Kremnica

Kremnica (pronunciation; German: Kremnitz, Hungarian: Körmöcbánya) is a town in central Slovakia. It has around 5,300 inhabitants. The well-preserved medieval town built above important gold mines is the site of the oldest still-working mint in the world.

Kremnica
Town
Winter in Kremnica
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Location of Kremnica in the Banská Bystrica Region
Kremnica
Kremnica (Slovakia)
Coordinates: 48°41′59″N 18°54′57″E
Country Slovakia
RegionBanská Bystrica
DistrictŽiar nad Hronom
First mentioned1328
Government
  MayorMartin Novodomec (KDH)
Area
  Total43.13 km2 (16.65 sq mi)
 (2022)
Elevation
564 m (1,850 ft)
Population
 (2022)
  Total4,812
  Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Population by ethnicity (2011)
  Slovak87.5%
  Roma1.1%
  German0.8%
  Czech0.5%
  Others0.4%
  Unreported9.7%
Population by religion (2011)
  Roman Catholic53.9%
  Lutheran4.6%
  Greek Catholic0.4%
  Congregationalist0.4%
  Others0.6%
  Non-religious24%
  Unreported16.1%
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
967 01
Area code+421 45
Car plateZH
Websitewww.kremnica.sk
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