District of Krupina

The District of Krupina is best known within Slovakia for the historic royal town of Krupina, one of the country’s oldest towns. Centred on the Krupinica stream, it lies amid the rolling terrain of the Krupina Plateau, south of the Štiavnica Mountains. Krupina received royal town privileges in 1238, and its old centre preserves the atmosphere of a long-established regional market town. The Vartovka watchtower, built as part of the town’s defensive system during the Ottoman period, is a distinctive local landmark. View additional webcams nearby to better understand how the District of Krupina relates to the hills and valleys of central Slovakia.

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