Slovakia
in Eastern Europe
Europe

Country Quickfacts
Currency and Currency Code:
Koruna - SKK
Spoken languages:
Slovak, Hungarian
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: C, E)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
ISO 2-Letter code:
SK
Internet top level domain:
.sk
Country phone prefix:
+421
Local Time (capital):
Timezone:
UTC/GMT offset: hours

Map of Slovak Unesco Heritage Sites

Click any of the markers above to learn more about the corresponding heritage site and learn more about Slovakia in Europe. The list below is ordered by name. The oldest site is Historic Town of Banská Štiavnica and the Technical Monuments in its Vicinity. On the list since 1993. The youngest site is Wooden Churches of the Slovak part of the Carpathian Mountain Area. On the list since 2008.

Name Since
Bardejov Town Conservation Reserve
Bardejov is a small but exceptionally complete and well-preserved example of a fortified medieval town, which typifies the urbanisation in this region. Among other remarkable features, it also contain...
2000
Historic Town of Banská Štiavnica and the Technical Monuments in its Vicinity
Over the centuries, the town of Banská Štiavnica was visited by many outstanding engineers and scientists who contributed to its fame. The old medieval mining centre grew into a town with Renaissanc...
1993
Levoča, Spišský Hrad and the Associated Cultural Monuments
Spišský Hrad has one of the largest ensembles of 13th and 14th century military, political and religious buildings in eastern Europe, and its Romanesque and Gothic architecture has remained remarkab...
1993
Vlkolínec
Vlkolínec, situated in the centre of Slovakia, is a remarkably intact settlement of 45 buildings with the traditional features of a central European village. It is the region’s most complete group ...
1993
Wooden Churches of the Slovak part of the Carpathian Mountain Area
The Wooden Churches of the Slovak part of Carpathian Mountain Area inscribed on the World Heritage List consist of two Roman Catholic, three Protestant and three Greek Orthodox churches built between...
2008