Banska Belá
| Banska Belá | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Banskobystrický kraj | ||
| Okres : | Banská Štiavnica | ||
| Region : | Pohrony | ||
| Area : | 21.08 km² | ||
| Residents : | 1,172 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 56 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 480 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 966 15 | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 45 | ||
| Geographic location : | 48 ° 29 ′ N , 18 ° 56 ′ E | ||
| License plate : | BS | ||
| Kód obce : | 516627 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Branislav Babirád | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Banská Belá 298 96615 Banská Belá |
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| Website: | www.banskabela.ocu.sk | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Banská Belá (until 1927 "Belá"; German Dilln , Hungarian Bélabánya - older also Fejérbánya ) is a municipality in central Slovakia .
The municipality became known for its mining industry and was often united with Banská Štiavnica to the southwest .
history
The place was founded in the 13th century by the town of Banská Štiavnica on the site of several silver mines (first mentioned in 1352). In 1450 he received the privilege of the Royal Free City and in 1453 he was the smallest member of the Heptapolitana (the 7 mining towns of Central Slovakia and Lower Hungary ).
In 1552 and again in 1664, the then city was visited by the Turks and badly affected. With the decline of mining, the town came to Banská Štiavnica in 1788. The revitalization of the mining industry gave it a renewed independence as a city from 1848 to 1873. The place has only existed independently since 1954.
Attractions
- Catholic Church: interesting late Romanesque building, redesigned in Gothic and Renaissance style until 1563; its tower (baroque spire) with a walkway and defensive wall previously served as a fortress
- Mary's Chapel from 1708, redesigned in a classicist style in 1840
- Nepomuk Chapel, rococo building from 1758 with wrought iron work
