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Kremnica:

It is assumed that gold and silver were minted in Kremnica already in the tenth century. But the real boom came up in the 14th century. In 1328, on November 17th the Hungarian King Charles Robert of Anjou granted the settlement of Cremnychbana with privileges of a free royal minting and mining town. At the same time he established the royal mint which vastly produced golden and silver coins. Kremnica\‚s ducats – so called Florins belonged to the most valuable coins in Europe. Ever since its founding Kremnica\‘s mint is operating up to nowadays and that makes it a rarity within the European mints. Minting and mining brought fame and glory to the town. Kremnica was the domicile of the chamber earl, who was the head of the mint chamber, which managed 12 mine galleries. He was responsible for mining enterprises and, as a monarch deputy, he controlled the exploitation of precious metals and the coinage quality. Kremnica had a leading position in the union of seven middle-slovak mining towns. Because of the greatest gold production in the 14th century in Hungary, Kremnica also called \„Golden Kremnica\“.

The town\‚s historical center together with the town castle creates a very unique and individual solution of gothic urban planning. Today\‘s visitors are not coming to Kremnica because of the gold, but because of the town history, the well-preserved monuments, the beautiful nature and the possibilities to enjoy good sports and tourism conditions in every season.