Svätý Anton

Geobox | Settlement
name = Svätý Anton
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category = Village


image_caption = Museum in Svätý Anton


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country = Slovakia
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region = Banská Bystrica
district = Banská Štiavnica
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elevation = 449
lat_d = 48
lat_m = 25
lat_NS = N
long_d = 18
long_m = 56
long_EW = E
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area = 22.6
area_round = 1
population = 1187
population_date = 2004-12-31
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established = 1266
established_type = First mentioned
mayor = Janka Koreňová
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postal_code = 969 72
area_code = +421-45
code = BS
code_type = Car plate
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map_background = Slovakia - background map.png map_caption = Location of Svätý Anton in Slovakia
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map1 = Banská Bystrica Region - outline map.svg
map1_background = Banská Bystrica Region - background map.png map1_caption = Location of Svätý Anton in the Banská Bystrica Region
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commons = Castle Svätý Anton
statistics = [http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/prvav2.jsp?txtUroven430602&lstObec516597&Okruhzaklad MOŠ/MIS]
website = [http://www.svatyanton.sk www.svatyanton.sk]
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Svätý Anton (meaning St. Anthony) is a village in Banská Štiavnica District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. It is situated near the historic town of Banská Štiavnica. During the period of Communist Czechoslovakia, the village had to use a "non-religious" name Antol.

The first mention of Svätý Anton in written sources is dated to 1266, when the village was owned by the Hunt family of the Čabraď Castle. The last private owner was Ferdinand I of Bulgaria.

A castle, built in the Baroque and Classicist styles on a site of an older fort (from 1415), hosts a museum primarily dedicated to the history of forestry and hunting. The building symbolizes the calendar: it has four doorways, 12 chimneys, 52 rooms, and 365 windows. The castle is surrounded by a large English garden.

Svätý Anton has an area of 22.6 km² and population of 1,187. In 2001, 96% of inhabitants were Slovaks and 79% Roman Catholics.

Famous people

*Karol Zachar, artist

External links

* [http://www.svatyanton.sk/ Municipality of Svätý Anton] sk icon
* [http://www.muzeumsv-anton.sk/ Museum in Svätý Anton] sk icon