In the town of Kremnické Bane, which is an old mining settlement mentioned in 1361, there is (according to one concept) the geographical center of Europe.

The symbolic center of Europe is located above the village, next to the Gothic Church of Saint Joseph, from the roof of which water flows on one side into the Váh River and on the other side into the Hron River. Near the church, there is also the highest point of the commune, the Trnovnik rock with a height of 990 m above sea level.