Banská Štiavnica
Also known as Historic Town of Banská Štiavnica and the Technical Monuments in its Vicinity, historical town of Banska Stiavnica and the technical monuments in its vicinity
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iv), (v).
Region
Europe and North America
Slovakia
Inscribed
1993
Area
20,632 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Banská Štiavnica is about 35 km south-west of Banská Bystrica. The nearest other World Heritage site is Vlkolínec, about 70 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Zvolen · about 45,000 peopleabout 20 km north-east
- Banská Bystrica · about 82,000 peopleabout 35 km north-east
- Vác · about 35,000 peopleabout 80 km south
- Salgótarján · about 40,000 peopleabout 80 km south-east
- Žilina · about 88,000 peopleabout 85 km north
- Trnava · about 70,000 peopleabout 95 km west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
SlovakiaCultural70 km away
HungaryCultural73 km away
SlovakiaCultural109 km away
HungaryCultural110 km away
Hungary, SlovakiaNatural118 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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