The Banská Štiavnica wooden nativity scene depicts the Christmas story, but it also portrays the development, history and traditions of this medieval town, the life of its miners and all of Banská Štiavnica’s landmarks.
At its base are the permoníks (mine goblins), the rulers of the underground. The nativity scene is 21 metres long and 3 metres high, with 800 wooden figures, 400 of which move, making it one of the largest moving nativity scenes in Slovakia.
