Ilija is a village and municipality in Banská Štiavnica District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia. In historical records, the village was first …Ilija is a village and municipality in Banská Štiavnica District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia. In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1266 as Ecclesia Sancti Egidii. Until the 16th century, it belonged to the Sitno Castle, which together with its possessions belonged to the Balassa family as of 1548 and which passed to the Koháry family in 1629.