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Historic Town of Banská Štiavnica

and the Technical Monuments in its Vicinity

Banská Štiavnica lies amid the forests of the Štiavnické vrchy Mts. brought life back to the town and they are the organisers of
and is included in the List of the World Cultural Heritage of UNESCO. “Salamander Days” every September with attractive cultural
and artistic events including the night march through
The former mining town Banská Štiavnica (population 10,500) the town. The symbol of the event is the spotted
has slowly acquired a reconstructed look. Banská Štiavnica today little lizard, which, as local legend says, showed the
is given special attention and it has become the main Slovak miners the place where the deposits of silver and
centre of the environmental research and schooling. Students gold ore were.