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Chronological overview
- 1075 The first written historical record of Pukanec
- "Villa Baka" as a boundary mark between the
abbatial estates is mentioned in the foundation charter
of the Hronskobeňadické Abbey
- 1156 "Terra Banensium" (The land of miners)
is mentioned near Banská Štiavnica
- 1270 The first written record about the existence
of silver ore in the Pukanec's surroundings
- 1290 The oldest authentic proof of existence of
Pukanec as a mining settlement is its name - "Bakabanya"
- 1310 Record about a German settlement "Nemeth
Baka"
- 1317 King Charles I. gave "komes" Gregory
(the country was divided into administrative units and "komes"
had charge of one of them) the right to look for gold, silver
and other metals in Pukanec
- 1321 A reference to silver mines - "Argenti
fodina Bacabana". A preserved headstone of Albert,
a Pukanec's mayor, dates back to 1320.
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| A preserved headstone of Albert,
a Pukanec's mayor, dates back to 1320. There is an inscription
that reads as follows: CSEPULT ALBERT DORM ANN. DO. MCCCXX
which means: "The buried Albert rest in Lord 1320"
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- 1323 Freedom of the city granted by King Charles
I
- 1331 Pukanec became an independent town with a
mayor and home rule
- 1337 Several miners from Pukanec discovered a rich
ore vein in the area of today's Nová Baňa and rented a place
for constructing stamp mills on the nearby river
- 1345 Pukanec became a free royal town
- 1388 The oldest record of Pukanec as a member of
the Central Slovakia Mining Towns Confederacy
- 1405 King Sigismund declared a free mining enterprise
in Pukanec and ordered to build fortifications
- 1423 King Sigismund released the mining towns in
Central Slovakia from paying the tollage
- 1424 Pukanec and other mining towns as a gift for
the second Sigismund 's wife Barbora
- 1437 A mention of a wooden fortification
- 1439 King Albert took the mining towns away from
queen Barbora as a reaction to her eccentric life and gave
them to Barbora's daughter - his wife Elisabeth
- 1470 The mining towns were given to Beatrix, the
wife of Matthias Corvinus. He also freed them from all charges
forever
- 1510 The Gothic church was built
- 1522 King Louis II presented the mining towns to
his wife Mary
- 1548 Queen Mary gave the mining towns to her brother
Ferdinand I
- 1424 Guild unions came to existence
- 1433 Hussites arrived to Pukanec
- 1442 Soldiers from the mining towns (they were
for Elisabeth) attacked the monastery in Hronský Beňadik
(for Ladislaus)
- 1442, May. Bishop Šimon Rozgoň and Ladislav Čech
from Levice attacked at the head of a great army Banská
Štiavnica nad Pukanec
- 1500 King Ladislaus II confirmed the rights given
by Mathias Corvinus to the mining towns
- 1516 King Louis II confirmed the rights to Pukanec
- 1533, March 2. The mining towns claimed the reinforcement
of troops in Levice, Bátovce, Pukanec, Hronský Beňadik and
Krupina
- 1533 King Ferdinand I confirmed to Pukanec the
privilege granted by King Ladislaus II in 1496
- 1544, August 16. Turks raided and burned down Levice
and they got nearer to Pukanec
- 1547 King Ferdinand I gave Pukanec "jus gladii"
- 1547, November 12. King Ferdinand I ordered that
no inhabitant of Pukanec could be imprisoned for another
townsman's offence. He also confirmed a free trade and timber
production in surrounding forests
- 1551, October 28. King Ferdinand I ordered to all
royal tollers not to take any tollage from the inhabitants
of Pukanec
- 1560 King Ferdinand I permitted to use red sealing
wax for sealing any written document issued by the town
- 1564, April 28. Pukanec warned Kremnica that in
the past 8 days Turks appeared twice near the city and,
moreover, they got close to the city gate and wanted to
attack the guard
- 1565, April18. Turks captured and mortally injured
several shepherds and farmers; the rest were dragged away
- 1565, December 2. The captain of Čabradský castle
got a message about the panjandrum from Buda's intention
to attack Pukanec, Banská Štiavnica and Krupina
- 1567, June. Captain Barbarič from Pukanec got a
letter from Turkish officer Ahmed to surrender
- 1568, August 26. The Turkish army crossed the river
Ipeľ and headed to Pukanec from where they were fought off
by the armed inhabitants
- 1575, September 11. The Turks got to Pukanec and
captured two men. Captain Barbarič with a small group of
soldiers fought with them and after a short battle brought
