Šoltýska () is a
village
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and
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in the
Poltár District
Poltár District (''okres Poltár'') is a district in the south of
the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia
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in the
Banská Bystrica Region
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of
Slovakia
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. The village is located in
Slovenské rudohorie mountains. In Šoltýska had been sawmill and watermill in the past. Now the village is mostly
touristic
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location with the chalets inside the village and its neighborhood, that use mostly city holidaymakers during the weekends.
In 2012 the village had been location of
techno
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music festival SlovTek
.
History
Before the establishment of independent
Czechoslovakia
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in 1918, Šoltýska was part of
Gömör and Kishont County
Gömör-Kishont (, , ) was an administrative county (Comitatus (Kingdom of Hungary), comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its capital was Rimaszombat (present-day Rimavská Sobota). Most of its territory is now part of Slovakia, while a smaller ...
within the
Kingdom of Hungary
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. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the
Slovak Republic
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.
References
External links
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Artistic photo gallery of Šoltýska
Villages and municipalities in Poltár District
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