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Sklené Teplice (German: Glasshütte, Hungarian: Szklenófürdő) is a small spa village and municipality in Žiar nad Hronom District in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. It is close to the historic town of Banská Štiavnica.
In historical records the village was mentioned for the first time in 1340 and was founded by Glaser Filius Gerhardi de Doplicze. Historical records for the spa come from 1549 in the chronicles of Juraj Wernher.
The first spa was built in this valley in 1701. Aristocratic travelers from across Europe visited the site. The spa community achieved prominence on August 27, 1786 when the world's first academic scientific congress was held here. The congress was attended by notable intellectuals, including Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The current spa complex dates from the early 1900s.
The municipality lies at an altitude of 345 metres (1,132 ft) and covers an area of 10.91 km2 (4.21 sq mi) ().
It has a population of 373 people (31 December 2025).
In year 2021 was 380 people by ethnicity 373 as Slovak, 4 as Not found out, 2 as German, 1 as Czech and 1 as Hungarian.
Note on population: The difference values of population numbers in the table "Population statistic" and in the sections "Ethnicity" & "Religion" is caused by the use of various statistical methods.
In year 2021 was 380 people by religion 269 from Roman Catholic Church, 89 from None, 7 from Ad hoc movements, 5 from Evangelical Church, 4 from Not found out, 2 from Other, 2 from Greek Catholic Church and 2 from Buddhism.
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