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The text related to the cultural heritage 'Historic Town of Banská Štiavnica and the Technical Monuments in its Vicinity' has mentioned 'Town' in the following places:
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| Town in Slovakia | WIKI |
| Town in Slovakia | WIKI |
| Banskxc3xa1 xc5xa0tiavnicaTownThe Trinity Square (Nxc3xa1mestie Svxc3xa4tej Trojice) in Banskxc3xa1 xc5xa0tiavnica Coat of armsBanskxc3xa1 xc5xa0tiavnicaLocation of Banskxc3xa1 xc5xa0tiavnica in the Banskxc3xa1 Bystrica RegionShow map of Banskxc3xa1 Bystrica RegionBanskxc3xa1 xc5xa0tiavnicaBanskxc3xa1 xc5xa0tiavnica (Slovakia)Show map of SlovakiaCoordinates: 48xc2xb027xe2x80xb229xe2x80xb3N 18xc2xb053xe2x80xb247xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf48.45806xc2xb0N 18.89639xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 48.45806; 18.89639Coordinates: 48xc2xb027xe2x80xb229xe2x80xb3N 18xc2xb053xe2x80xb247xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf48.45806xc2xb0N 18.89639xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 48.45806; 18.89639Countryxc2xa0SlovakiaRegionBanskxc3xa1 BystricaDistrictBanskxc3xa1 xc5xa0tiavnicaFirst mentioned1156Governmentxc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0MayorNadexc5xbeda Babiakovxc3xa1Areaxc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0Total46.378xc2xa0km2 (17.907xc2xa0sqxc2xa0mi)Elevation600xc2xa0m (2,000xc2xa0ft)Populationxc2xa0(2018-12-31[1])xc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0Total10,035xc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0Density220/km2 (560/sqxc2xa0mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)xc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code969 01Area code(s)+421-45Car plateBSWebsitewww.banskastiavnica.sk UNESCO World Heritage SiteOfficialxc2xa0nameHistoric Town of Banskxc3xa1 xc5xa0tiavnica and the Technical Monuments in its VicinityCriteriaiv, vReference618Inscription1993 (17th session) | WIKI |
| Banskxc3xa1 xc5xa0tiavnica (Slovak pronunciation:xc2xa0[xcbx88banskaxcbx90 xcbx88xcax83cxc9xaaxccxafaxcax8bxc9xb2itsa] (listen); German: Schemnitz; Hungarian: Selmecbxc3xa1nya (Selmec), pronouncedxc2xa0[xcbx88xcax83xc9x9blmxc9x9bdxcdxa1zbaxcbx90xc9xb2xc9x92]) is a town in central Slovakia, in the middle of an immense caldera created by the collapse of an ancient volcano. | WIKI |
| It is a completely preserved medieval town. | WIKI |
| Because of their historical value, the town and its surroundings were proclaimed by the UNESCO to be a World Heritage Site on December 11, 1993. | WIKI |
| Banskxc3xa1 xc5xa0tiavnica gained the status of a royal town in 1238, as one of the first towns in the Kingdom of Hungary. | WIKI |
| In the High and Late Middle Ages, the town was the main producer of silver and gold in the Kingdom of Hungary. | WIKI |
| As one of the most important centers of the Protestant Reformation in the country, the town belonged to the Protestant "League of Seven Mining Towns" together with Banskxc3xa1 Belxc3xa1, Banskxc3xa1 Bystrica, Kremnica, xc4xbdubietovxc3xa1, Novxc3xa1 Baxc5x88a, and Pukanec. | WIKI |
| The town was also a leading center of innovation in the mining industry. | WIKI |
| In 1782, Banskxc3xa1 xc5xa0tiavnica was the third biggest town in the Kingdom of Hungary (with 23,192 or incl. | WIKI |
| But the town's development was too closely linked to the mining activity which had been progressively declining since the second half of the 19th century. | WIKI |
| The town viewed from the Trinity square with the "New Castle" left, St. Catherine's church from 1491 in the middle | WIKI |
| The heart of the town is the historical Trinity Square (Slovak: Trojixc4x8dnxc3xa9 nxc3xa1mestie) dominated by a monumental plague column. | WIKI |
| This mine, situated just under the center of the town, has attracted numerous famous visitors, from Emperor Joseph II to Prince Albert of Monaco. | WIKI |
| The town is surrounded by ancient artificial mining water reservoirs called tajchy. | WIKI |
| Many people are descendants of the Carpathian Germans, who played a very important role in the medieval history of the town. | WIKI |
| The Historic Town of Banskxc3xa1 xc5xa0tiavnica and the Technical Monuments in its Vicinity is an outstanding example of an important mining settlement that has developed since the Middle Ages. | UNESCO |
| The town of Banskxc3xa1 xc5xa0tiavnica, the oldest mining town in Slovakia, was established in the 13th century, although evidence of mining dates back to the late Bronze Age. | UNESCO |
| While it served as an important town during the Middle Ages, the surviving urban centre was formed during the 16th century. | UNESCO |
| In the same era, a fortification system was built which has visible remains in the fortress of the Old Castle, the Renaissance watchtower of the New Castle, and the only surviving of the town gates xe2x80x93 the Baroque-style Piarg Gate. | UNESCO |
| The establishment of the first Mining and Forestry Academy in Europe in 1762 demonstrates the importance of this town as axc2xa0centre for the education of mining experts. | UNESCO |
| Moreover, an extensive complex of technical works, connected with mining and processing of polymetallic ores, can be found in the town and in its vicinity. | UNESCO |
| The system of artificially built water reservoirs xe2x80x93 ponds and collecting ditches xe2x80x93 built in the 16th century and developed in the 18th century, served the needs of the mining industry and provided fresh drinking water for the town. | UNESCO |
| The property covers the urban centre of Banskxc3xa1 xc5xa0tiavnica and the surrounding landscape representing the evolution of the town and its industrial past from the Middle Ages featuring vital relics of mining and metallurgical activities. | UNESCO |
| The components of the property within the Historic Town of Banskxc3xa1 xc5xa0tiavnica and the Technical Monuments in its Vicinity, fall within a variety of state, church and private ownership. | UNESCO |
| on the protection of monuments and historic sites that refers to the protection of all cultural monuments and protected areas in the World Heritage property (Town Conservation Reserve of Banskxc3xa1 xc5xa0tiavnica, Town Conservation Reserve of xc5xa0tiavnickxc3xa9 Bane and Protected Historic Zone of Hodruxc5xa1a xe2x80x93 Hxc3xa1mre). | UNESCO |
| on the protection and development of the town of Banskxc3xa1 xc5xa0tiavnica that refers to the whole World Heritage property. | UNESCO |
| The propertyxe2x80x98s management is conducted by the Town of Banskxc3xa1 xc5xa0tiavnica in cooperation with the self-administration of the communities situated within the property, the Regional Monuments Board Banskxc3xa1 Bystrica, the office in Banskxc3xa1 xc5xa0tiavnica and the Direction of the Protected Landscape Area xc5xa0tiavnickxc3xa9 Vrchy. | UNESCO |