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Community Gardening As a Means to Changing Urban Inhabitants and Their Space

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Bitusikova A.

Critical Housing Analysis

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2016

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vol. 3

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issue 2

33-42

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Community gardening has become a new phenomenon in Slovakia. The evolution of community gardens has been enhanced thanks to the various motivations of the people involved: to grow and share fresh and healthy vegetables in unused urban spaces adjacent to their homes, to build a sense of community and strengthen social relations, to use and cultivate vacant urban space and to contribute to a more sustainable urban environment. This paper discusses the case of community gardening in the medium-sized city of Banská Bystrica in Slovakia. It analyses the growing popularity of community gardening as a result of the emergence of grassroots activism, a sign indicating the development of civil society. Using an ethnographic approach of participant observation and interviews, this paper also looks at community gardening as a non-political collective action addressing broader global issues.

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List Štefana Bočkaja adresovaný mestu Banská Bystrica (Szerencs, 24. marca 1605)

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Juhász K.

Acta historica Neosoliensia Vedecký časopis pre historické vedy

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2016

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vol. 19

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issue 1

78-88

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A letter of Stephen Bocskai written to the city of Banská Bystrica (Neosolium) from Szerencs is published and analyzed in this study, and the historical background is presented as well. The significance of this letter is shown by the fact, that it is the only known and yet unpublished letter of Bocskai addressed to Banská Bystrica. The copy of the document written in Latin can be found in the Österreichisches Staatsarchiv, Vienna. The letter can be connected to the military campaign in Spring of 1605 during the revolt of Bocskai against the Habsburgs (1604 – 1606) at the time of the Long or Fifteen Years’ War (1593 – 1606) between the Ottoman and Habsburg Empires. One goal of this specific cam-paign was to occupy the mining towns of strategic and economic importance, including Banská Bystrica. The campaign was led by one of the captain-in-chief of Bocskai, Ferenc Rhédey, operating in the region of Lower Hungary, north-west of the Danube. Bocskai tried to get the city of Banská Bystrica side with him with promises and threats. In this official letter the general complaints were enumerated, which led to the revolt (the offence of liberty and Protestant religion). The military and political successes achieved in Transyl-vania and in Upper and Lower Hungary are referred as well. The document contains some information about the movement of Turkish and Tartar auxiliary troops, who aided Bocskai as allies in the war against Emperor Rudolph. As we know from other sources, Rhédey at last occupied Banská Bystrica at 15 April, 1605.

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Logonyms as a part of the linguistic landscape

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Krško J.

Onomastica

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2022

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vol. 66

287-298

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The paper deals with research into the linguistic landscape in the city of Banská Bystrica. The author focuses on logonyms as a part of the linguistic landscape; they are analysed in terms of formal aspects and the number of languages used. The existing onomastic research focused on logonymy in Polish onomastics in Slovakia abroad is also addressed in terms of the shift brought by the linguistic landscape research. The research of logonymy is more complex from the point of view of the linguistic landscape than from the point of view of onomastics, because the analysis of logonyms not only takes into account its onymic side, but also analyzes logonyms from the point of view of visual semiotics, pragmatics, semantic connotations acting on the recipient, etc.

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Tourism as an Instrument of Economic Development of the Banská Bystrica Self-Governing Region

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Gregorová B.

Przedsiębiorczość - Edukacja

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2018

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vol. 14. Rola przedsiębiorczości w rozwoju społeczno-gospodarczym

