German name: Schemnitz

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German name: Schemnitz is the historical German designation for the Slovak mining town of Banská Štiavnica, renowned for its rich mining heritage and well-preserved medieval architecture.

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German name: Schemnitz canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German exonym ⓘ
historical place name ⓘ
associatedWithIndustry mining ⓘ
associatedWithResource gold ⓘ
other non-ferrous metals ⓘ
silver ⓘ
countryDuringMostOfHistory Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ
countryToday Slovakia ⓘ
GermanNameFor Banská Štiavnica ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Banská Štiavnica ⓘ
Selmecbánya ⓘ
hasAlternativeNameLanguage Hungarian: Selmecbánya ⓘ
linked to: Selmecbánya

Slovak: Banská Štiavnica ⓘ
hasCulturalHeritage Central European mining traditions ⓘ
hasHeritageType mining town ⓘ
hasLanguageForm German ⓘ
hasNotableInstitution Mining Academy of Schemnitz ⓘ
hasPreservedFeatures fortifications ⓘ
historic mining infrastructure ⓘ
old town center ⓘ
hasTopographicContext Štiavnica Mountains ⓘ
hasUrbanCharacter historic mining town core ⓘ
historicallyImportantFor European mining industry ⓘ
metallurgy ⓘ
historicalPeakPeriod 18th century ⓘ
knownFor Baroque architecture ⓘ
Renaissance architecture ⓘ
gold mining ⓘ
medieval architecture ⓘ
rich mining heritage ⓘ
silver mining ⓘ
locatedIn Banská Bystrica Region ⓘ
Banská Štiavnica District ⓘ
Slovakia ⓘ
locatedInHistoricalRegion Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ
MiningAcademyFoundedIn 18th century ⓘ
MiningAcademySignificance one of the first higher education institutions for mining and metallurgy in the world ⓘ
partOf historic mining region of central Slovakia ⓘ
refersTo Banská Štiavnica ⓘ
region Central Europe ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteriaOfTownItNames ii ⓘ
iv ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatusOfTownItNames World Heritage Site ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageTownInscriptionYear 1993 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageTownOfficialName Historic Town of Banská Štiavnica and the Technical Monuments in its Vicinity ⓘ
usedByCommunity Carpathian Germans ⓘ
German-speaking miners ⓘ
usedInHistoricalDocuments German-language sources about Banská Štiavnica ⓘ

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Banská Štiavnica → languageVariant → German name: Schemnitz ⓘ