Banská Štiavnica – UNESCO
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".
We are here
Address
969 24 Banská Štiavnica
GPS
48.4580926, 18.8988414
Worth a visit in the area
We pay attention to only a few interesting places in the surrounding area, which you could visit.
Cycling routes
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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