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Hronský Benadik (Slovakia)
Zarnovica okres, Banska Bystrica region
Last modified: 2004-09-10 by jarig bakker
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by István Molnár, 12 Jul 2003
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Hronský Beňadik flag
Flag and CoA of Lukavica are on this
website. Hronský Beňadik village lies between southern parts of mountain
area Pohronský Inovec and Štiavnické vrchy and river Hron. It is one of
the historical crossroads connecting Pohronie with Ponitrie, the southern
region with western area. It is rich in high-quality soil, wineyards and
rare metal materials. Its geographical position was very important in the
past.
The first writen reference comes from 1075 when the main church was
built by King Gejza I. He also donated large quantity of fertile land,
wineqards, meadows, rivers and ponds to this area. There is a proof that
the first inhabitans of this area lived there in antiguity. Lots of stone
tools and primitive ceramics were found there too. There is an important
archaeological riches
Jarig Bakker, 29 Jan 2002
Hronský Beňadik CoA
image from this
website. This is the "Turris Davidica", the saint is St. Barbara, who
was imprisoned in that tower.