{"id":7796,"date":"2026-11-05T12:30:19","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T11:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/?post_type=prirodne-krasy&#038;p=7796"},"modified":"2026-11-05T12:30:20","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T11:30:20","slug":"tajch-pavlovce","status":"publish","type":"prirodne-krasy","link":"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/en\/prirodne-krasy\/tajch-pavlovce\/","title":{"rendered":"Pavlovce Reservoir"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Reservoir<\/strong> It is a popular destination for day trips in the woods, approximately 1.5 km south-west of the village of Pavlovce, at the foot of <a href=\"https:\/\/slanskevrchy.com\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"slanskevrchy.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Slansk\u00e9 hills<\/a>. It is situated in the valley of the Stravn\u00fd stream and features a mineral spring, a forest nature trail, an open-air forestry museum and a protected natural feature. It is ideal for family outings, school trips and short walks all year round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tajch Mineral Spring<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The heart of the area is the Pavlovsk\u00fd mineral spring, known as Tajch. It rises at the bottom of the Stravn\u00fd stream valley; its springhead was once excavated and lined with brickwork, and was later converted into a concrete ring chamber fitted with a pump. The forest nature trail of the same name also begins at the spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tajch Forest Nature Trail<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The nature trail, which opened in 2008 and is managed by the state-owned enterprise Lesy SR, provides an insight into the work of foresters, life in the forest and the natural environment of the Slansk\u00e9 vrchy hills. It consists of two circuits, which largely overlap:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Short (children\u2019s) circuit<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 length 2.5 km, elevation gain 85 m, duration approximately 1.5 hours, 11 stops. It runs from Tajch through the Predn\u00e1 va\u013ea area and back to the spring.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Grand Tour<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 length 6 km, elevation gain 205 m, duration approximately 2.5 hours, 22 stops. It continues to the monument to the Theresian Forest Regulations, with a turn-off to Krkav\u010dia skala, and returns to Tajch via Pust\u00e9 pole.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Along the trails there are rest areas with gazebos, three wells, demonstrations of gravity-fed timber hauling, a charcoal kiln, a rock exhibition and wooden sculptures. Information panels cover topics such as forest management, wildlife, birds, wetlands and geology. <a href=\"https:\/\/slanskevrchy.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Slansk\u00e9 hills<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Open-Air Forestry Museum<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The forestry museum, situated on the site of the former Diely forest nursery, lies on the section where both circuits meet. It showcases the work of foresters, hunting and cynology, as well as the local flora and fauna. Visitors will find a period forester\u2019s office, a herbarium, seed collections and historical forestry tools, including a chainsaw from the 1950s weighing 50 kg, which required two men to operate. There are seed orchards in the surrounding area to preserve the genetic diversity of tree species. Of particular interest is the mountain elm seed orchard, from which 50 saplings originating from \u0160imonka were sent to the grounds of the royal residence at Highgrove in England at the request of Prince Charles, later King Charles III.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Stravn\u00fd Stream Gorge Natural Monument<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both routes of the nature trail run alongside the Z\u00e1rez Stravn\u00e9ho potoka natural monument, which has been a protected site since 1994. Here, the stream has carved out a gorge with rock faces up to 15 metres high, and over a short stretch it flows through rapids and cascades. The area forms part of a Special Protection Area for birds <a href=\"https:\/\/slanskevrchy.com\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"slanskevrchy.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Slansk\u00e9 vrchy<\/a> as part of the Natura 2000 network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Access<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can reach Tajch from Pavlovce, starting from the bus turning circle and following the yellow hiking signs in a south-westerly direction. The route is approximately 1.5 km long, with an elevation gain of around 75 metres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: OOCR R\u0160<br>Source of photographs: OOCR R\u0160<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":7798,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"kategoria-poi":[],"lokalita":[],"sezona-poi":[],"trvanie-vyletu":[],"class_list":["post-7796","prirodne-krasy","type-prirodne-krasy","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/prirodne-krasy\/7796","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/prirodne-krasy"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/prirodne-krasy"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7798"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7796"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kategoria-poi","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kategoria-poi?post=7796"},{"taxonomy":"lokalita","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lokalita?post=7796"},{"taxonomy":"sezona-poi","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sezona-poi?post=7796"},{"taxonomy":"trvanie-vyletu","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/trvanie-vyletu?post=7796"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}