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(Redirected from Hegybánya) Municipality in Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
Štiavnické Bane Hegybánya
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Coordinates: 48°26′N 18°52′E / 48.44°N 18.87°E / 48.44; 18.87
Country Slovakia
Region Banská Bystrica Region
DistrictBanská Štiavnica District
First mentioned1559
Area
 • Total10.16 km (3.92 sq mi)
Elevation670 m (2,200 ft)
Population
 • Total824
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code969 81
Area code+421 45
Car plateBS
Websitewww.obecstiavnickebane.sk

Štiavnické Bane (Hungarian: Hegybánya) is a village in the Banská Štiavnica District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.

Name

First, in 1352 it was recorded as Sygluspergh, then in 1388 as Pergh, in 1457 as Sigelsperg, in 1559 as Pergh, later as Szélakna, Windschacht and then until 1891 as Pjerg, after Hegybánya. Slovaks used Piarg until 1948, after Štiavnické Bane. Recently, Germans use the form Siegelsberg, while Hungarians use Hegybánya.

Famous people

Štiavnické Bane was the birthplace of the 18th century astronomer Maximilian Hell and the World War II fascist politician Vojtech Tuka, who was hanged by Czechoslovakia for his wartime crimes.

References

  1. "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  2. ^ "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.

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