Holiday apartment in Selce: Hrádok, culture and landscape

A specific starting point in Selce is Hrádok: The archaeological site is associated with finds of Roman coins and pieces of jewellery. The Keltské chodníčky educational trail leads from the Čachovo recreation centre to the Hrádok archaeological site. The trail is approximately 5.6 km long and has eight information boards.

Culture and history

Hrádok is also a protected cultural monument and is listed in the central register of cultural monuments of the Slovak Republic under registration number Ss/2192. Other places in Selce and Závoz also preserve memories of different periods. In Selce, the Jánska vatra bonfire is traditionally lit at Stráň. The Kaplnka Lurdskej Panny Márie chapel is located in Závoz. It was expanded in the 1950s after larger statues of the Virgin Mary and Saint Bernadette had been acquired. A gathering has been held at the chapel every September since the end of the Second World War.

The three stone cellars in Závoz are recognised as war graves and served as shelters for local families during the Second World War. Remains of a medieval church have also been preserved in Selce. The village's vernacular architecture in the 19th century included stone, masonry-built three-room houses with thatched roofs. Large two-storey granaries with arcaded galleries were derived from anti-Ottoman watchtowers. At the end of the 19th century, women in Selce made so-called Hont lace.

Landscape

The cadastral area of the municipality of Selce belongs to the Slovenské stredohorie geomorphological unit and, in part, to the Krupinská planina subunit, in whose western part it lies. Most of the cadastral area consists of a moderately dissected inversion hilly landscape. In the Krupinica valley within the cadastral area of Selce, there are floodplain foxtail meadows and wet meadows.

The Litava Site of European Importance (SKUEV0036), covering an area of 2,629.70 ha, extends into the southern part of Selce's cadastral area. The cadastral area of Selce thus brings together the hilly landscape, the Krupinica valley with its meadows, and the southern part reached by Litava.

Events

Kutliarsky deň is a traditional recurring culinary event featuring a competition to cook Kutlové, a tripe goulash. In Čachovo in Selce, the Horský beh Memoriál Jána Kupca is also held as a recurring mountain-running event. The 11th edition was announced for Sunday, 20 September 2026, from 9:30 a.m.

Getting there

Selce has neither a railway line nor a railway station. The nearest connection to passenger rail services is in Zvolen.

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More local pages

More local pages for regional orientation: Ladzany, Karpfen, Drážovce, Trpín, Lišov, Sebechleby, Kozí Vrbovok, Medovarce.

For the higher-level travel overview: Krupina District.