Abstract: The breeding of the Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) was monitored in the wider area of Štiavnické vrchy Mts. (1080 km²) during 28 years in 1997–2024. Breeding of individual pairs (altogether six breeding territories) is described chronologically by year, and some interesting findings from breeding biology are mentioned here. The first breeding territory was found in the north of the study area in 1997 and the last one in the south in 2022. The closest pairs in one year nested 10 km apart in Štiavnické vrchy Mts. (2012) and 14 km in Kremnické vrchy Mts. (2022). In the past, the golden eagle was rare or even unknown in this area and our findings provide the first documented evidence of its breeding here.

Key words: birds of prey, distribution, breeding biology, Slovakia