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Hegybánya Gate or Szélakna Gate

Piargska brána
Hegybánya Gate or Szélakna Gate
Piargska brána
Original function:
town gate
Current function:
town gate
Address:
ulica Jozefa Karola Hella 406/4.
Historical Hungarian county:
Hont
Country:
Slovakia
GPS coordinates:
48.45553, 18.8933
Google map:

History

The town gate was built in 1554 in Renaissance style to defend the town against the Turks. The gate was reconstructed in Baroque style in the first half of the 18th century. The statue of St. Florian stands in a niche in its facade. Next to the gate the remains of the town wall and one of its bastions can be seen. The other medieval gates of the town (the gates of Szentantal, Bélabánya and Bakabánya) have already been demolished.

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