Holiday apartment in Prašník: nature trails, nature and culture

Hiking

The Prašník–Čerenec–Tlstá hora–Malá Pec–Veľká Pec–Barónov hrob–Prašník nature trail is an 11.0 km circular route with an elevation gain of 396 m. The best starting point is the Prašník municipal office, which is accessible by bus. The nature trail is suitable for hikers and accessible year-round. Six stations accompany the route; approximately three to four hours of walking time are planned.

The connection between the starting point, route length and walking time makes the route understandable as one continuous hike: the starting point is the Prašník municipal office, the circular route measures 11.0 kilometres and has an elevation gain of 396 metres. The six stations are located along this route.

The Pustá Ves–Kras–Drieňový vrch–Trianova dolina–Jaskyňa Klenová–Rozhľadňa Klenová–Kameňolom pod Hrádkom–Pustá Ves nature trail is the first nature trail in Slovakia dedicated to geodiversity. The Pustá Ves–Klenová nature trail is a 13.7 km circular route. At the Letohrádok station, it is possible to switch from the Pustá Ves–Klenová nature trail to the other nature trails Prašník–Barónov hrob and Šterusy–Orlie skaly.

Nature

The Čerenec Nature Reserve is located in the cadastral area of Prašník and covers 1.50 ha. It is known for its abundant occurrence of the great pasque flower (Pulsatilla grandis); the fourth level of nature protection applies in the nature reserve.

Veľká Pec is a protected natural formation in the form of a rock overhang and is located in the cadastral areas of the municipalities of Prašník and Šterusy. Malá Pec is a natural monument with a rock arch in the cadastral area of Prašník.

Culture and history

Mount Tlstá hora is home to the remains of a settlement from the Early Iron Age and a later fortified Bratrík camp from the 15th century. The Veľká Pec cave settlement is a Palaeolithic archaeological site with fossil finds, including mammoth and cave bear bones. Veľká Pec Cave is one of the caves in the Little Carpathians that are freely accessible to the public.

The former summer residence of the Wattenwyl family stood in Pustá Ves and was burned down by the retreating German troops. The water mill located near the centre of Prašník was built in the second half of the 19th century and declared a cultural monument in 1984; its popular name is Devátnikov mlyn.

The SNP Monument in the Dúbrava district has been protected as a cultural monument since 1963. During the annual SNP celebrations, a ceremonial wreath-laying ceremony is held there in memory of the soldiers who fell in the Second World War.

Visitor information

The exhibition on geology and fossils in Prašník is open to the public during the municipal office’s office hours by prior arrangement with the mayor.

Water

The VN Čerenec water body is a local carp fishing ground covering an area of 38 ha. The Čerenec reservoir was created, among other things, to provide opportunities for recreation and fishing.

Further destinations: Banka, Moravany Nad Váhom, Ostrov, Trebatice, Krakovany, Chtelnica, Sokolovce, Rakovice

To the higher-level travel overview: Piešťany District.