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Template:Infobox Slovak town Kremnica (German: Kremnitz, Hungarian: Körmöcbánya) is a town in central Slovakia. It has some 5,800 inhabitants. Kremnica is the site of the oldest still-working mint in the world.

History

Kremnica (also called "Golden Kremnica") was among the major mining towns of the world during the Middle Ages and Modern Times period. A mining settlement extracted abundant deposits of gold at least since the 13th century (in reality probably much earlier). The first written reference to the town dates back to 1328, when it was granted the royal town privileges by Charles I of Hungary. The town's mint is known to have existed already at that time. Since 1335 it coined golden "Kremnica ducats", which were used as international means of payment for their constantly high purity of gold. The mint was the most important and later the only mint in the Kingdom of Hungary, in Czechoslovakia and in Slovakia.

The castle built from the 13th till the 15th century towers over the town. The sites of interests also include the Museum of Coins and Medals, the Museum of Skiing and a historical central square with a monumental Baroque plague column. The Gothic Church of St. Catherine hosts the popular European Organ Festival. A 20-km long aqueduct, built in the 15th century, is still working, supplying three hydroelectric power plants (one of them located 245 m below the ground). Forested mountains around the town offer plenty of hiking and cross-country skiing trails.

The geographical center of Europe is claimed to be in the nearby village of Krahule.

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  • Winter panorama Winter panorama
  • Kremnica Town Castle Kremnica Town Castle
  • Kremnica summer Kremnica summer
  • Kremnica castle Kremnica castle
  • Kremnica Kremnica


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