Štiavnické Bane () is a

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

in the

Banská Štiavnica District Banská Štiavnica District (; ) is a district in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the ea ...

, in the

Banská Bystrica Region The Banská Bystrica Region (, ; , ) is one of the eight regions of Slovakia. It is the largest of the eight regions by area, and has a lower population density than any other region. The Banská Bystrica Region was established in 1923; its bord ...

Slovakia Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's m ...

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 Maximilian Hell () (born Rudolf Maximilian Höll; May 15, 1720 – April 14, 1792) was an astronomer and an ordained Jesuit priest from the Kingdom of Hungary. The lunar crater Hell is named after him. Biography Born as Rudolf Maximilian Höl ...

and the

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

fascist politician

Vojtech Tuka Vojtech Lázar "Béla" Tuka (4 July 1880 – 20 August 1946) was a Slovak politician who served as prime minister and minister of Foreign Affairs of the First Slovak Republic between 1939 and 1945. Tuka was one of the main forces behind the depor ...

, who was hanged by Czechoslovakia for his wartime crimes.

References

External links

*http://www.obecstiavnickebane.sk Villages and municipalities in Banská Štiavnica District {{BanskáBystrica-geo-stub