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| Kremnica (also called "Golden Kremnica") was among the major mining towns of the world during the ] and ] period. | Kremnica (also called "Golden Kremnica") was among the major mining towns of the world during the ] and ] period. | ||
| The future town was a mining settlement at least since the 13th century (in reality however probably much |
The future town was a mining settlement at least since the 13th century (in reality however probably much earlier). The main extracted material was ]. The first written reference to the town dates back to ], when it was granted ] status. The town's mint is known to have existed already at that time. Since 1335 it coined golden "Kremnica ]s", which were used as international means of payment for their high content of gold. The mint was the most important and later the only mint in the Kingdom of Hungary, in Czechoslovakia and in Slovakia. | ||
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Kremnica (German: Kremnitz, Hungarian: Körmöcbánya) is a town in central Slovakia. It has some 5.800 inhabitants. Site of the oldest still working mint in the world.
Kremnica (also called "Golden Kremnica") was among the major mining towns of the world during the Middle Ages and Modern Times period.
The future town was a mining settlement at least since the 13th century (in reality however probably much earlier). The main extracted material was gold. The first written reference to the town dates back to 1328, when it was granted town status. 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 high content of gold. The mint was the most important and later the only mint in the Kingdom of Hungary, in Czechoslovakia and in Slovakia.
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