Kostoľany pod Tribečom, dams and Lakes

The Kráľová water dam, built on the Váh river, provides opportunities for windsurfing, yachting and water skiing, as well as recreational fishing. The Kráľová waterworks, also called Cascades, is located between Sereď and Šaľa on the river kilometer 44.2–78.6. The work was completed in 1985 for the purpose of energy use of Váh, flood protection of the adjacent area, for the extraction of gravel, as a reservoir of irrigation water, for navigating the section of Váh, for fish farming...

Lake Počúvadlo with the surrounding recreation center is located near Banská Štiavnica between the hills of the Štiavnica Mountains. This artificially created lake near the village of Počúvadlo is a popular place for recreation during summer as well as winter. It belongs to the system of water reservoirs, so-called secrets, which were used in mining work. Počúvadlo is visited by tourists who are heading to the Sitno hill, to the highest peak of the Štiavnica Mountains, rising above the...