Origin of Hron river, second longest river (298kms) of Slovakia.
River introduction:
Hron origins in Horehron basin on the edge of Low Tatras Mts and Spis-Gemer Karst, at foot of
Kralova Hola mountain in altitude approx. 980 metres above sea level.
River flows westwards through towns of Brezno and Banska Bystrica, then turns south-south-west to Zvolen, Ziar nad Hronom, Nova Bana, Zeliezovce, Kamenica nad Hronom.
Two kms after Kamenica, Hron destinates
to Danube river (at its 1716.km), 2.5kms NNE from city of Sturovo in altitude approx. 112 metres above sea level.
Basin of Hron is 5453 square kilometres large, which represents 11% of Slovakia (see the map).
Average flow at destination is about 54 cubic metres per second (1050 is historical max and 7.6 historical minimum).
Hron is not navigable for cargo nor passenger ships, but perfectly for canoes, rafts, kayaks and so on.
Access:
Source is located right next to main road, 3kms eastwards from village of Telgart under the Besnik saddle. It lies in area of National Park Low Tatras (NAPANT).
Parking is available right next to the origin. Shelter with wooden seating and information board is here for visitor's convenience.
Hiking map of area is available
here.
Visit instructions:
Please, see general visit instructions below. Thank you for visiting this nice place!
Pramen rieky Hron, nasej druhej najdlhsej rieky - jej tok dlzky 298 kilometrov preteka len nasim uzemim.
O rieke:
Hron prameni v Horehronskom podoli, na styku s Nizkymi Tatrami a Spissko-gemerskym krasom
na juhovychodnom upati Kralovej Hole v nadmorskej vyske priblizne 980 metrov nad morom.
Tecie zapadnym smerom cez Brezno a Bansku Bystricu, nad Zvolenom sa staca na juh az juhozapad. Preteka cez Ziar nad Hronom, Novu Banu, Zeliezovce
a 2 kilometre pod Kamenicou nad Hronom sa vlieva do Dunaja na jeho 1716. riecnom kilometri v nadmorskej vyske priblizne 112m.
Plocha jeho povodia zabera 5453 stvorcovych kilometrov, co je 11% uzemia Slovenska. Priemerny prietok v usti do Dunaja je 54 kubickych metrov za sekundu (historicke maximum je 1050, minimum 7.6 kubickeho metra).
Nie je splavny pre nakladne, ani osobne lode, zato je vyhladavanym cielom vodakov na kanojkach, raftoch a kajakoch.
Pristup:
Pramen sa nachadza hned pri hlavnej ceste z Telgartu do sedla Besnik a urcite si ho vsimnete po lavej strane cesty.
Dost miesta na parkovanie je priamo pri prameni. K dispozicii navstevnikom je tu pristresok so sedenim a informacna tabula.
Lezi na uzemi NAPANTu, turisticka mapa oblasti je k dispozicii
tu.
Podmienky navstevy:
1. Opis svoju cestu a navstevu pramena.
2. Uved datum svojej navstevy.
3. Aspon jedna fotka pramena je nevyhnutna (nemusite na nej byt vy, ani GPS, staci pramen).
Dakujem za navstevu tohto pekneho miesta!