Rimavská Baňa
Rimavská Baňa is a village and municipality in the Rimavská Sobota District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia. The name of the village means Mine of the Rimava region and is a commemoration of the mining history of the region. Although mining is for some centuries not present, the village is a home to one of the nicest decorated church in the region. Protestant church from the 13th century was several times rebuilt, in its present form it has baroque features. It contains Gothic wall paintings, painted wooden matroneum from 1726 and painted wooden ceiling.
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| Coordinates: 48°30′N 19°56′E | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Banská Bystrica |
| District | Rimavská Sobota |
| First mentioned | 1334 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 26.214 km2 (10.121 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 256 m (840 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 534 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (53/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 980 53 |
| Area code(s) | +421-47 |
| Car plate | RS |
| Website | www.obecrimavskabana.sk |
The village is a birthplace of Juraj Palkovič, Slovak politician, professor and teacher od Ľudovít Štúr.
External links
- Official website
- http://portal.statistics.sk/files/obce-pohl-vek.pdf
- Rimavská Baňa at e-obce.sk
- Information about evangelical church
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