Štiavnické Bane

Village in Slovakia

Štiavnické Bane

Village

Štiavnické Bane in 1906

Štiavnické Bane

Location of Štiavnické Bane in the Banská Bystrica Region

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Štiavnické Bane

Štiavnické Bane (Slovakia)

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Coordinates: 48°26′21″N 18°52′12″E﻿ / ﻿48.43917°N 18.87000°E﻿ / 48.43917; 18.87000
Country|  Slovakia
Region| Banská Bystrica
District| Banská Štiavnica
First mentioned| 1352
Area

• Total| 10.15[2] km2 (3.92[2] sq mi)
Elevation

| 670[3] m (2,200[3] ft)
Population

(2021)

• Total| 816[1]
Population by ethnicity (2011)

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• Slovak| 93.2%
• Czech| 0.3%
• Hungarian| 0.1%
• Other| 0.1%
• Unreported| 6.3%
Population by religion (2011)

[6]

• Roman Catholic| 75.1%
• Lutheran| 2.8%
• Jehovah's Witness| 0.5%
• Other| 0.4%
• Non-religious| 12.6%
• Unreported| 8.6%
Postal code|

969 81[3]

Area code| +421 45[3]
Car plate| BS
Website| www.stiavnickebane.ocu.sk

Štiavnické Bane (Hungarian: Hegybánya) is a village in the Banská Štiavnica District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.

## Name

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First, in 1352 it was recorded as Sygluspergh, then in 1388 as Pergh, in 1457 as Sigelsperg, in 1559 as Pergh, later as Szélakna, Windschacht and then until 1891 as Pjerg, after Hegybánya. Slovaks used Piarg until 1948, after Štiavnické Bane. Recently, Germans use the form Siegelsberg, while Hungarians use Hegybánya.

## Famous people

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Štiavnické Bane was the birthplace of the 18th century astronomer Maximilian Hell and the World War II fascist politician Vojtech Tuka, who was hanged by Czechoslovakia for his wartime crimes.

## References

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1. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
2. ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
3. ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
4. ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
5. ^ SODB - Štiavnické Bane, 2011
6. ^ SODB - Štiavnické Bane, 2011

## External links

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* http://www.obecstiavnickebane.sk

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Municipalities of Banská Štiavnica District

* Banská Štiavnica

* Baďan
* Banská Belá
* Banský Studenec
* Beluj
* Dekýš
* Ilija
* Kozelník
* Močiar
* Počúvadlo
* Podhorie
* Prenčov
* Svätý Anton
* Štiavnické Bane
* Vysoká

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