Mining cities in Slovakia

History of mining in Slovakia Middle Age was the best period of gold and silver mining in Slovakia with two major areas:  Central Slovakia – towns Banská Štiavnica, Banská Bystrica and Kremnica (till 18th century)  Eastern Slovakia – area of Spiš, Gemer, Šariš and Zemplín (till 17th century) The growth of mining was supported by Germans who brought know-how

Banská Štiavnica  Mining from 13th century  Primarily mining of silver and gold (best y ear was 1690 with 29 tons of silver and 605 kg of gold)  Mining college university opened in 1762 (first technical university in the world)  Today Banská Štiavnica belongs to UNESCO cultural heritage

Banská Bystrica  Copper mining in Špania Dolina near Banská Bystrica from 15th century  One of the largest copper-mining sites of Medieval Ages in Europe

Kremnica  Mining from 10 th century  Largest gold mining area of Hungarian empire in 14 th century  Coin striking production from 14 th century till today  Florens – golden coins from Kremnica were used in whole Europe