 A hot spring was discovered in 1898 and soon after (1899, 1905) was used for spa purposes.Kováčová is situated in the Zvolen District of the Banská Bystrica Region in central Slovakia.The village is located in the Zvolen Basin, at the foothills of the Kremnické vrchy mountains, 5 km from Zvolen and 18 km from Banská Bystrica.