Richňava
Richňava is one of the lakes near Banská Štiavnica in Slovakia. These lakes were created as water reservoirs for the mining industry.- Type: Body of water
- Description: body of water
- Also known as: “Veľký Richňavský tajch”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tajch Bakomi and Sitno.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Štiavnické Bane and Ilija.
Štiavnické Bane
Village
Ilija
Village
Ilija is a village and municipality in Banská Štiavnica District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia. In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1266 as Ecclesia Sancti Egidii. Ilija is situated 4 km east of Richňava.
Dekýš
Village
Dekýš is a village and municipality in Banská Štiavnica District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia. Dekýš is situated 4½ km southwest of Richňava.
Richňava
- Categories: geographical feature and reservoir
- Location: Vysoká, Banská Štiavnica District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
48.42743° or 48° 25′ 39″ north
Longitude
18.84733° or 18° 50′ 50″ east
Open location code
8FWWCRGW+XW
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Slovak—“Richňava” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Richňava”
- Hungarian: “Nagy-Rihnyavi-tó”
- Polish: “Richnavské jazerá”
- Slovak: “Richňava”
- Slovak: “Richnavské jazerá”
- Slovak: “Richnavské veľké jazero”
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