Cinobaňa

Municipality in Slovakia

48°27′N 19°39′E / 48.450°N 19.650°E / 48.450; 19.650Country

SlovakiaRegionBanská BystricaDistrictPoltárFirst mentioned1279Area

• Total39.23 km² (15.15 sq mi)Elevation

288 m (945 ft)Population

(2011)

• Total2,399 • Density61/km² (160/sq mi)Postal code

985 22

Area code+421-47Car platePTWebsitewww.cinobana.sk

Cinobaňa (Hungarian: Szinóbánya, German: Frauenberg) is a village and municipality in the Poltár District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia. It belongs to the largest municipalities in Poltár District, together with Málinec.

History

In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1279 as a miner village (1276 Villa Suine, 1342 Schiuina, 1393 Zennabanya, 1460 Zwinyebanya). It belonged to Somoskő Castle. From 1554 to 1594 it was occupied by Turks. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, it was part of Nógrád County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic.

Economy

Part of Cinobaňa municipality are also villages Katarínska Huta and Turičky and the settlements Hrnčiarky and Žihľava. In Katarínska Huta was in 1836 glasswork constructed, which was overtaken by Ján Kožuch in 1854. Ján Kožuch established here in 1847 a small steelwork, which was in 1854 overtaken by Kuchyňka family. Both factories still exist, but a part of the larger companies. The village is popular for organising several sport festivals and events.