Kremenec hill with an altitude of 1,221 meters above sea level is a part of Bukovec Mountains and Poloniny National Park. The highest peak of Bukovec Mountains is also the easternmost point of Slovakia: the sun rises in Kremenec 30 minutes earlier than in the capital city Bratislava.

Since 2007, the most important Carpathian forest, Stužica, in which Kremenec is located, has also been entered on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Kremenec. Foto: Jano Štovka...

An ideal place to enjoy Poloniny

On the main ridge of Kremenec is located the second highest peak of Poloniny - Kamenná lúka, from which there is a beautiful view of Veľká Rawka.

Until the 19th century, the nearby Čierťaž hill was the meeting place of the three counties - Zemplín, Už and Galicia. The saddle Sedlo pod Čierťažou (Saddle under Čierťaž) is the place where the oldest hunting lodge in Poloniny once stood. Now, it offers a beautiful view of the Velký Bukovec ridge.

Kremenec. Foto: Jano Štovka...

Slovakia, Poland, Ukraine viewed from the top

At the highest point of Kremenec in Slovakia, at an altitude of 1,207.7 meters above sea level, is a granite border column marking the border of Slovakia, Poland and Ukraine. Near the top, visitors can refresh themselves with excellent drinking water from a forest well.

From the top you can continue along the ridge and the Slovak-Polish border to the rock Riaba skala (Riaba rock). The very top of Kremenec (the highest point with an altitude of 1,221.0 meters above sea level) is located outside Slovakia, about 150 meters east of our border.

The easiest ascent to Kremenec is from the village of Nová Sedlica following the red tourist mark.

 

Titulná foto: Jano Štovka (MQEP)

 

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