Kláštor pod Znievom, dams and Lakes

The Nová Bystrica reservoir is located in northwestern Slovakia in the district of Čadca, in the area of Kysúc in the Žilina Region. It was built in the years 1983 - 1989 on the river Bystrica below the confluence of the river Harvelka and Riečnický stream. The construction of the dam created a large water reservoir for the surrounding region. There is a sidewalk on the dam of Nová Bystrica, from which there is a nice view of the water reservoir .. The surrounding picturesque nature with adjacent...

At the mouth of the Kalamenská valley, visitors can bathe in a pond, into which warm thermal water from a thermal well springs, and thus enjoy the effects of healing water. You can reach it from the village of Kalameny if you head north for 1 km. The village is located in Liptov, 11 km northeast of the town of Ružomberok at the foot of the Choč Hills. The natural, weakly mineralized water in the pond, which is close to the road, has a sulfur odor. The spring was drilled in 2000 as part of a...