Central Váh region (Stredné Považie) and Lower Váh region (Dolné Považie) are tourist regions in Western Slovakia. Together with Upper Považie, the whole region is situated around the Váh river.
Regions
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Map of Považie
Cities
[edit]- 1 Galanta
- 2 Myjava
- 3MISSING WIKILINK Nové Mesto nad Váhom
- 4 Piešťany – a famous spa town.
- 5 Trenčianske Bohuslavice
- 6 Trenčianske Teplice – a health resort and small spa town.
- 7 Trenčín – one of the most beautiful Slovak towns with a castle lying above the city overlooking the historical centre and the river Váh.
- 8 – the oldest Slovak town with the most churches (12) and well-preserved baroque architecture.
Other destinations
[edit]- 1 Považský Inovec – a mountain range near Trenčín and other cities, separating Váh and Nitra river basins.
- 2 White Carpathians – the mountains continue into Czech Republic.
Understand
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[edit]- Beckov castle ruins near Trenčín
- Kostolec hill archaeological site near Piešťany: The first settlements of this area are 24,000 years old, but the most important role of the place was during Grand Moravia.
- Leopoldov prison near Trnava is a 17th-century star-shaped fortress now a a high-security prison. Although parliament voted to close it, it hasn't happen yet. The building is not publicly accessible.
- Smolenice Castle near Trnava is a castle in the eastern slope of the Little Carpathians.
- Tematín castle ruins near Piešťany