The black Granite Obelisk dates from 1945. It is a memorial to Soviet and Romanian soldiers who died while liberating Banská Bystrica during World War II.
The black Granite Obelisk dates from 1945. It is a memorial to Soviet and Romanian soldiers who died while liberating Banská Bystrica during World War II.
Not far from the city you may find the national cultural monument Kalište – one of the 102 towns and villages that were burnt down during WWII, but the only…
Unweit der Stadt befindet sich das nationale Kulturdenkmal Kalište – eine der 102 Gemeinden, die während des 2. Weltkriegs niedergebrannt wurden; sie wurde jedoch als einzige nie erneuert. Besuchen Sie…
Despite being unique at the European level, the projectors had been falling into disrepair since 1996. These Czechoslovak- made machines, MEOPTA UM 70/35 from 1969, were restored by a group…
The water regulation device (weir) formed part of a hydroelectric power station of the Slovenka textile factory – it was built on the Bystrica stream, upstream from the bridge on…
The smokestack remains can be seen in the walk-through courtyard of the house No. 16 on Horná street. The remains, now about 10m high and covered with a small pyramid-shaped…
Beer brewing in the town is documented in the earliest evidence (1501), the Town Charter (1524) and the Guild Statutes (1635). Brothers Július and Rudolf, sons of the goldsmith Alojz…