Kremnica
Kremnica (; , ) 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.
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- Slovak place.name
- Kremnica
- Slovak place.other_name
- Körmöcbánya
- Slovak place.settlement_type
- Municipality
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- File:Kremnica v zime.jpg
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- Winter in Kremnica
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- Kremnica-ziar nad hronom-flag.svg
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- Coa Slovakia Town Körmöcbánya.svg
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- Region
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- District
- Slovak place.subdivision_name2
- Žiar nad Hronom District
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- Slovakia Banská Bystrica Region#Slovakia
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- Geography
- Main sights
- Demographics
- Ethnicity
- Religion
- Famous people
- Gallery
- Twin towns — sister cities
- References
- External links
Kremnica (; , ) 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.
==Name== The name is derived from Slovak kremeň, kremenina (quartz) with a feminine suffix -ica, functioning to create local names.
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