Å pania Dolina

Špania Dolina ( until 1927 slovak also " Bana "; German Herrengrund, Hungarian Úrvölgy - to 1882 Urvölgy ) is a town in central Slovakia.

It is high in the mountains a bit off the roads north of the town of Banská Bystrica ( German Neusohl ) located and accessible only by a partly very steep mountain road.

The village was mentioned in 1263 for the first time in writing as Montana. To him, the 1808 is my finished site Piesky heard ( German Sandberg ).

The well-known since the 13th century mining settlement was a long time to the area of ​​" Copper Neusohl ". End of the 15th century, it came into the possession of Thurzos Fugger - mining company, from the mid-16th century to 1888 it was administered by the Vienna Chamber of Mines. Already at the beginning of the 17th century, however, the unprofitability of mining apparent and the inhabitants found in lace-making and the manufacture of copper vessels other earning opportunities.

Culture

Mr. Grunder copper vessels were made ​​from the first half of the 17th century to the first decades of the 19th century in homework in Mr. Grunder area or professional in Banska Bystrica. The production included, in particular cup, but also bowls, jars and cups and other items. Among the cups is the most common form of hemispherical, also known as Bergmann cup or Stehaufbecher called tumblers, whose name is derived from the verb stagger. See also: bottlenose dolphin ( glass)