Historic Sites & Viewpoints

Banská Štiavnica’s landscape is defined by its medieval fortifications and unique water management systems. This selection features the 13th-century Old Castle and the Renaissance New Castle, alongside the Glanzenberg ruins that mark the city's earliest settlement. Natural landmarks include Sitno, the highest peak of the Štiavnica Mountains, and 'tajchy'—18th-century artificial reservoirs like Počúvadlo and Klinger, originally built to power local silver mines.

Old Castle

Old Castle's history begins in the 13th century with a basilica and a cemetery being built on its grounds.

New castle

Nový zámok is a castle in Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia. The castle is located on a hill south of the city center at an altitude of 630m above…

Počúvadlianske jazero

Pocuvadlo, the biggest 'tajch' which is one of many articially created water reservoirs to supply the mines in the area in the 18th century.

Jazero Klinger

Klinger, a 'tajch', is one of the artificial water reservoirs built to supply energy to Banska Stiavnica's mines in the 18th century.

Paradajs

The second-highest peak of the Štiavnica Mountains reaching 939 meters, offering panoramic views of the town center and the Calvary.

Andrej Sládkovič

Memorial dedicated to the prominent Slovak Romantic poet who lived in Banská Štiavnica and wrote Marína, the world's longest love poem.

Sitno

The highest peak of the Štiavnica Mountains at 1,009 meters, featuring the ruins of a 13th-century castle and one of the oldest lookout towers in Europe.

Staré mesto (citadela)

Archaeological site on Glanzenberg hill containing the foundations of a 13th-century royal mining castle that served as the town's original fortified center.

Glanzenberg, Staré mesto, ruiny I.

Excavated stone foundations of the primary residential and defensive structures within the medieval Glanzenberg citadel complex.

Staré mesto, ruiny II.

Secondary structural remains located on Glanzenberg hill, illustrating the layout of the early medieval mining settlement.

Staré mesto, objekty nad dobývkami

Fortified structures positioned directly above historical mining excavations on Glanzenberg hill, representing the intersection of defense and industry.