The name of the mountain refers to iron ore mining activities from the 18th century. There were attempts to find iron ore under the mountain slopes but ended with no success.[1]Baník means 'miner' in Slovak.
baníkov, polish, banówka, mountain, western, tatras, mountain, range, slovakia, reaches, height, meters, summit, highest, pointelevation2, prominence261, coordinates49, 19806, 71083, 19806, 71083geographylocation, slovakialocationŽilina, region, slovakiaparent. Banikov Polish Banowka is a mountain in the Western Tatras mountain range Slovakia It reaches a height of 2 178 meters BanikovSummit of BanikovHighest pointElevation2 178 m 7 146 ft Prominence261 m 856 ft Coordinates49 11 53 N 19 42 39 E 49 19806 N 19 71083 E 49 19806 19 71083GeographyBanikovLocation of Banikov in SlovakiaLocationZilina Region SlovakiaParent rangeWestern TatrasClimbingEasiest routeHikeThe name of the mountain refers to iron ore mining activities from the 18th century There were attempts to find iron ore under the mountain slopes but ended with no success 1 Banik means miner in Slovak References edit Jozef Nyka Tatry slowackie Przewodnik Wyd II Latchorzew Wyd Trawers 1998 ISBN 83 901580 8 6 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Banikov nbsp This Slovak geography article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Banikov amp oldid 1188177902, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,