Historický a urbanistický vývoj mesta Banská Bystrica a jeho reflexia v uličnej nomenklatúre

Abstract

As part of urban toponymy, urbanonyms are subject to constant changes. Until the end of the 19th century, they mainly served an orientation function within the city. However, at the beginning of the 20th century, they became an effective tool for political propaganda The aim of the contribution is the historical-urbanistic development of the city of Banská Bystrica in the context of the development of street names in its historical core. In the article, we used the historical-geographical method to identify certain trends in the naming of streets and squares. We consider it one of the most important methods used in this type of work, as it has been applied on several levels. The result of the analysis is a historical overview of the development and changes in street names and their names for the period from 1918 to the present. Socially unmotivated street names prevail in Banská Bystrica. Thus, the city mainly used local and historical names when naming and renaming streets. It was mainly influenced by the changing political situation. Despite this, the art and culture category has the largest representation, with the writer's names dominating street names.