245-259

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The paper focuses on the evaluation of regional tourism in terms of its economic development potential. Based on selected economic indicators (e.g. registered unemployment rate, capacity and performances of accommodation facilities, average number of employees and average nominal wage), we analyse the position of the territory in the regional structure of Slovakia and describe factors that determine the development of the region (location, absence of large cities, poor transport infrastructure). Via valorising the natural and anthropogenic assumptions we evaluate the potential of the territory in the context of the possibilities of tourism development in it. Valorisation was carried out in relation to the main recreational activities, where the aggregate value of the potential expresses precisely the possibilities of developing recreational activities in the studied area. The most developed are the districts of Banská Bystrica and Brezno, forming the Horehronský tourism region. The less developed region with untapped tourism potential is Pohronský region, represented by the districts of Zvolen, Žiar nad Hronom, Žarnovica, Banská Štiavnica and Detva. The Gemerský region (the Rimavská Sobota and Revúca districts) shows the greatest difference between the potential of the territory and the current state of the level of tourism development. The least developed area with the lowest tourism potential is the Ipeľský region (districts Krupina, Veľký Krtíš, Poltár and Lučenec). Based on selected statistical indicators related to tourism (Baretje and Defert index, Schneider index, Charvat index) we evaluate the current state of development of tourism in the studied area. These approaches are complemented by a historical-geographic analysis of the development of the territory, which completes the image of the limits of development of the Banská Bystrica self-governing region. The paper focuses on the evaluation of regional tourism in terms of its economic development potential. Based on selected economic indicators (e.g. registered unemployment rate, capacity and performances of accommodation facilities, average number of employees and average nominal wage), we analyse the position of the territory in the regional structure of Slovakia and describe factors that determine the development of the region (location, absence of large cities, poor transport infrastructure). Via valorising the natural and anthropogenic assumptions we evaluate the potential of the territory in the context of the possibilities of tourism development in it. Valorisation was carried out in relation to the main recreational activities, where the aggregate value of the potential expresses precisely the possibilities of developing recreational activities in the studied area. The most developed are the districts of Banská Bystrica and Brezno, forming the Horehronský tourism region. The less developed region with untapped tourism potential is Pohronský region, represented by the districts of Zvolen, Žiar nad Hronom, Žarnovica, Banská Štiavnica and Detva. The Gemerský region (the Rimavská Sobota and Revúca districts) shows the greatest difference between the potential of the territory and the current state of the level of tourism development. The least developed area with the lowest tourism potential is the Ipeľský region (districts Krupina, Veľký Krtíš, Poltár and Lučenec). Based on selected statistical indicators related to tourism (Baretje and Defert index, Schneider index, Charvat index) we evaluate the current state of development of tourism in the studied area. These approaches are complemented by a historical-geographic analysis of the development of the territory, which completes the image of the limits of development of the Banská Bystrica self-governing region. The paper focuses on the evaluation of regional tourism in terms of its economic development potential. Based on selected economic indicators (e.g. registered unemployment rate, capacity and performances of accommodation facilities, average number of employees and average nominal wage), we analyse the position of the territory in the regional structure of Slovakia and describe factors that determine the development of the region (location, absence of large cities, poor transport infrastructure). Via valorising the natural and anthropogenic assumptions we evaluate the potential of the territory in the context of the possibilities of tourism development in it. Valorisation was carried out in relation to the main recreational activities, where the aggregate value of the potential expresses precisely the possibilities of developing recreational activities in the studied area. The most developed are the districts of Banská Bystrica and Brezno, forming the Horehronský tourism region. The less developed region with untapped tourism potential is Pohronský region, represented by the districts of Zvolen, Žiar nad Hronom, Žarnovica, Banská Štiavnica and Detva. The Gemerský region (the Rimavská Sobota and Revúca districts) shows the greatest difference between the potential of the territory and the current state of the level of tourism development. The least developed area with the lowest tourism potential is the Ipeľský region (districts Krupina, Veľký Krtíš, Poltár and Lučenec). Based on selected statistical indicators related to tourism (Baretje and Defert index, Schneider index, Charvat index) we evaluate the current state of development of tourism in the studied area. These approaches are complemented by a historical-geographic analysis of the development of the territory, which completes the image of the limits of development of the Banská