History

• Monuments
  More information about Pukanec's monuments including the Gothic church of St.Nicolas, the Lutheran church, the City walls, the Holy Trinity sculpture and folk architecture.
  
  
• Chronological overview
  The chronological overview of important events in Pukanec since its first written record in 1075.
  
  
• Era of the mining fame (Slovak only)
  Everything about Pukanec's literal as well as figural "Gold" Age.
  
  
• Era of guilds and crafts (Slovak only)
  On the craft development after a decline of mining.
  
  
• Historical postcards of Pukanec
  The collection of historical postcards of Pukanec from 1902 to the present amongst which you can find the picture of the pulled down City gate or of the old "toleration" Lutheran church.
  
  
• Pukanec's dreadful night (Slovak only)
  Riveting description of the Turkish plunder of Pukanec in 1640 recorded by an archivist Pavel Križko from Kremnica.
  
  
• Nothing can be so picturesque… (Slovak only)
  Testimony of an English traveller who visited also Pukanec during his journey in Hungary (note: historical Hungary and contemporary Hungary is not the same state. Until 1918 the area of Hungary covered also the whole part of contemporary Slovakia)

View of Pukanec's two churches with the gothic St. Nicolas' church in the foreground.