Region Mining cities

consists of counties:

• Banská Štiavnica
• Žarnovica
• Žiar nad Hronom

Region is situated in the middle part of central Slovakia, in Ziarska fold and Stiavnicke mountains. Northern part is delimited by the mountains - Vtáčnik and Kremnické vrchy, the west part is delimited by the mountain Považský Inovec, the east part by Javorie and the south border is made by Podunajská height. The region has a mountain character, what has in consequences difficulties with transfer accessibility of all districts in region.

In the Middle Ages belonged this area to important mine areas in Slovakia. The centre of mine factory was in Banská Stiavnica.

basic data

Population

GDP fixed prices 2000

Unemployment rate LFS

contains cities

• Banská Štiavnica
• Kremnica
• Nová Baňa
• Žarnovica
• Žiar nad Hronom
• number of villages 63

Other regions

• Basic data
• Bratislava and surroundings
• Kopanice
• Danube river
• lower Vah river
• middle Vár river
• upper Nitra river
• lower Nitra river
• Mining cities
• Kysuce a Orava
• upper Vah river - Liptov
• Spiš cities
• upper Hron river
• Juhoslovenská kotlina
• Košice fold and Torysa river
• upper Zemplín
• lower Zemplín

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