Bystrica self-governing region. The paper focuses on the evaluation of regional tourism in terms of its economic development potential. Based on selected economic indicators (e.g. registered unemployment rate, capacity and performances of accommodation facilities, average number of employees and average nominal wage), we analyse the position of the territory in the regional structure of Slovakia and describe factors that determine the development of the region (location, absence of large cities, poor transport infrastructure). Via valorising the natural and anthropogenic assumptions we evaluate the potential of the territory in the context of the possibilities of tourism development in it. Valorisation was carried out in relation to the main recreational activities, where the aggregate value of the potential expresses precisely the possibilities of developing recreational activities in the studied area. The most developed are the districts of Banská Bystrica and Brezno, forming the Horehronský tourism region. The less developed region with untapped tourism potential is Pohronský region, represented by the districts of Zvolen, Žiar nad Hronom, Žarnovica, Banská Štiavnica and Detva. The Gemerský region (the Rimavská Sobota and Revúca districts) shows the greatest difference between the potential of the territory and the current state of the level of tourism development. The least developed area with the lowest tourism potential is the Ipeľský region (districts Krupina, Veľký Krtíš, Poltár and Lučenec). Based on selected statistical indicators related to tourism (Baretje and Defert index, Schneider index, Charvat index) we evaluate the current state of development of tourism in the studied area. These approaches are complemented by a historical-geographic analysis of the development of the territory, which completes the image of the limits of development of the Banská Bystrica self-governing region. The paper focuses on the evaluation of regional tourism in terms of its economic development potential. Based on selected economic indicators (e.g. registered unemployment rate, capacity and performances of accommodation facilities, average number of employees and average nominal wage), we analyse the position of the territory in the regional structure of Slovakia and describe factors that determine the development of the region (location, absence of large cities, poor transport infrastructure). Via valorising the natural and anthropogenic assumptions we evaluate the potential of the territory in the context of the possibilities of tourism development in it. Valorisation was carried out in relation to the main recreational activities, where the aggregate value of the potential expresses precisely the possibilities of developing recreational activities in the studied area. The most developed are the districts of Banská Bystrica and Brezno, forming the Horehronský tourism region. The less developed region with untapped tourism potential is Pohronský region, represented by the districts of Zvolen, Žiar nad Hronom, Žarnovica, Banská Štiavnica and Detva. The Gemerský region (the Rimavská Sobota and Revúca districts) shows the greatest difference between the potential of the territory and the current state of the level of tourism development. The least developed area with the lowest tourism potential is the Ipeľský region (districts Krupina, Veľký Krtíš, Poltár and Lučenec). Based on selected statistical indicators related to tourism (Baretje and Defert index, Schneider index, Charvat index) we evaluate the current state of development of tourism in the studied area. These approaches are complemented by a historical-geographic analysis of the development of the territory, which completes the image of the limits of development of the Banská Bystrica self-governing region. The paper focuses on the evaluation of regional tourism in terms of its economic development potential. Based on selected economic indicators (e.g. registered unemployment rate, capacity and performances of accommodation facilities, average number of employees and average nominal wage), we analyse the position of the territory in the regional structure of Slovakia and describe factors that determine the development of the region (location, absence of large cities, poor transport infrastructure). Via valorising the natural and anthropogenic assumptions we evaluate the potential of the territory in the context of the possibilities of tourism development in it. Valorisation was carried out in relation to the main recreational activities, where the aggregate value of the potential expresses precisely the possibilities of developing recreational activities in the studied area. The most developed are the districts of Banská Bystrica and Brezno, forming the Horehronský tourism region. The less developed region with untapped tourism potential is Pohronský region, represented by the districts of Zvolen, Žiar nad Hronom, Žarnovica, Banská Štiavnica and Detva. The Gemerský region (the Rimavská Sobota and Revúca districts) shows the greatest difference between the potential of the territory and the current state of the level of tourism development. The least developed area with the lowest tourism potential is the Ipeľský region (districts Krupina, Veľký Krtíš, Poltár and Lučenec). Based on selected statistical indicators related to tourism (Baretje and Defert index, Schneider index, Charvat index) we evaluate the current state of development of tourism in the studied area. These approaches are complemented by a historical-geographic analysis of the development of the territory, which completes the image of the limits of development of the Banská Bystrica self-governing region.

