Ľubietová

Ľubietová (German: Libethen; Hungarian: Libetbánya) is a village in central Slovakia.

It was granted the status of a royal town in 1379 by Louis the Great and German miners settled here.

Due to the decline of the mining industry in the 18th century, the settlement lost its urban character and became a village.

Ľubietová is famous for precious minerals that can be found inside the ancient mines.

The list of interesting minerals, mostly created by weathering of copper ores, also includes azurite and malachite.

Entrance to an ancient copper mine near Ľubietová