Banská Bystrica District

Banská Bystrica District is a district in the of central . Until 1918, the area belonged to the county of Zvolen within the Kingdom of Hungary.
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  • Type: district of Slovakia with 111,000 residents
  • Description: district of Slovakia
  • Also known as: Banska Bystrica District” and “Okres Banska Bystrica

Places of Interest

Highlights include Banská Bystrica Castle and Banská Bystrica railway station.

Castle

Railway station
serves the city and municipality of , seat of the , central . Opened in 1873, the station is a junction between the Vrútky–Zvolen railway and the Banská Bystrica–Červená Skala railway.

Stadium
The is a multi-purpose stadium in , Slovakia. It is currently used mostly for athletics and football matches and serves as the home ground of MFK Dukla Banská Bystrica. The stadium has a seating capacity of 7,030.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Banská Bystrica and Kynceľová.

is a city in central , located on the River in a long and wide valley encircled by the mountain chains of the , the Veľká Fatra, and the Kremnica Mountains.

Village
is a and municipality in Banská Bystrica District in the of central .

Village
is a and municipality in Banská Bystrica District in the of central . is situated 4½ km northeast of Banská Bystrica District.

Banská Bystrica District

Latitude
48.7333° or 48° 44′ north
Longitude
19.15° or 19° 9′ east
Population
111,000
Elevation
340 metres (1,115 feet)
Abbreviation
“BB”
Open location code
8FWXP5M2+82
Geo­Names ID
3061185
Wiki­data ID
Q539934
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Waray—“Banská Bystrica District” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: Բանսկա Բիստրիցա
  • Basque: Banská Bystrica barrutia
  • Basque: Banská Bystricako barrutia
  • Belarusian: Банска Быстрыца
  • Belarusian: Банска-Бістрыца (раён)
  • Belarusian: Банска-Бістрыца
  • Belarusian: Банская Быстрыца
  • Belarusian: раён Банска-Бістрыца
  • Catalan: districte de Banská Bystrica
  • Catalan: Districte de Banská Bystrica
  • Cebuano: Okres Banská Bystrica
  • Chinese: Banská Bystrica Koān
  • Chinese: 班斯卡-比斯特里察區
  • Chuvash: Банска Бистрица районĕ
  • Croatian: Okrug Banská Bystrica
  • Czech: okres Banská Bystrica
  • Czech: Okres Banská Bystrica
  • Danish: Banská Bystrica (distrikt)
  • Danish: Banská Bystrica
  • Dutch: Okres Banská Bystrica
  • Esperanto: distrikto Banska Bystrica
  • Esperanto: distrikto Banská Bystrica
  • Esperanto: Distrikto Banská Bystrica
  • Estonian: Banská Bystrica ringkond
  • Finnish: Banská Bystrica (piiri)
  • Finnish: Banská Bystrica
  • French: Banská Bystrica
  • French: district de Banska Bystrica
  • French: district de Banská Bystrica
  • French: District de Banská Bystrica
  • Georgian: ბანსკა-ბისტრიცის რაიონი
  • German: Banská Bystrica
  • German: Okres Banská Bystrica
  • Greek: Περιοχή Μπάνσκα Μπίστριτσα
  • Hungarian: Besztercebányai járás
  • Indonesian: Distrik Banská Bystrica
  • Italian: distretto di Banska Bystrica
  • Italian: distretto di Banská Bystrica
  • Italian: Distretto di Banská Bystrica
  • Japanese: バンスカー・ビストリツァ郡
  • Korean: 반스카비스트리차구
  • Latin: Neosolium
  • Latvian: Banska Bistricas apriņķis
  • Limburgan: Banská Bystrica
  • Lombard: Distret de Banská Bystrica
  • Malay: Daerah Banská Bystrica
  • Min Nan Chinese: Banská Bystrica Koān
  • Persian: شهرستان بانسکای بیستریکا
  • Polish: Powiat Bańska Bystrzyca
  • Portuguese: Banská Bystrica
  • Romanian: Districtul Banská Bystrica
  • Russian: Банска-Бистрица
  • Rusyn: Окрес Банска Бістріца
  • Serbian: Округ Банска Бистрица
  • Serbo-Croatian: Okrug Banska Bistrica
  • Slovak: Banská Bystrica
  • Slovak: okres Banská Bystrica
  • Slovak: Okres Banská Bystrica
  • Spanish: distrito de Banska Bystrica
  • Spanish: distrito de Banská Bystrica
  • Spanish: Distrito de Banská Bystrica
  • Turkish: Banská Bystrica ili
  • Turkish: Banská Bystrica
  • Ukrainian: Банська Бистриця (округ)
  • Ukrainian: Банська Бистриця
  • Vietnamese: Banská Bystrica
  • Waray (Philippines): Banská Bystrica

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Notable Places Nearby

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