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.

Rimavská Baňa
Village
Rimavská Baňa
Location of Rimavská Baňa in the Banská Bystrica Region
Rimavská Baňa
Location of Rimavská Baňa in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°30′N 19°56′E
Country Slovakia
RegionBanská Bystrica
DistrictRimavská Sobota
First mentioned1334
Area
  Total26.214 km2 (10.121 sq mi)
Elevation
256 m (840 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total534
  Density20/km2 (53/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
980 53
Area code(s)+421-47
Car plateRS
Websitewww.obecrimavskabana.sk

The village is a birthplace of Juraj Palkovič, Slovak politician, professor and teacher od Ľudovít Štúr.



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