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Banská Štiavnica

Banská Štiavnica combines a steep, historic town centre with a mining landscape shaped by galleries, reservoirs and canals. Exploring the town alongside part of its water system helps explain how water sustained mining here.

Historic houses on the steep streets of Banská Štiavnica.
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What makes it special

  • Walk through the historic centre and its buildings linked to mining.
  • Choose between the Glanzenberg gallery and the open-air mining museum to learn about underground workings and miners’ work.
  • Visit a tajch such as Klinger to see how reservoirs fitted into the historic water system.
Historic tajchy reservoir in woodland near Banská Štiavnica.
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Outdoor installations at the Slovak Mining Museum in Banská Štiavnica.
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Banská Štiavnica

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Steep historic centre of Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia.

Banská Štiavnica through its tajchy and mining galleries

A two-day escape to understand Banská Štiavnica through its steep historic centre, visitable mines and historic reservoirs that once powered its economy.

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Historic houses on the steep streets of Banská Štiavnica.

Banská Štiavnica and the tajchy in two days of mining heritage

In Banská Štiavnica, steep streets, underground galleries and historic reservoirs form a single landscape. This plan helps you decide what to see, how to get around and what to check before travelling.

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Profile updated: 30/09/2026