Nová Baňa (German: Königsberg; Hungarian: Újbánya) is a town in the west of central Slovakia and the largest town of the Žarnovica District, located in the Banská Bystrica Region.

The Slovak name was adopted also by German colonists (Schennych, Sewniche).

Contemporary description noua montanya regis (new royal mine) became the basis of newer Slovak (Nová Baňa), German (Königsberg) and Hungarian name (Újbánya).

Seven kilometers from Nová Baňa, close by the village Tekovská Breznica, is the youngest volcano in Central Europe called Putikov vŕšok.

[5] In the 15th century, the town became less attractive for German miners because of the decline of the mining activities.