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Cultural Heritage as a Commodity? An Example of City Festivities and Festivals

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Bitušíková A.

Národopisná revue (Journal of Ethnology)

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2021

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vol. 31

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issue 4

259 - 269

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The treatise deals with the commodification of culture heritage (on the example of city festivities and festivals). Based on numerous, mostly foreign, publications it submits an overview of research approaches to the research on eventization − especially the growing number of city festivities and festivals, which turn into events attracting large numbers of visitors and supporting the commercial character of the events. The treatise points out the tendencies of municipalities and other co-organizers that, wittingly or unwittingly, transform cultural heritage into an economic commodity − a product, which can have an impact on the transformation of values and the forms of different expressions of cultural heritage. The treatise also reflects on the academic debate about the relationships between authenticity and commodification of cultural heritage, which has long been a challenge for (not only) ethnology and social anthropology. The conclusion includes a case study about the Radvaň Fair in Banská Bystrica, held since 1655 and inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Slovakia in 2011. The fair has experienced several changes − from a marketplace with a predominantly economic function to a city festival that pays tribute to traditional handicrafts and folklore. In the context of the theme of this cultural heritage commodification, the research intends to observe the strategies and goals of the municipality – the leading organizer of the fair – in organizing the event.

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Festivities in Urban environment with Focus on Mineworkers’ Traditions in the City of Banská Bystrica

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Darulová J.

Národopisná revue (Journal of Ethnology)

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2018

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vol. 28

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issue 1

3-12

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The study focuses on modern-day festivities in the city environment. In its first section, it deals with theoretical definition of feast and celebration with two concepts - the epidemiology of representations by D. Sperber, and the invented tradition by E. Hobsbawm. In terms of space, the research is based on the city of Banská Bystrica in Central Slovakia, which tries to present the oldest and most significant events through selected historical events integrated in festivities. This concerns mainly mining industry, even though the development of Banská Bystrica has not been associated with the mining industry for several decades. Initiated by mineworkers’ associations and supported by the city, Emperor’s Visitations were held for three years. The festivity, at which representatives from different mining regions in Slovakia and abroad presented themselves, comprised several elements of ceremony, ritualized behaviour, dramatization, and mineworkers’ symbols. It was an attempt to establish a new tradition that was to remember the Emperor’s visits with the aim to complete the city’s image, to support tourism, and to reach economic benefits. It is the local self-government and the citizen’s interest that decide about its periodicity and cyclic repetition.

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An analysis of the "European City of Sports" project and its impact on the development of tourist activity: The example of selected Slovakian cities

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Matušíková D., Švedová M., Dzurov Vargová T., Żegleń P.

Turyzm

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2020

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vol. 30

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issue 1

61-70

EN

The paper presents the issue of sports activity development in the context of the European City of Sports project in selected Slovakian cities: Košice, Banská Bystrica and Nitra. It is an analytical overview aiming at the development of these cities for tourism through the organisation of international sporting events. Using several methods, especially comparison, the authors analyse certain activities and other sports-related issues. The events and activities not only contributed to the development of sport but also supported tourism in the region. A review of the literature on the subject demonstrates the importance and basic assumptions of the European City of Sports as a popular project. The comparative analysis has enabled the authors to present its results in each of the three Slovakian cities.

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Od monarchie k republike: Symbolické utváranie verejného priestoru a „nových“ identít na príklade Banskej Bystrice (1918–1922)

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Kurhajcová A.

Historie – Otázky – Problémy (History, Issues, Problems)

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2016

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vol. 8

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issue 1

33-50

EN

This article explores the issue of symbolic disposition of public space of Banská Bystrica in 1918–1922, describes the representations of the town created by the contemporary press, the attitudes of the local elites towards the constitutional changes, and finally the real and symbolic takeover by the army and the authorities.

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František Rosenberger a Viliam Emler (Život a dielo banskobystrického zlatníka a jeho najlepšieho žiaka)

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Glocko F.

