District of Žiar nad Hronom

The District of Žiar nad Hronom occupies a section of the Hron River valley in central Slovakia’s Banská Bystrica Region. The wooded Kremnica Mountains rise to the west, while the valley has long provided a route through this part of the country. Its best-known historic town is Kremnica, whose medieval prosperity was built on gold mining. The Kremnica Mint, founded in 1328, ranks among the world’s oldest continually operating mints and remains a defining symbol of the area’s mining heritage. Žiar nad Hronom is the district’s administrative centre, set amid a landscape of river flats, forested slopes and smaller settlements. Move on to other webcams in the Banská Bystrica Region to compare landscapes and settings around Žiar nad Hronom.

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