Baníkov ( pl, Banówka) is a
mountain in the
Western Tatras mountain range,
Slovakia. It reaches a height of 2,178 meters.
The name of the mountain refers to
iron ore
Iron ores are rocks and minerals from which metallic iron can be economically extracted. The ores are usually rich in iron oxides and vary in color from dark grey, bright yellow, or deep purple to rusty red. The iron is usually found in the fo ...
mining activities from the 18th century. There were attempts to find iron ore under the mountain slopes but ended with no success.
[Józef Nyka: ''Tatry słowackie. Przewodnik''. Wyd. II. Latchorzew: Wyd. Trawers, 1998. .] ''Baník'' means 'miner' in Slovak.
References
Western Tatras
Mountains of Slovakia
Mountains of the Western Carpathians
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