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8 unusual facts about Banská Bystrica


Edita Gruberová

After winning a singing competition in Toulouse, she was then engaged as a soloist of the opera ensemble of the J. G. Tajovský Theatre in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia, from 1968 to 1970.

Jarolím Antal

Currently he works as an external teacher at the Law School of the University of Matej Bel in Banská Bystrica.

Jaroslava Bukvajová

Jaroslava Bukvajová (born November 17, 1975, in Banská Bystrica) is a Slovak cross country skier who competed from 1994 to 2004.

Marco Feingold

Marko M. Feingold (born 28 May 1913 in Besztercebánya/Neusohl, Austria-Hungary, today Banská Bystrica, Slovakia) is the president of the Jewish community in Salzburg, Austria and is in charge of Salzburg's synagogue.

Michal Rajčan

Michal Rajčan (born 1 October 1980 in Banská Bystrica) is a Slovak former alpine skier who competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics.

Oxana Juravel

Her personal best time is 9:46.88 minutes, achieved in June 2008 in Banská Bystrica.

Tomas Intas

His personal best throw is 82.94 metres, achieved in September 2004 in Banská Bystrica.

Tomáš Zmoray

Tomáš Zmoray (born in Banská Bystrica on July 26, 1989) is a Slovak ski jumper who has competed since 2005.


Andrej Sládkovič

Andrej Sládkovič (born as Andrej Braxatoris, pseudonyms Andrej Braxatoris-Sládkovič, Andrej Sládkovič, Ondřej Krasislav Sládkovič, 30 March 1820, in Krupina (Korpona) – 20 April 1872, in Radvaň near Banská Bystrica) was a Slovak poet, critic, publicist and translator.

Arnold Ipolyi

In 1863 he was made canon of Eger, and in 1869 director of the Central Ecclesiastical Seminary at Pest; in 1871 he became Bishop of Banská Bystrica, and Bishop of Oradea where he died on 2 December later that same year.

Bacúrov

Situated near well known historical mining towns of Banská Štiavnica, Banská Bystrica and Kremnica, the village was in the spotlight of many historical events.

Horehronie

It is situated in the Banská Bystrica and Brezno districts and encompasses the upper Hron River valley and the surrounding Low Tatra mountain ranges.

Ivan Gašparovič

Ivan Gašparovič was born in Poltár, near Lučenec and Banská Bystrica in present day south-central Slovakia, that time in the first Slovak Republic.

Master Paul of Levoča

He probably started working in Kraków (from the connections of this city with Levoča at that time and from similarity of styles he could be a student of Veit Stoss), Sabinov, Banská Bystrica until he settled in Levoča around 1500 and married a daughter of an influential citizen.


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Haviva Reik

On 23 October 1944, the Germans were advancing, and Reik's group decided to escape Banská Bystrica for the village of Pohronský Bukovec.

Ilija

Ilija, Slovakia, a village and municipality in the Banská Štiavnica District, in the Banská Bystrica Region

Ľubietová

As one of the most important centers of Protestant Reformation in the country, the town created the Protestant "League of Seven Mining Towns" together with Banská Belá, Banská Bystrica, Banská Štiavnica, Kremnica, Nová Baňa, and Pukanec.

Master Paul of Levoča

A list of some of his works includes an altar of St. Barbara in Banská Bystrica from 1509, an altar of St. George in Spišská Sobota (today a part of Poprad) from 1516, and his most famous work, completed in 1517, an altar in the St. James church in Levoča.

Selce

Selce, Banská Bystrica District, a municipality of the Banská Bystrica District, in Slovakia

Trpín

Trpín, Krupina District, a municipality in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia

Železná

Železná Breznica, village and municipality of the Zvolen District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia