Kriváň
Located in Detva District, Banská Bystrica Region Coordinates: 48°31′42″ N 19°26′54″ E
- Population
- 1,754
- 1.8K
- Elevation
- 399 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Bratislava · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- SLD Sliač Airport26 km
- TAT Poprad-Tatry Airport84 km
About Kriváň
Kriváň is a village. Location: Detva District, Banská Bystrica Region. Population: 1,754. Elevation: 399 m.
Kriváň (Hungarian: Krivány) is a village and municipality in Detva District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. It lies on the road track I/50, approximately in the halfway between Bratislava and Košice. The village had been established in 1955.
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Population of Kriváň over time
| 2017 | 1,710 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,752 | |
| 2024 | 1,739 | |
| 2025 | 1,754 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Kriváň
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 6° · Night -1° · Rain 65 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 24°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -6°)
- Wettest month
- June (94 mm)
- Driest month
- February (41 mm)
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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 1° | 3° | 8° | 14° | 19° | 22° | 24° | 24° | 19° | 13° | 6° | 2° |
| Average low (°C) | -6° | -5° | -2° | 3° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 11° | 8° | 4° | -1° | -4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 42 | 41 | 45 | 60 | 83 | 94 | 82 | 78 | 66 | 57 | 65 | 54 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September
How to get to Kriváň
The nearest airport is Sliač Airport (SLD), 26 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport (BUD) (123 km). The nearest large city is Miskolc, 109 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Sliač Airport (SLD) Sliač 26 kmnorthwest
- Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT) Poprad 84 kmnortheast
- Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport (BUD) Budapest 123 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Miskolc Population: 154.5K 109 kmsoutheast
- Košice Population: 225K 135 kmeast
- Győr Population: 129.3K 164 kmsouthwest
- Székesfehérvár Population: 101.6K 168 kmsouthwest
- Bratislava Population: 423.7K 179 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Kriváň
Within 100 km: 20 historic and cultural sites, 138 natural sites, 17 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km2 places
- Poľana Mountain 12 kmN
- Slatina River 25 kmW
25–60 km19 places
- Tlstá Mountain 57 kmNW
- Rakytov Mountain 52 kmN
- Ostrý Vrch Mountain 56 kmNW
- Čertovica Mountain 48 kmNE
60–100 km154 places
- Skalnaté pleso Lake 93 kmNE
- Popradské Pleso Lake 84 kmNE
- Ostrá Mountain 82 kmNE
- Vysoká Mountain 86 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
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