In
historical records the village was first mentioned in 1393. In 1430 it is
mentioned as a small town, belonging to the Bojnice Castle, with a gold mining
nearby. It was prosperous in the 15th century, but as the 16th century came, it
slowly began to decay, as the mines were exhausted and with many uprisings
taking place at that time. It was degraded in 1886 from town status to large
municipality status.
