Nová Baňa

Coordinates: 48°25′28″N 18°38′21″E / 48.42444°N 18.63917°E / 48.42444; 18.63917

Nová Baňa
Town
Town Hall in Nová Baňa
Country	Slovakia
Region	Banská Bystrica
District	Žarnovica
Tourism region	Tekov
River	Hron
Elevation	221 m (725 ft)
Coordinates	48°25′28″N 18°38′21″E / 48.42444°N 18.63917°E / 48.42444; 18.63917
Area	61.25 km2 (23.65 sq mi)
Population	7,334 (2005)
Density	120 / km2 (311 / sq mi)
First mentioned	1337
Mayor	Jan Havran
Timezone	CET (UTC+1)
- summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	96801
Area code	+421-45
Car plate	ZC
Location of Nová Baňa in Slovakia
Location of Nová Baňa in the Banská Bystrica Region
Wikimedia Commons: Nová Baňa
Statistics: MOŠ/MIS
Website: www.novabana.sk

Nová Baňa (German: Königsberg; Hungarian: Újbánya) is a small town in the west of central Slovakia and the largest town of the Žarnovica District, located in the Banská Bystrica Region.

Geography

Nová Baňa lies in right bank of Hron river. Nová Baňa region is surrounded by a ring of volcanic mountains (Štiavnica Mountains on the east, Pohronský Inovec on the south-west and Vtáčnik on the north-west). Seven kilometers from Nová Baňa, close by the village Tekovská Breznica, is the youngest volcano in Central Europe called Putnikov vŕšok.

History

Mining in this area started as early as in the 13th century. In 1337 it was first mentioned under the names Nove Montanie (hence the name Nová Baňa - "new mine") and Seunych. In that year, (probably German) burghers from Kremnica and Pukanec settled here, because gold was discovered in the area. In 1345 Nová Baňa became a "free royal mining town". The mines were closed down in 1887.

Demographics

According to the 2001 census, the town had 7,505 inhabitants. 97.51% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 0.85 Ukrainians and 0.48% Czechs.^[1] The religious makeup was 82.53% Roman Catholics, 11.50% people with no religious affiliation and 1.00% Orthodox.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Municipal Statistics". Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Archived from the original on 2007-11-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20071116010355/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html. Retrieved 2007-12-15. 

External links

• Municipal website