Municipality in Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
Svätý Anton
Svätý Anton is a village in Banská Štiavnica District in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.
It is situated near the historic town of Banská Štiavnica. During the period of Communist Czechoslovakia, the village had to use the name Antol as a part of anti-religious campaigns. The first mention of Svätý Anton in written sources dates to 1266, when the village was owned by the Hont-Pázmány family of the Čabraď Castle. The last private owner was Ferdinand I of Bulgaria.
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