Historic Town of Banská Štiavnica and the Technical Monuments in its Vicinity
Slovakia
Date of Inscription: 1993
Criteria: (iv)(v) Property : 20632.0000 ha Buffer zone: 62128.0000 ha Town and District of Banská Štiavnica, Region of Banská Bystrica N48 27 39.996 E18 53 60 Ref: 618rev |
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Brief Description
Over the centuries, the town of Banská Štiavnica was visited by many outstanding engineers and scientists who contributed to its fame. The old medieval mining centre grew into a town with Renaissance palaces, 16th-century churches, elegant squares and castles. The urban centre blends into the surrounding landscape, which contains vital relics of the mining and metallurgical activities of the past.
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