Mining museum in nature
Region: Banska Bystrica Region
District: Banská Štiavnica
City / Municipality: Banská Štiavnica
Tourist location: Hont
Mountains:Štiavnica Mountains (Štiavnické vrchy)
District: Banská Štiavnica
City / Municipality: Banská Štiavnica
Tourist location: Hont
Mountains:Štiavnica Mountains (Štiavnické vrchy)
Category: Mining museums and expositions
Surface exhibition
You can see the surface exposure for yourself. It presents the unique technical mining monuments of the Banská Štiavnica region, but also an Educational Geological Exhibition that presents the geological development of Slovakia on a small area.
In the surface exhibition clearly dominates Kachelman's water column traction machine, relocated from the Lill shaft in Hodruša. It is a monument to the glorious era of water-column machines, which in the 18th century saved mining in Banská Štiavnica from extinction and stood at the forefront of technical progress on a global scale.
Underground exhibition
A tour of the underground is a unique experience. The sightseeing route will introduce you to the mining area from the 17th-19th centuries, old mining tools and equipments.The rarest exhibit in the underground exposition is the horse-powered „Gápel“, which is the only machine-motor from a mining elevator that has been preserved in Slovakia. We recommend booking the tour in advance and wearing suitable shoes and warmer clothes.
You can find more information on the official website of the Slovak Mining Museum, where you can also find contact information and a reservation form: https://www.muzeumbs.sk/en/mine-museum-in-nature
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