Banská Štiavnica - mesto svetového dedičstva

Štiavnica´s Nácko

There are naturally many legends from Banská Štiavnica's past, and their number would be further increased if we also included the stories connected with the Banská Štiavnica figure of Nácko. The miner Nácko and his companion Hancko have been part of the local oral tradition since time immemorial. They embody a part of the Štiavnica genius loci. In short, the vision of this good-natured caricature reflects
the worldview of the ordinary folk of Štiavnica and Hodruša with his ideas for solutions to both big and small problems. Nacko is cunning, or rather he believes that he is cunning, he is proud to be a miner and he is macho, but in a tight corner he prefers to take the easy way out....And he definitely isn't one to start a fight. He likes nothing better than to cheat the oreman, and he would rather avoid the
strict gaze of his Léna in the corners of the mining inn, sometimes he is envious but he always finds a peaceful solution. Banská Štiavnica's Nácko has been played with success for many years by Jozef Osvald.