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Banska Stiavnica

Boom town, Slovakia, founded 1156.

About Banska Stiavnica

Town in Slovakia.1

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Mines

Worked atBanska Stiavnica mining districtBanska Stiavnica lies close to Banska Stiavnica mining district.1

Sources

  1. Wikidata item Q208110 (Banska Stiavnica)

From the Prospector Trails mining history dataset: each fact links to the source it was checked against. Figures are as the source gives them, in the money of their day. Not investment advice.

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