German name: Schemnitz

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German name: Schemnitz is the historical German designation for the Slovak mining town of Banská Štiavnica, renowned for its rich mining heritage and well-preserved medieval architecture.

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German name: Schemnitz canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German exonym
historical place name
associatedWithIndustry mining
associatedWithResource gold
other non-ferrous metals
silver
countryDuringMostOfHistory Kingdom of Hungary
countryToday Slovakia
GermanNameFor Banská Štiavnica
hasAlternativeName Banská Štiavnica
Selmecbánya
hasAlternativeNameLanguage Hungarian: Selmecbánya
linked to: Selmecbánya

Slovak: Banská Štiavnica
hasCulturalHeritage Central European mining traditions
hasHeritageType mining town
hasLanguageForm German
hasNotableInstitution Mining Academy of Schemnitz
hasPreservedFeatures fortifications
historic mining infrastructure
old town center
hasTopographicContext Štiavnica Mountains
hasUrbanCharacter historic mining town core
historicallyImportantFor European mining industry
metallurgy
historicalPeakPeriod 18th century
knownFor Baroque architecture
Renaissance architecture
gold mining
medieval architecture
rich mining heritage
silver mining
locatedIn Banská Bystrica Region
Banská Štiavnica District
Slovakia
locatedInHistoricalRegion Kingdom of Hungary
MiningAcademyFoundedIn 18th century
MiningAcademySignificance one of the first higher education institutions for mining and metallurgy in the world
partOf historic mining region of central Slovakia
refersTo Banská Štiavnica
region Central Europe
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteriaOfTownItNames ii
iv
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatusOfTownItNames World Heritage Site
UNESCOWorldHeritageTownInscriptionYear 1993
UNESCOWorldHeritageTownOfficialName Historic Town of Banská Štiavnica and the Technical Monuments in its Vicinity
usedByCommunity Carpathian Germans
German-speaking miners
usedInHistoricalDocuments German-language sources about Banská Štiavnica

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Banská Štiavnica languageVariant German name: Schemnitz