Selmecbánya

Grave of Vilmos Ocsovszky, Lieutenant of the 48th Hussars, Mayor

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

Vilmos Ocsovszky (1828-1895) was a lieutenant of the 48th Hussars, the city police captain and then mayor of Selmecbánya, the president of the Szittnya Department of the MKE (Hungarian Carpathian Association), and a knight of the Order of Francis Joseph. ; The grave, once densely... Read More

Old Castle

Building, structure

The castle is located on the side of Paradise Hill. It was originally built as a church. It is said that the Templars, the red friars, built it in the 13th century, as a three-nave, Romanesque-style basilica. At that time, the city still stood on the hill around the church. The T... Read More

Sándor Petőfi memorial plaque in Selmecbánya

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The Lutheran Lyceum, located on the right side of Szentháromság Square, dates back to the Reformation. Its new home, to which the building donated by the Kachelmann family was added in 1864, was purchased by the religious community itself in 1686. At the beginning of the 19th cen... Read More

Siznyai House

Building, structure

After the Hellenbach House, there is a small alley, and then we stand in front of the Szitnyai House. This is also a 16th century building, and at the turn of the century it belonged to the famous and learned mayor of Selmec, József Szitnyai. However, this place is much more famo... Read More

Jewish cemetery in Banská Bystrica

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

This cemetery is located on the eastern slope of the Frauenberg mountain, on top of which is the Maiden's Castle. The walled cemetery is accessed through a Moorish-style mortuary called a ciduk hadin. Read More

Flemming House

Building, structure

After the Chamber House, there is the Fleming House, which was built in the 16th century by rebuilding three Gothic buildings. In this building, the “Krömöc gold coins” were minted for a year and a half from 1598. Although the mint was not able to be kept in the city, the wealth ... Read More

Chamber House (Kammerhof)

Building, structure

The largest architectural complex in Banská Bystrica was the so-called Kammerhof - Chamber Palace. It was founded because the seat of the Chamber of Mines moved from Banská Bystrica to Banská Bystrica in the mid-16th century. The Chamber Office controlled the extraction of ores a... Read More

Jonah's House (Szarvas Hotel)

Building, structure

In 1783, Joseph II. stayed in the former inn (an inscription indicates this), but the famous mineralogist József Jónás was also born in this building in 1787. ; Renaissance painting decorative elements were already used on the facade of this Gothic-style building. The most common... Read More

Fritz House

Building, structure

It was named after the original resident of the house, the mine owner Leopold Fritz von Friedenlieb. The Fritz House was one of the most notable buildings of the Academy. This was the A-building, where the rector's office was located even during the college period. The building a... Read More

Hotel Metropol

Building, structure

The former Metropol Hotel, now dormant for the winter, has a medieval foundation and a stone-paved vaulted cellar, from which there is direct access to the dark tunnels of the mines. In the history of the city, the building was known as the infamous tavern "To the Grapes" with it... Read More