four horses and cut heads of Turks as a prize
- 1576, June. Captain Barbarič was removed from Pukanec
to Zvolen
- 1576, July. Lukáč Balogh became a new captain in
Pukanec
- 1577, April 6. Turks descended Pukanec's surroundings,
but captain Balogh and his cavalry took the offensive and
captured some Turkish soldiers
- 1578, February 23. About 400 Turkish soldiers attacked,
plundered and burned down the municipal mills in Myšpotok
- 1578, April 13. Hungarian concilium took a decision
about embattling Pukanec with stonewall
- 1578, July 15. About 200 Turks came to Pukanec,
caught and dragged away two women
- 1583 A registry pinpointed the poor state of mining
and the fact that majority of mines were deserted as a result
of poverty and continuing Turkish raids
- 1604 A Slovak guild of Pukanec's tailors and shoemakers
arose
- 1608 The guild of Pukanec's butchers had their
articles written in Slovak
- 1626 Just one tunnel was in function under the
Kirschner shaft, reputedly with rich gold ores
- 1628 Several mines were mentioned: James tunnel
to Weinrebner vein, tunnel Georg, Weitenzeche, tunnel Mary
to Rümpler, Hartenberger mines, Weitenzeche mine, Nestig
mine, Sauer tunnel, Kresber and Christopf tunnels. Most
of them were out of order for the inhabitants were very
poor after the wars
- 1629, August 7. Inhabitants of Pukanec asked other
mining towns for help, because after the last plague the
population was dramatically reduced
- 1633 The plague in Pukanec complicated the ore
mining
- 1636 The Slovak guild of coopers arose
- 1640 Common, so-called "big guild" of
goldsmiths, blacksmiths, locksmiths, butchers, shoemakers
and wheelers arose
- 1640, August. Pukanec was surrounded, depredated
and burned down by Turks
- 1640, October 1. So-called "Dreadful night
of Pukanec" when Turkish soldiers raided Pukanec -
just the Roman-catholic church protected by stonewall was
saved - "Pukanec's
dreadful night"
- 1647, June 10. King Ferdinand I gave Pukanec the
right to organise 3 annual markets
- 1651 Record about common guild of potters, tailors
and cheesemakers
- 1652, July 29. Attack of Turks who killed 2 people
and 21 kidnapped
- 1657 Record about the guild of weavers and clothmakers
- 1660 Guild of bootmakers arose
- 1664, May 14. Turks raided 3 villages: Devičany,
Rybník and Pukanec
- 1686 King Leopold I restored liberties of Pukanec
and permitted to use a new seal with the municipal arms
- 1691 Long-distance passenger and goods traffic
from Trnava to Krakow led through Pukanec
- 1702 King Leopold I permitted to organise 4 annual
markets in Pukanec
- 1703, July. Soldiers under the rebellious leader
František Rákóczi entered Pukanec
- 1706 Record about independent post office in Pukanec
- 1747 Queen Maria-Theresia confirmed liberties of
Pukanec
- 1774 Only one mine - Louis - was still rich in
gold
- 1823 2 corporations (Ignác and Antolštôlnianska
company) merged and created the most important factor of
mining in Pukanec
- 1842 The last record about mining in Pukanec
- 1846 Educational societies and Sunday school were
founded
- 1848 Vain attempts of founding of a savings bank
- 1866 Library of Pukanec's society of schoolchildren
was founded by Štefan Lukáček
- 1872, September 9. The first wheeler - blacksmith
- butcher society was founded
- 1875 The last active working - Biela baňa (White
mine) until 1891
- 1876 Status of Pukanec had changed - instead of
free royal and mining town, it became a municipality integrated
to the district of Hont
- 1890 Pukanec became a part of the telegraph network
- 1904 A branch of Levice's commercial people's bank
was founded
- 1919, June 4. Hungarian red army overran Pukanec
- 1920-1930 Approximately 100 inhabitants emigrated
to USA, Canada, Argentina, Belgium and France to find jobs
- 1922, March 1. The people's bank in Pukanec merged
with the National bank in Banská Bystrica and became its
branch
- 1926 Polóny and company bus transport Pukanec -
Levice was founded
- 1935 Pukanec was electrified
- 1945, March 3. Redemption of Pukanec by the Soviet
army
- 1950, May 20. Enterprise "Wood crafts of Pukanec"
was established
- 1954 Open-air swimming pool was finished
- 1963 Football field was opened
- 1975 The first monograph of Pukanec was published
as 900 years had passed since the first mention of the town
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Municipal office of Pukanec, Nám. Mieru 11, Pukanec, tel.: +421 036 6393 529, +421 036 6393 108 |
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