská Polhora is a village. Location: Brezno District, Banská Bystrica Region. Population: 1,730. Elevation: 609 m.

From Wikipedia

Pohronská Polhora (Hungarian: Erdőköz) is a village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. The first direct mention of the village dates back to 1786, although it is known that the famous outlaw Jakub Surovec was captured there as early as 1740.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built: 1768
Area: 35.8 km²
Official website: ppolhora.sk

Source: Wikidata

Photos of Pohronská Polhora

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Places bordering Pohronská Polhora

Michalová

Population of Pohronská Polhora over time

Population of Pohronská Polhora over time
2017		1,730
2021		1,700
2024		1,678
2025		1,671

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Pohronská Polhora

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night -1° · Rain 58 mm

Hottest month: July (day 22°)
Coldest month: January (night -7°)
Wettest month: June (103 mm)
Driest month: January (36 mm)

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6° -3°

12° 2°

18° 6°

20° 9°

22° 11°

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17° 7°

12° 3°

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Jun

103

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Dec

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Pohronská Polhora
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	1°	2°	6°	12°	18°	20°	22°	22°	17°	12°	5°	1°
Average low (°C)	-7°	-6°	-3°	2°	6°	9°	11°	10°	7°	3°	-1°	-5°
Precipitation (mm)	36	36	41	61	92	103	95	86	70	55	58	46

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Pohronská Polhora

The nearest airport is Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT), 48 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Miskolc, 103 km to the southeast.

Airports

Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT) Poprad 48 kmnortheast
Sliač Airport (SLD) Sliač 50 kmwest
Košice International Airport (KSC) Košice 107 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Miskolc Population: 154.5K 103 kmsoutheast
Košice Population: 225K 108 kmeast
Nyíregyháza Population: 117.7K 168 kmsoutheast
Debrecen Population: 202.4K 193 kmsoutheast
Győr Population: 129.3K 200 kmsouthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Pohronská Polhora

Within 100 km: 19 historic and cultural sites, 227 natural sites, 17 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km2 places

Čertovica Mountain 18 kmN
Ďumbier Mountain 23 kmNW

25–60 km105 places

Skalnaté pleso Lake 58 kmNE
Popradské Pleso Lake 49 kmNE
Ostrá Mountain 48 kmN
Vysoká Mountain 51 kmNE

60–100 km156 places

Branisko Mountain 90 kmNE
Beskids Mountain 81 kmNE
Veľký Kriváň Mountain 74 kmNW
Tlstá Mountain 63 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Ďumbier Mountain, Brezno
23 km NW
Čertovica Mountain, Okres Liptovský Mikuláš
18 km N