Complete the sentence about Banská Bystrica with the correct year: In the Austrian Empire, the German name Neusohl was used until the compromise of ______, when the Hungarian name Besztercebánya became the official one.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. 1867
Banská Bystrica is a city in central Slovakia. Within the Austrian Empire the German name Neusohl stayed in use until the compromise of 1867, when the Hungarian form Besztercebánya became the official name. Slovak and German names still kept appearing in documents side by side during that period.
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