Považská Bystrica District

Považská Bystrica District is a district in the of western . Until 1918, the district was part of the county of Kingdom of Hungary of Trencsén.
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  • Type: district of Slovakia with 62,700 residents
  • Description: district of Slovakia
  • Also known as: Okres Považská Bystrica”, “Považská Bystrica”, and “Považská-Bystrica District

Places of Interest

Highlights include Považská Bystrica and Štadión MŠK Považská Bystrica.

Railway station
is a railway station.

Stadium
Štadión MŠK is a multi-use in , . It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of MŠK Považská Bystrica. The stadium is now in reconstruction since 2021. New capacity will be 2,200 – 2,300.

Church
Photo: Hromoslav, CC0.
Kostol Navstivenia Panny Marie lies in the town centre in . It was built in the 14th century by the Royal Hungarian János Podmanitzky owner of castle Považský hrad.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Považská Bystrica and Sverepec.

Town
is a town in northwestern . It is located on the river, around 30 km from the city of . It belongs to of tourism.

Village
is a village in the Považská Bystrica District, of northwestern is situated 5 km southwest of Považská Bystrica District.

Village
is a and municipality in Považská Bystrica District in the of north-western . is situated 5 km northeast of Považská Bystrica District.

Považská Bystrica District

Latitude
49.1167° or 49° 7′ north
Longitude
18.45° or 18° 27′ east
Population
62,700
Elevation
289 metres (948 feet)
Abbreviation
“PB”
Open location code
8FXW4C8X+MX
Geo­Names ID
3058059
Wiki­data ID
Q837891
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Waray—“Považská Bystrica District” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Považská Bystrica barrutia
  • Basque: Považská Bystricako barrutia
  • Catalan: districte de Považská Bystrica
  • Catalan: Districte de Považská Bystrica
  • Cebuano: Okres Považská Bystrica
  • Chinese: Považská Bystrica Koān
  • Chinese: 瓦赫河畔比斯特里察區
  • Chuvash: Поважска Бистрица районĕ
  • Croatian: Okrug Považská Bystrica
  • Czech: okres Považská Bystrica
  • Czech: Okres Považská Bystrica
  • Dutch: Okres Povazska Bystrica
  • Dutch: Okres Považská Bystrica
  • Esperanto: distrikto Povazska Bystrica
  • Esperanto: distrikto Považská Bystrica
  • Esperanto: Distrikto Považská Bystrica
  • Esperanto: Okres Považská Bystrica
  • Estonian: Považská Bystrica ringkond
  • French: district de Povazska Bystrica
  • French: district de Považská Bystrica
  • French: District de Považská Bystrica
  • French: Považská Bystrica
  • Georgian: პოვაჟსკა-ბისტრიცის რაიონი
  • German: Okres Považská Bystrica
  • German: Považská Bystrica
  • Hungarian: Vágbesztercei járás
  • Italian: distretto di Povazska Bystrica
  • Italian: distretto di Považská Bystrica
  • Italian: Distretto di Považská Bystrica
  • Japanese: ポヴァシュスカー・ビストリツァ郡
  • Korean: 포바슈스카비스트리차구
  • Latin: Považská Bystrica
  • Latvian: Považska Bistricas apriņķis
  • Lombard: Distret de Považská Bystrica
  • Malay: Daerah Považská Bystrica
  • Min Nan Chinese: Považská Bystrica Koān
  • Polish: Okręg Powaska Bystrzyca
  • Polish: Powiat Powaska Bystrzyca
  • Portuguese: Považská Bystrica
  • Romanian: Districtul Považská Bystrica
  • Romanian: Považská Bystrica
  • Russian: Поважска-Бистрица
  • Russian: Район Поважска Бистрица
  • Rusyn: Окрес Поважска Бістріца
  • Serbian: Округ Повашка Бистрица
  • Serbo-Croatian: Okrug Považská Bystrica
  • Slovak: okres Považská Bystrica
  • Slovak: Okres Považská Bystrica
  • Slovak: Považská Bystrica
  • Spanish: distrito de Povazska Bystrica
  • Spanish: distrito de Považská Bystrica
  • Spanish: Distrito de Považská Bystrica
  • Turkish: Považská Bystrica ili
  • Turkish: Považská Bystrica
  • Ukrainian: Поважська Бистриця
  • Waray (Philippines): Považská Bystrica

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Považská Bystrica substation and Veľký Manín.

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