German name: Schemnitz

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German name: Schemnitz is the historical German designation for the Slovak mining town of Banská Štiavnica, renowned for its rich mining heritage and well-preserved medieval architecture.

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instanceOf German exonym
historical place name
associatedWithIndustry mining
associatedWithResource gold
other non-ferrous metals
silver
countryDuringMostOfHistory Kingdom of Hungary NERFINISHED
countryToday Slovakia NERFINISHED
GermanNameFor Banská Štiavnica NERFINISHED
hasAlternativeName Banská Štiavnica NERFINISHED
Selmecbánya NERFINISHED
hasAlternativeNameLanguage Hungarian: Selmecbánya NERFINISHED
Slovak: Banská Štiavnica
hasCulturalHeritage Central European mining traditions
hasHeritageType mining town
hasLanguageForm German
hasNotableInstitution Mining Academy of Schemnitz NERFINISHED
hasPreservedFeatures fortifications
historic mining infrastructure
old town center
hasTopographicContext Štiavnica Mountains NERFINISHED
hasUrbanCharacter historic mining town core
historicallyImportantFor European mining industry
metallurgy
historicalPeakPeriod 18th century
knownFor Baroque architecture
Renaissance architecture
gold mining
medieval architecture
rich mining heritage
silver mining
locatedIn Banská Bystrica Region NERFINISHED
Banská Štiavnica District NERFINISHED
Slovakia NERFINISHED
locatedInHistoricalRegion Kingdom of Hungary NERFINISHED
MiningAcademyFoundedIn 18th century
MiningAcademySignificance one of the first higher education institutions for mining and metallurgy in the world
partOf historic mining region of central Slovakia
refersTo Banská Štiavnica NERFINISHED
region Central Europe
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteriaOfTownItNames ii
iv
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatusOfTownItNames World Heritage Site
UNESCOWorldHeritageTownInscriptionYear 1993
UNESCOWorldHeritageTownOfficialName Historic Town of Banská Štiavnica and the Technical Monuments in its Vicinity NERFINISHED
usedByCommunity Carpathian Germans NERFINISHED
German-speaking miners
usedInHistoricalDocuments German-language sources about Banská Štiavnica

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Banská Štiavnica (historic mining town) languageVariant German name: Schemnitz
subject surface form: Banská Štiavnica