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Veľké Dravce

Located in Lučenec District, Banská Bystrica Region Coordinates: 48°20′47″ N 19°50′21″ E

Map showing the location of Veľké Dravce Veľké Dravce
Location in Slovakia
Population
710
710
Elevation
194 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Bratislava · UTC+01:00
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
SLD Sliač Airport61 km
TAT Poprad-Tatry Airport86 km

About Veľké Dravce

Veľké Dravce is a village. Location: Lučenec District, Banská Bystrica Region. Population: 710. Elevation: 194 m.

From Wikipedia

Veľké Dravce (Hungarian: Nagydaróc) is a village and municipality in the Lučenec District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1350
Area
9.5 km²
Official website
velkedravce.sk

Source: Wikidata

Population of Veľké Dravce over time

Population of Veľké Dravce over time
2017 710
2021 698
2024 679
2025 655

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Veľké Dravce

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 0° · Rain 45 mm

Hottest month
July (day 26°)
Coldest month
January (night -6°)
Wettest month
June (76 mm)
Driest month
February (24 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
Climate of Veľké Dravce
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°4°10°16°21°24°26°26°21°15°7°2°
Average low (°C)-6°-4°-1°4°9°12°13°13°9°4°0°-4°
Precipitation (mm)252427456876645446414531

Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September

How to get to Veľké Dravce

The nearest airport is Sliač Airport (SLD), 61 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Miskolc, 75 km to the east.

Airports

  • Sliač Airport (SLD) Sliač 61 kmnorthwest
  • Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT) Poprad 86 kmnorth
  • Košice International Airport (KSC) Košice 109 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Miskolc Population: 154.5K 75 kmeast
  • Košice Population: 225K 112 kmeast
  • Nyíregyháza Population: 117.7K 146 kmeast
  • Kecskemét Population: 109.8K 161 kmsouth
  • Debrecen Population: 202.4K 161 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Veľké Dravce

Within 100 km: 26 historic and cultural sites, 119 natural sites, 11 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1 place

  • Salgó Mountain 22 kmS

25–60 km25 places

  • Poľana Mountain 42 kmNW
  • Slovenské Rudohorie Mountain 58 kmNE
  • Rimava River 36 kmE
  • Slatina River 59 kmNW

60–100 km130 places

  • Skalnaté pleso Lake 98 kmN
  • Popradské Pleso Lake 91 kmN
  • Ostrá Mountain 92 kmN
  • Vysoká Mountain 94 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Sources & licences

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