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Banská Štiavnica

Over the centuries, the town of Banská Štiavnica was visited by many outstanding engineers and scientists who contributed to its fame. The old medieval mining centre grew into a town with Renaissance palaces, 16th-century churches, elegant squares and castles. The urban centre blends into the surrounding landscape, which contains vital relics of the mining and metallurgical activities of the past.

 

THE CALVARY

A special highlight of Banská Štiavnica is this complex of sacral buildings set in a beautiful scenery near the lovely town that is inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

 

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Uploaded on October 6, 2013
Taken on September 19, 2013