Banská Štiavnica is a historic free royal mining town in central Slovakia with a significant multicultural past. It is known for metal mining (especially silver), important mining legislation, self-government and academic tradition. The town has been a town monument reserve since 1950 and at the same time the center of the protected landscape area Štiavnické vrchy declared on September 22, 1979 on an area of 77,630 ha. On December 11, 1993, it was inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage List as the "historic town of Banská Štiavnica and the technical monuments of its surroundings".
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The complex of rock dwellings carved into tuff, located a few kilometers east of Levíce in the village of BRHLOVCE, is unique in the whole territory of Slovakia. The origin of unique rock dwellings in Slovakia is not clear. Some authors associate them with the possibility of hiding from the Turks in the 16th century, others link their origins to economic activity - extinct vineyards. Rock dwellings that can…
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The exceptional Horšianska valley, cut into the Ipeľ Hills, is a state nature reserve with forest-steppe vegetation with a rich representation of insects, rare species of birds and reptiles, especially lizards. Its area is 313.38 ha. It is located in the cadastral areas of Levice / Horša /, Krškany, Žemberovce, Bátovce and Drženice. The area gives the impression of extremely interesting geological layout and location with a deep aesthetic impression...
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This memorial place is located 4 km from the town of Levice (direction Mýtne Ludany) on the hill Vápnik (274 m above sea level), where in the past was the observatory of Marshal Malinovsky, Commander II. Ukrainian front, which led from this place military operations in the southern Pohronie from December 20 to March 25, 1945. There is a concrete monument with a lookout tower.
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Pohronská cycle route, Levice - Horšianska dolina
Farm market
Farm markets in Bátovce and Kalná nad Hronom
Museum
Museum of Tekov in Levice, exposition of Pukanec history
Wine
Wine route of Tekov
Water
Summer thermal swimming pool Margita-Ilona, hot thermal swimming pools in Podhájska and fun rafting on Hron
Interesting facts
Vápnik lookout tower, Horšianska dolina, rock dwellings in Brhlovce, historical town Banská Štiavnica
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