... Lovely view of a massive 18th-century Baroque plague memorial column in the heart of the old town... the square and its central memorial carry deep historical significance... initially erected following a devastating plague epidemic that swept through the crowded mining town between 1710 and 1711... the column with an unusual trapezoidal form rises several meters high and features a vertical spiritual narrative... at the base sit six saint protectors from disease and patrons of miners... higher up stands the Virgin Mary, while the summit is crowned by a gilded sculpture of the Holy Trinity... Thanks Jana!(✿◠‿◠)
Banská Štiavnica is a town in central Slovakia in the middle of an immense caldera created by the collapse of an ancient volcano known as the Štiavnica Mountains.
It was a wealthy mining town and the main producer of silver and gold in the Kingdom of Hungary.
The Habsburg rulers established the Mining Academy 1735, the first technical university in the world. The town was also a leading center of innovation in the mining industry. In 1627, gunpowder was used there in a mine for one of the first time in the world.
The town and its surroundings became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993.
Stamps:
The Gothic Chapel Spišský Štvrtok
(30-05-2025)
Painting from hotel Thermia Palace in Piešťany by Alfons Mucha, 1860-1939
(Issued 25-0-11-2015)
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