Acta historica Neosoliensia Vedecký časopis pre historické vedy

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2018

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vol. 21

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issue 2

4-38

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In the 19th century, there were 15 goldsmiths‘ masters working in the guild of Banská Bystrica. Beside the greatest and most famous goldsmith Samuel Libay (1782 – 1866), there were also goldsmiths who had tried to save the glory and shine of this craft. Francis Rosenberger (1799 – 1882), a goldsmith master from Pest had belonged to them. He had trained numerous young goldsmiths with his son and goldsmith master Anton Rosenberger among these apprentices. Francis Rosenberger was several times at the forefront of the goldsmith's guild in the position of a superior. One of his most famous pupils was William Emler (1839 – 1897), who had made an extraordinary contribution to preserve a part of the goldsmith's workshop of the masters Francis Rosenberger and Samuel Libay.

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Samuel Libay a busta cisára Františka I. (Život a prvé veľké dielo banskobystrického zlatníka Samuela Libaya)

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Glocko F.

Acta historica Neosoliensia Vedecký časopis pre historické vedy

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2016

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vol. 19

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issue 2

5-33

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Goldsmithery has belonged to important handicrafts in Slovakia. Goldsmiths have been making not only devotions, but also serviceable and decorative utensils of gold and silver. The archival documents of goldsmith guild in Banská Bystrica include 175 goldsmiths who were active from the 14th to the 19th century. One of the most prominent representatives of goldsmithery in the 19th century in Banská Bystrica was Samuel Libay (1782-1866), who was goldsmith master craftsman for several years. In 1841, he finished his first great and extraordinary artwork made of fine, silver wire, filigree bust of the emperor Francis I.

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Banskobystrický štvorlístok zlatníkov 19. storočia. Život a dielo Juraja Sodomku, Karola Miškovského, Alojza Herritza a Františka Franciscyho

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Glocko F.

Acta historica Neosoliensia Vedecký časopis pre historické vedy

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2020

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vol. 23

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issue 1

5-33

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George Sodomka, Charles Miškovský, Louis Herritz and Francis Franciscy – foursome talented goldsmiths working in goldsmith’s guild during the 19th century in Banská Bystrica – are undoubtedly a proof of the viability and highly valued production of goldsmith's products even in the so-called "declining" century for goldsmith's craft and craft in general. All four of them actively educated a new generation of goldsmiths and were leading figures in the goldsmith's guild of Banská Bystrica.

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Slovak housing estates and the accessibility of the key amenities. Case study Banská Bystrica

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Görner K.

Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Geographica Socio-Oeconomica

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2017

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issue 30

51-63

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Osiedla, które powstały po II wojnie światowej stały się istotną częścią miejskiej struktury wielu miast bloku wschodniego. W słowackich miastach nadal stanowią one znaczną część kompleksów mieszkalnych. Osiedla te zazwyczaj ignorowały pierwotną strukturę miejską i izolowały się od niej, deklarując niezależność od reszty miasta. Paradoksalnie, dążąc do ścisłej segregacji funkcjonalnej, osiedla stały się zależne od tradycyjnej struktury miejskiej. Pierwotne plany osiedli mieszkaniowych najczęściej zakładały lokalne centra o stosunkowo szerokiej dostępności usług; jednakże w praktyce planowane inwestycje o charakterze usługowym były realizowane w mniejszym wymiarze lub niedokończone, ponieważ w pierwszej kolejności rozwiązywano problemy mieszkaniowe. Aby tereny mieszkaniowe były przyjazne dla mieszkańców, ich struktura funkcjonalna powinna być zróżnicowana, zapewniając dostęp do usług. Zatem można postawić następujące pytania: W jakim stopniu osiedla zapewniają dostęp do podstawowych usług niezbędnych do codziennego życia ich mieszkańców? Czy w tym względzie osiedla są naprawdę samowystarczalne? Odpowiedź na te pytania jest ważna nie tylko pod względem oceny ich jakości, ale także w celu ustalenia strategii dalszego rozwoju osiedli mieszkaniowych (na przykład intensyfikacji). Celem artykułu było zbadanie aktualnej struktury słowackich osiedli pod kątem dostępności do usług oraz ocena perspektyw przyszłego rozwoju osiedli. Badania przeprowadzono w 18 wybranych osiedlach o różnej wielkości, charakterze i lokalizacji w mieście Bańska Bystrzyca (miasto powiatowe w środkowej Słowacji). Dostępność do podstawowych usług i optymalne odległości piesze (promień dostępności) zostały określone na podstawie porównania istniejących badań i zaleceń. Ocenie poddano ogólną dostępność według podstawowych usług (odsetek terenu pojedynczego osiedla z dostępem do wszystkich podstawowych usług w odległości spaceru), średni odsetek pokrycia podstawowymi usługami i procent pokrycia wybranymi usługami. Wyniki badań wskazują na dużą różnorodność osiedli pod względem dostępności usług i ich związku z innymi cechami osiedli mieszkaniowych.

