Staré Hory Hills - Slovakia
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This mountain countryside complex of Staré Hory Hills is situated in Central Slovakia, in Žilina and Banská Bystrica Regions, in Ružomberok and Banská Bystrica districts.
This complex belongs to Fatra-Tatra Area, which forms a part of Internal West Carpathian Mountains.
Extent:
179 square kilometres
The highest hill:
Kozí chrbát - 1330 metres above sea level
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SK, Banskobystrický kraj – Significant Mining Region II
Published: 4.4.2021
After a week we will return to the Banská Bystrica region. In the following lines, we will please all cycling enthusiasts, as well as history and monuments. Gradually we will go to Pustý hrad, to the village of Špania Dolina and by bike we will get to the secrets.
SK, Region of Banská Bystrica – Significant Mining Region I
Published: 28.3.2021
This time we will take you to the south of central Slovakia, where it covers the largest area of all regions. We will talk about the Banská Bystrica region, whose history as well as monuments are closely connected with the mining past.
SK, Banská Bystrica – Slovakian Map Museum
Published: 6.9.2020
Enter the secrets of creating and creating maps in the Slovak Museum of Maps, which you can visit not only in person, but also through a virtual tour.
SK: Marian Columns – Witnesses of Victories Over Epidemics VII
Published: 9.8.2020
After a week we will finish our trip to the plague columns. We will talk about the fate of it in Banská Bystrica and we will remember the doctor Karel Otto Moller.
SK: Marian Columns – Stone Witnesses of Victories Over Epidemics VI
Published: 2.8.2020
In the heart of Banská Bystrica, right on the square in front of the leaning clock tower, rises the Marian column. "We will meet at Mary's," many hearers say. At the same time, does he have any idea of its history, why was it built and subsequently had to leave its place in the 1960s?
SK, Banská Bystrica: Open Air Museum of Military Vehicles and the SNP Museum – VIDEO
Published: 9.6.2020
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II. Many monuments, museums and open-air museums of military technology have been built over the past decade to commemorate this dark event in our history. They want to remind us not only of the destruction and casualties caused by the war, but also of the victory.
SK, Špania Dolina – Winter Walk in the Area
Published: 15.3.2020
We haven't taken you to mountains in Slovakia for a long time now, so we'll fix it today. We will visit one of the mining gems of Slovakia, which is Špania Dolina. It lies less than 11 kilometers from Banská Bystrica in the arms of the Starohorské Hills.
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