Kremnické Bane
| Kremnické Bane | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Banskobystrický kraj | ||
| Okres : | Žiar nad Hronom | ||
| Region : | Pohrony | ||
| Area : | 7.741 km² | ||
| Residents : | 261 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 34 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 784 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 966 35 | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 48 | ||
| Geographic location : | 48 ° 44 ' N , 18 ° 54' E | ||
| License plate : | ZH | ||
| Kód obce : | 516988 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Juraj Vozár | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Kremnické Bane 1 96701 Kremnické Bane |
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| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Kremnické Bane (until 1948 in Slovak "Piargy" - until 1927 "Piarg"; German Johannesberg , Hungarian Jánoshegy - older also Perk or Berg ) is a small community in Kraj Banská Bystrica in central Slovakia .
The municipality is located four kilometers north of the town of Kremnica on a pass between the Pohronie and Turiec regions in the Kremnick Mountains , on the main road 65 between Žiar nad Hronom and Martin .
The place was first mentioned in 1361 as Villa Johannis , belongs to the city of Kremnica and was originally a German village. From 1980 to 1992 it was part of Kremnica.
There are some mining structures in the place (e.g. a historic aqueduct); there is also a small church of St. John (13th century), which is also one of the possible centers of Europe .
In the 2001 census, 88.4% of the 250 inhabitants declared themselves to be Slovaks , 10.40% as Germans and 0.40% as Czechs . The dominant denomination was Roman Catholic with 79.6%.
