Banská Štiavnica

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Civic heraldry of Slovakia (Slovenská Heraldika Miest a Obcí)
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BANSKÁ ŠTIAVNICA

Province : Banská Bystrica
District (okres) : Banská Štiavnica

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Official blazon

Origin/meaning

The arms are one of the oldest in the former Kingdom of Hungary and thus also among the oldest in Slovakia. It dates from the first half of the 13th century. The gate symbolises the city, the tools the importance of mining in the area.

Literature : Kartous et al, 1991; Slowakei - Spaziergänge durch die Jahrhunderte der Städte und Städchen. Piroda, Bratislava, 1994 (German version, ISBN 80-07-00531-5).