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Banska Bystrica
(
Slovak pronunciation
(
help
·
info
)
; German:
Neusohl
;
Hungarian
:
Besztercebanya
) is a ceety in central
Slovakie
locatit on the
Hron
River in a lang an wide valley encircled bi the muntain chains o the
Law Tatras
, the
Ve?ka Fatra
, an the
Kremnica Muntains
. Wi 78 327 indwallers, Banska Bystrica is the saxt maist populous municipality in Slovakie.
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[2]
The present toun wis foondit bi German settlers,
[3]
however it wis biggit upon a umwhile Slavic settlement. It obtained the municipal privileges o a
free ryal toun
o the
Kinrick o Hungary
in 1255. The
copper minin
toun acquired its present picturesque leuk in the
Late Middle Ages
when the prosperous burghers biggit its central kirks, mansions, an fortifications. It is the caipital o the
kraj
(
Banska Bystrica Region
) an the
okres
(
Banska Bystrica Destrict
). It is an aa the home o
Matej Bel Varsity
. As a historical ceety wi an easy access tae the surroondin muntains, Banska Bystrica is a popular winter an simmer
tourist destination
.
Twin touns ? Sister ceeties
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Banska Bystrica haes several
sister ceeties
an pairtner touns aroond the warld:
[4]