Tourist attractions in Slovakia
Upper Hron River (Horehronie), national cultural monuments
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Banská Bystrica Town Castle
Banská Bystrica (area: Kremnica Mountains, region: Upper Hron River )
The town castle was once formed by several ancient buildings in the central Slovakian metropolis Banská Bystrica. Its task was to protect the income proceedings of copper and silver mining for the royal treasury. The town castle was built gradually. The parish church was built as the first structure in the 13th century and fortifications were added to it in the 15th century. Earth ramparts and palisades were later replaced by tall stone walls fortified by bastions and a water dike. In the 16th century, the Turkish threat called for further fortifications. Only a quarter of the original town...