Zlatno, Poltár District

Zlatno is a village and municipality in the Poltár District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia. In 1998 it became a self-administered village, before it was a part of Kokava nad Rimavicou.

Zlatno
Municipality
Zlatno
Location of Zlatno in the Banská Bystrica Region
Zlatno
Location of Zlatno in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°31′N 19°49′E
Country Slovakia
RegionBanská Bystrica
DistrictPoltár
First mentioned1819
Area
  Total0.358 km2 (0.138 sq mi)
Elevation
389 m (1,276 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total490
  Density1,400/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
985 04
Area code(s)+421-47
Car platePT
Websitewww.obeczlatno.sk

Glass production

Production of glass started in the village in 1833. Products had been transported to several world exhibitions. In the middle of 19th century came to Zlatno Leo Valentin Pantoček. He invented the way how to produce the glass money. Later this technique was named as hyaloplastics. In 1856 followed the invention of iris glass.[1] A lot of production had been exported to United Kingdom and United States.[2] In Zlatno had been a glasswork museum, which, however, ceased to exist. The glass factory stopped its production in 2003. However, several private companies continue in glass production.

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.