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Banská Bystrica |
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Banská Bystrica (bän`skä bĭs`trĭtsä'), city (1991 pop. 85,030), central Slovakia, at the junction of the Bystrica and Hron rivers. It is an industrial center that produces textiles, paper, metal products, and cement. An ancient town, Banská Bystrica became well known in the Middle Ages for its surrounding mines. The city was the heart of the Slovak national uprising against German occupation in 1944. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| 1) Institut fur Umweltmedizinische Forschung an der Heinrich-Heine-Universitat Dusseldorf, Dusseldorf, Germany; (2) State Health Institute, Banska Bystrica, Slovakia; (3) State Health Institute, Prievidza, Slovakia; (4) Department of Environmental Science and Technology, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, United Kingdom This system using the latest GPS/GSM technology can locate the ships and relay the information to the recently established Skamp Monitoring centre in Central Europe, Banska Bystrica, Slovakia. |
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