Is Brezno safe? Slovakia travel risk
Is Brezno safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Brezno scores 24/100 on our travel risk index (Low). The US State Department rates Slovakia Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 12 Feb 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Brezno scores 24/100 (Low). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Slovakia (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Brezno: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (27/100) and natural hazards (36/100).
A score of 24 is higher than the scores of 12% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Slovakia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Charted at coordinates 48.8036° N, 19.6381° E in Banská Bystrica, Brezno maintains a regional distance of 200.0 km WSW to Bratislava.
Banská Bystrica
48.8036° N, 19.6381° E
492 m
Europe/Bratislava
19,790
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Slovakia
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Brezno happened in July (3 of 8 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Slovakia travel advice & laws.
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