Gold and silver mines, ancient tunnels, and artificial reservoirs built to move an entire industry: the Slovak city where Europe's first mining and forestry academy was founded in 1762

Original: Minas de ouro e prata, túneis antigos e reservatórios artificiais construídos para movimentar uma indústria inteira: a cidade eslovaca onde surgiu, em 1762, a primeira academia de mineração e silvicultura da Europa

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Banská Štiavnica combines ancient tunnels, pioneering technology, and artificial lakes that preserve the grand mining memory of Slovakia. The post Gold and silver mines, ancient tunnels and artificial reservoirs built to move an entire industry: the Slovak city where, in 1762, the first mining and forestry academy in Europe appeared first on Catraca Livre.

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