Slovakia Solo Female Travel Safety Tips and Advice

On this page you will find first-hand, unbiased, and real safety tips, advice and reviews from women traveling solo, submitted directly from their personal experiences in the country.

Their opinions are unfiltered and submitted independently as part of the Solo Female Travel Safety Index, a ranking of 210 countries and regions based on how safe they are for women traveling solo.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers.

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Slovakia Country data

We have compiled a few data points below that can help you better understand Slovakia and have more context when thinking about travel safety.

Official country name: Slovak Republic.

Etymology: The name may derive from the medieval Latin word "Slavus" (Slav), which had the local form "Sloven", used since the 13th century to refer to the territory of Slovakia and its inhabitants.

Capital: Bratislava.

Independence / foundation: After the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire at the close of World War I, the Slovaks joined the Czechs to form Czechoslovakia.

On 1 January 1993, Czechoslovakia underwent a nonviolent "velvet divorce" into its two national components, Slovakia and the Czech Republic.

Population: 5 million.

Currency: Euro (EUR)
1 USD = 0.91 - 0.93

Time zone: UTC+1

Languages spoken: Slovak (official) 82%, Hungarian 8%, Roma 2, other 2%, unspecified 6%.

Religions: Roman Catholic 56%, Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession 5%, Greek Catholic 4%, Reformed Christian 2%, other 3%, none 24%, unspecified 6%.

Climate: Temperate climate with cool summers and cold, cloudy and humid winters.

Real GDP (ppp – purchasing power parity): $180 billion.

Real GDP per capita (ppp): $33,200.

Main airports: Bratislava's M R Štefánik Airport.

World heritage sites in Slovakia

There are over 1,100 world heritage sites spread across more than 165 countries. New ones are added every year, and some may be removed from the list for various reasons.

Number of UNESCO listed sites: 8.

Top world heritage sites:

- Bardejov Town Conservation Reserve.
- Historic Town of Banská Štiavnica and the Technical Monuments in its Vicinity.
- Vlkolínec.
- Levoča, Spišský Hrad and the Associated Cultural Monuments.
- Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst.
- Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe.
- Wooden Churches of the Slovak part of the Carpathian Mountain Area.
- Frontiers of the Roman Empire – The Danube Limes.

Interesting facts about Slovakia

- There's a unique active geyser in Slovakia that spouts water to a height of 15 meters. It erupts every one and a half days and can be found in Herľany.

- Bratislava is the only capital in the world that borders two countries: Austria and Hungary.

- Slovakia is home to the world’s tallest cave column. The Krasnohorska Cave is a unique karst formation, with a giant column reaching 34 meters high.

- Andy Warhol was born in Pittsburg, but his parents came from Medzilaborce, a small town in Slovakia. Nowadays, the country houses the second-largest collection of his works in the world.

- All EU citizens who are in full-time education can travel on Slovakia’s train network for free.

Further reading: N/A.

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About the Solo Female Travel Safety Index

Safety matters to solo female travelers, you told us so in our annual Solo Female Travel Survey, where year after year, women prove that this is their most important concern when traveling solo.

We wanted to do something about it, so we built these country-specific pages where you can find reviews and scores for 7 key variables affecting the safety of women traveling solo.

How to use the Safety Index

On this page, you will find the country score and the personal opinions on safety of other women traveling solo.

You can sort the comments by:

• The level of experience traveling solo of the reviewer (beginner = <5 trips solo, Intermediate = 5 to 10 trips solo, Experienced = >10 trips solo).
• The age of the traveler.
• Whether they are a visitor or local.
• The date they were posted.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers. 

Thus, the lower the score, the safer the country.

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