Kremnica
Kremnica
Körmöcbánya | |
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Winter in Kremnica | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Kremnica Location of Kremnica in the Banská Bystrica Region Kremnica Location of Kremnica in Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 48°42′N 18°55′E / 48.70°N 18.92°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Banská Bystrica Region |
| District | Žiar nad Hronom District |
| First mentioned | 1328 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Martin Novodomec (KDH) |
| Area | |
• Total | 43.13 km2 (16.65 sq mi) |
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| Elevation | 564 m (1,850 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 4,664 |
| Population by ethnicity (2011) | |
| • Slovak | 87.5% |
| • Roma | 1.1% |
| • German | 0.8% |
| • Czech | 0.5% |
| • Others | 0.4% |
| • Unreported | 9.7% |
| Population by religion (2011) | |
| • Roman Catholic | 53.9% |
| • Lutheran | 4.6% |
| • Greek Catholic | 0.4% |
| • Congregationalist | 0.4% |
| • Others | 0.6% |
| • Non-religious | 24% |
| • Unreported | 16.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 967 01 |
| Area code | +421 45 |
| Vehicle registration plate (until 2022) | ZH |
| Website | www |
Kremnica (ⓘ; German: Kremnitz, Hungarian: Körmöcbánya) is a town in central Slovakia. It has around 5,300 inhabitants. The well-preserved medieval town built above important gold mines is the site of the oldest still-working mint in the world.