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Slovakia landmarks quiz: guess where 10 photos were taken

The 10 Slovakia locations from the game, laid out with their photos and facts. Play a round first, then read.

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Quick round · 5 photos

Five Slovakia photos. For each one, tap the spot on the map and see how far off you were.

Where they are

10 on the map
Hover or tap a dot to name the place.

All 10 places

by id
Tatra National Park, Slovakia
Tatra National Parkmedium

The oldest national park in Slovakia, the highest peaks of the Carpathians.

Photo: Piotr J / CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
Banská Bystricahard

A Slovak mining town with a leaning clock tower on its main square.

Photo: Milan Bališin / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Bratislava, Slovakia
Bratislavaeasy

The Slovak capital on the Danube, with a white castle above the old town.

Photo: Rob Hurson from Kentstown, Ireland / CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Spiš Castle, Slovakia
Spiš Castlemedium

One of the largest castle ruins in Central Europe, sprawling over a limestone hill.

Photo: Andrei Stroe / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Košice, Slovakia
Košicehard

Slovakia's second city, with the easternmost Gothic cathedral in Europe.

Photo: Maros M r a z (Maros) / CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Prešov, Slovakia
Prešovhard

A Slovak city with a Gothic cathedral on a long spindle-shaped square.

Photo: Ing.Mgr.Jozef Kotulič / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Bratislava Castle, Slovakia
Bratislava Castlemedium

A white four-towered castle on a hill above the Danube, shaped like an upturned table.

Photo: C.Stadler/Bwag / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Gerlachovský štít, Slovakia
Gerlachovský štítmedium

The highest peak of the Carpathians, 2,655 metres in the High Tatras.

Photo: Midnight Runner / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Devín Castle, Slovakia
Devín Castlehard

A ruined castle on a cliff where the Morava meets the Danube, on the Austrian border.

Photo: Unknown author / CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Kriváň, Slovakia
Kriváňhard

Slovakia's national mountain, a 2,495-metre peak on the 5-cent euro coin.

Photo: Achernar / CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

How to place them

Devín Castle on the west side, Košice on the east, and 320 km of country between. The north-east is the crowded corner: Tatra National Park, Gerlachovský štít and Kriváň, all inside 40 km.

Five of 10 rated hard: Slovakia does not give points away. Relief comes from Bratislava, rated easy. Bratislava Castle is a white four-towered castle on a hill above the Danube, shaped like an upturned table.

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Questions & answers

How many Slovakia photos does the game have?

10. They run from Tatra National Park down to Bratislava Castle, and a round takes five at random.

What is the hardest Slovakia round?

Start with Banská Bystrica, Košice and Prešov; two more share the rating. Hard photos halve in value with each 451 km of miss.

Where is full marks easiest in Slovakia?

Tatra National Park: 60 km of leeway, the most generous circle on this page.

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