Banská Štiavnica Gernan Schemnitz, Hungarian: Selmesbánya - often the short form is used: Selmec, is a town in central Slovakia in the middle of an immense calderacreated by the collapse of an ancient volcano. For its size, the caldera is known as Štiavnica Mountains. Because of their historical value, the town and its surroundings were proclaimed by the UNESCO to be a World Heritage. The Old Castle - a national cultural monument - whose origins reach back to the early 13th century, bears traces of practically all the building styles and houses a museum since 1900. The town and its surroundings were proclaimed by the UNESCO to be a World Heritage Klopačka tower. From there they called the miners to work. By knocking on wood. Banská Štiavnica (deutch Schemnitz, hungarn Selmecbánya) je mesto ležiace v strede Slovenska. V minulosti bola vďaka významnej ťažbe striebra známa aj ako strieborné mesto. V súčasnosti je mesto Banská Štiavnica zaradené do Svetového dedičstva UNECSO. Klopačka-veža z ktorej klopaním na drevo zvolávali baníkov do práce./ Starý zámok je národnou kultúrnou pamiatkou zo začiatku 13. storočia, nesie stopy takmer všetkých slohov a od roku 1900 slúži k múzeálnym účelom.