Krompachy: SKI Plejsy, Trails and Culture

The SKI Plejsy ski resort has nine slopes of varying difficulty levels. Hills, valleys, forests and meadows shape the landscape around Krompachy.

Other destinations: Jamnik, Rudnany, Spišské Vlachy, Matejovce Nad Hornádom, Mlynky and Hnilec.

Winter and Trails

From Krompachy railway station, a one-hour hike follows blue- and yellow-marked trails to Plejsy. A three-hour, blue-marked route leads from Krompachy via Galmus to Poráč. Krompachy’s hiking trail network is signposted with trail markers, directions and indications of walking times.

A green-marked cycle route also passes through Krompachy. The Turistický prechod Krompašskými vrchmi is a long-standing hiking event and reached its 50th edition. The Nočný pochod Krompachy–Prešov is a recurring night hiking event; 130 hikers set out from Krompachy for its 52nd edition.

Culture and History

The present-day Roman Catholic Church of St. John the Apostle and Evangelist was built in 1774 on the site of an older church. In the Roman Catholic church building, a memorial room dedicated to Mikuláš Šprinc and other notable people born in Krompachy was opened in 2004.

The Evangelical church in Krompachy was built from 1789 to 1791 on what is now Mikuláša Šprinca Street; a mining emblem is located above its entrance. The Baroque curia of Krompachy was built in the second third of the 18th century and remodeled by the Gundelfinger family in 1797. The Chapel of St. John of Nepomuk was built in memory of the founding of the Diocese of Rožňava, whose patron saint is St. John of Nepomuk.

Krompachy is part of the signposted Gothic Route. The monument to the victims of the Krompachy Uprising in Krompachy was unveiled in 1971 on the 50th anniversary of the event and is listed under number 1598/3 in the Central Register of the Slovak Monument Fund. The Holocaust memorial stands on the site where the Jewish synagogue once stood.

Every year, Krompachy commemorates the Krompachy Uprising and its six victims at the town cemetery and on Družstevná Street, the site of the bloody events. The Stará Maša ironworks included a reconstructed original blast furnace, a new machine hall and a forge with a cupola furnace, which produced around 1,900 tonnes of pig iron annually. The first hydroelectric power plant in eastern Slovakia was built in 1889 on the canal of the Hornád River; according to local accounts, it is still in operation today.

Events and Cuisine

The dance festival in Krompachy has a long tradition and reached its 18th edition in 2026. Pankuškové fašiangy is a traditional carnival event organized by the town of Krompachy. Pankuškové fašiangy included competitions for eating Pankušky and sausages quickly.

For Pankuškové fašiangy 2026, a tasting of traditional dishes from the Spiš region was announced, including Pankušky, Grajzupa, bean soup, peasant soup, cabbage soup, tripe soup, Liwanzen, apples in dressing gowns, sausages and lángos.

To the broader travel overview: Spišská Nová Ves District.