Banská Štiavnica
Banská Štiavnica | |
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Trinity Square (Námestie svätej Trojice)
in Banská Štiavnica | |
Location of Banská Štiavnica in the Banská Bystrica Region Location of Banská Štiavnica in Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 48°27′29″N 18°53′47″E / 48.45806°N 18.89639°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Banská Bystrica Region |
| District | Banská Štiavnica District |
| First mentioned | 1156 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nadežda Babiaková |
| Area | |
• Total | 46.74 km2 (18.05 sq mi) |
| (2022) | |
| Elevation | 621 m (2,037 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 9,426 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
| Population by ethnicity (2011) | |
| • Slovak | 86.5% |
| • Roma | 0.5% |
| • Czech | 0.4% |
| • Hungarian | 0.4% |
| • Other | 0.2% |
| • Unreported | 12% |
| Population by religion (2011) | |
| • Roman Catholic | 55% |
| • Lutheran | 6.7% |
| • Greek Catholic | 0.4% |
| • Jehovah's Witness | 0.3% |
| • Adventist | 0.3% |
| • Other | 2.3% |
| • Non-religious | 19.4% |
| • Unreported | 15.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 969 01 |
| Area code | +421 45 |
| Car plate | BS |
| Website | www.banskastiavnica.sk |
| Official name | Historic Town of Banská Štiavnica and the Technical Monuments in its Vicinity |
| Criteria | iv, v |
| Reference | 618 |
| Inscription | 1993 (17th Session) |
Banská Štiavnica (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈbanskaː ˈʂcɪɐʋɲitsa] ⓘ; 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 the Štiavnica Mountains. Banská Štiavnica has a population of less 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.