Location: Banska Stiavnica
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Banská Štiavnica (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈbanskaː ˈʃciawɲitsa] ( listen); German: Schemnitz; Hungarian: Selmecbánya (Selmec), pronounced [ˈʃɛlmɛd͡zbaːɲɒ]) is a town in central Slovakia, in the middle of an immense caldera created by the collapse of an ancient volcano. For its size, the caldera is known as Štiavnica Mountains. Banská Štiavnica has a population of more than 10,000. It is a completely preserved medieval town. Because of their historical value, the town and its surroundings were proclaimed by the UNESCO to be a World Heritage Site on December 11, 1993.
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1. Schemnitz Gallery
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4.5 based on 3 reviews
2. Trojan pillar
3. Ruzova street
4. The Soul of the Seventh-day Virgin Mary under the Cross
5. The Holy Trinity Square
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4.0 based on 100 reviews
The main town square was formed at the beginning of the 16th century and today it is the core of the town. The Town Hall and the St. Catherine church, rich burgers palaces on the square sides and the plague column with of the Holy Trinity statuary form one of the city´s architectural highlights.
Reviewed By RolandNavratil - Trnava, Slovakia
Beautiful centrum of the town. Especially when good weather, just to sit and relax. You can continue up the street and you will appear in the forest and in 15min by beautiful blue water lake Velka Vodarenska.
6. Piargska Gate
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4.0 based on 8 reviews
A Renaissance one-storey building from the 18th century. It was built in 1554 as a part of the rampart system. This was built by connecting of external walls of individual houses. The main roads were closed with five gates. The Piargska gate was the only one of them preserved.
7. Rubigallovsky house
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4.0 based on 1 reviews
8. City Hall
9. Fritz house
10. Klopacka
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4.0 based on 9 reviews
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