District of Poltár: Zlatno

Few places in the Banská Bystrica Region have a history as closely tied to the settlement of the Slovak Ore Mountains as Zlatno. This small locality belongs to the District of Poltár, in a rolling upland where road II/595 runs between wooded slopes and scattered homes. Zlatno’s Slovak name means “golden”, a reminder of the region’s long-established local place names. Rather than an urban centre, it is defined by the close relationship between the road, modest rural buildings and broadleaf woodland. The Slovak Ore Mountains give this part of central Slovakia its distinctly hilly character and connect Zlatno to a wider landscape of small settlements.