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Housing estates, which have emerged during the post-war mass housing development, became the significant part of an urban structure of many cities across the eastern bloc. In Slovak cities, they still represent the major part of residential complexes. Housing estates usually ignored the original urban structure and isolated themselves declaring their independence from the rest of the city. In an effort to a strict functional segregation housing estates paradoxically became dependent on the traditional urban structure. The original plans of the housing estates mostly proposed the local centers with a relatively broad spectrum of amenities; however, these were often greatly reduced or unfinished under the pressure of solving housing problems. Since the functional mixing with an emphasis on the walking accessibility of the key amenities from the place of a residence is one of the important aspects of livable and sustainable neighborhoods, the questions arises: To what extent do housing estates provide the key amenities necessary for the everyday life of their inhabitants? Are they in this respect truly self-sufficient or fail to fulfill their original ambition? Answering these questions is important not only in terms of the evaluation of their quality but also for setting strategies for the further development of housing estates (for example, intensification). The goal of the paper was to examine the current structure of Slovak housing estates in terms of accessibility of the key amenities and the evaluation of the results from the perspective of the future development of housing estates. The research was carried out within 18 selected housing estates of varying size, nature and location within the city of Banská Bystrica (county city in Central Slovakia). The key amenities and optimal walking distances (radius of accessibility) were defined based on a comparison of existing researches and recommendations. Within the territory of housing estates, the percentage of overall coverage by key amenities (percentage of the territory of the individual housing estate with access to all key amenities in walking distance), the average percentage of coverage of the key amenities and the percentage of coverage of the selected key amenities were assessed. The results of the research demonstrate a large diversity of housing estates in terms of accessibility of the key amenities and their relation to other features of housing estates.

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Community Gardening As a Means to Changing Urban Inhabitants and Their Space

List Štefana Bočkaja adresovaný mestu Banská Bystrica (Szerencs, 24. marca 1605)

Logonyms as a part of the linguistic landscape

Tourism as an Instrument of Economic Development of the Banská Bystrica Self-Governing Region

Cultural Heritage as a Commodity? An Example of City Festivities and Festivals

Festivities in Urban environment with Focus on Mineworkers’ Traditions in the City of Banská Bystrica

An analysis of the "European City of Sports" project and its impact on the development of tourist activity: The example of selected Slovakian cities

Od monarchie k republike: Symbolické utváranie verejného priestoru a „nových“ identít na príklade Banskej Bystrice (1918–1922)

František Rosenberger a Viliam Emler (Život a dielo banskobystrického zlatníka a jeho najlepšieho žiaka)

Samuel Libay a busta cisára Františka I. (Život a prvé veľké dielo banskobystrického zlatníka Samuela Libaya)

Banskobystrický štvorlístok zlatníkov 19. storočia. Život a dielo Juraja Sodomku, Karola Miškovského, Alojza Herritza a Františka Franciscyho

Slovak housing estates and the accessibility of the key amenities. Case study Banská Bystrica