Banská Bystrica Region

The Banská Bystrica Region is one of the eight regions of . It is the largest of the eight regions by area, and has a lower population density than any other region.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Javor and Podkriváň.

Peak
is a peak.

Railway station
is a railway station.

Peak
is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kriváň and Detva.

Village
is a village and municipality in , in the Banská Bystrica Region of central . It lies on the road track I/50, approximately in the halfway between Bratislava and Košice. The village had been established in 1955. is situated 5 km northwest of Banská Bystrica Region.

Town
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is a town in central with a population of 14,686. It is situated beneath the mountain Poľana. is situated 9 km northwest of Banská Bystrica Region.

Village
is a and municipality in the in the Banská Bystrica Region of . was already settled in the prehistorical era - some scientists supposed that people already lived here in the younger Bronze Age probably 3,000 years ago. is situated 5 km southeast of Banská Bystrica Region.

Banská Bystrica Region

Latitude
48.5° or 48° 30′ north
Longitude
19.5° or 19° 30′ east
Population
614,000
Elevation
388 metres (1,273 feet)
Open location code
8FWXGG22+22
Geo­Names ID
3343954
Wiki­data ID
Q183640
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Wu Chinese—“Banská Bystrica Region” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: أقليم بانسكا بيستريتسا
  • Arabic: إقليم بانسكا بيستريتسا
  • Aragonese: Rechión de Banská Bystrica
  • Armenian: Բանսկա Բիստրիցկա շրջան
  • Azerbaijani: Banska Bistritsa diyarı
  • Azerbaijani: Banska Bistritsa
  • Balinese: Region Banská Bystrica
  • Bashkir: Банска-Бистрица крайы
  • Basque: Banská Bystrica eskualdea
  • Belarusian: Банскабістрыцкі край
  • Belarusian: Банскабыстрыцкі край
  • Bengali: বান্সাকা বাইস্ট্রিকা অঞ্চল
  • Bosnian: Banska Bistrica
  • Bosnian: Banskobistrički kraj
  • Bosnian: Region Banská Bystrica
  • Breton: Rannvro Banská Bystrica
  • Bulgarian: Банскобистришки край
  • Catalan: Regió de Banská Bystrica
  • Cebuano: Banskobystrický kraj
  • Chinese: Banská Bystrica Khu
  • Chinese: 班斯卡-比斯特里察州
  • Chinese: 班斯卡-比斯特里察省
  • Chinese: 班斯卡·比斯特理察州
  • Chuvash: Банскобистрица енĕ
  • Croatian: Banskobystrický kraj
  • Czech: Banskobystrický kraj
  • Danish: Banská Bystrica-regionen
  • Danish: Banska Bystrica
  • Danish: Banská Bystrica
  • Dutch: Banská Bystrica
  • Esperanto: Banskobystrický kraj
  • Esperanto: Regiono Banská Bystrica
  • Estonian: Banská Bystrica maakond
  • Finnish: Banska Bystrican alue
  • Finnish: Banská Bystrican alue
  • French: Banská Bystrica
  • French: Banskobystrický kraj
  • French: region de Banska Bystrica
  • French: région de Banská Bystrica
  • French: Région de Banská Bystrica
  • Georgian: ბანსკა-ბისტრიცის მხარე
  • German: Banskobystricky kraj
  • German: Banskobystrický kraj
  • German: Neusohler Landschaftsverband
  • German: SK-BC
  • Greek: Κράι της Μπάνσκα Μπίστριτσα
  • Gujarati: બાન્સ્કા બાયસ્ટ્રીકા પ્રદેશ
  • Hebrew: באנסקה ביסטריצה
  • Hebrew: מחוז באנסקה ביסטריצה
  • Hindi: बैंस्का बिस्त्रिका क्षेत्र
  • Hungarian: Banskobystrický kraj
  • Hungarian: Besztercebánya megye
  • Hungarian: Besztercebányai kerület
  • Hungarian: Besztercebányai körzet
  • Indonesian: Daerah Banská Bystrica
  • Indonesian: Region Banska Bystrica
  • Indonesian: Region Banská Bystrica
  • Italian: Banskobystrický kraj
  • Italian: regione di Banská Bystrica
  • Italian: Regione di Banská Bystrica
  • Japanese: バンスカー・ビストリツァ州
  • Japanese: バンスカー・ビストリツァ県
  • Kannada: ಬನ್ಸ್ಕಾ ಬೈಸ್ಟ್ರಿಕಾ ಪ್ರದೇಶ
  • Korean: 반스카비스트리차주
  • Latin: Neosolium
  • Latvian: Banska Bistricas apgabals
  • Lezghian: Банска-Бистрица край
  • Limburgan: Gewes Banská Bystrica
  • Lithuanian: Banska Bistricos kraštas
  • Lombard: Region de Banská Bystrica
  • Macedonian: Банскобистрички крај
  • Malay: Daerah Banská Bystrica
  • Malay: Wilayah Banská Bystrica
  • Maltese: Reġjun ta‘ Banská Bystrica
  • Marathi: बांस्का बायाट्रिक प्रदेश
  • Min Nan Chinese: Banská Bystrica Khu
  • Northern Frisian: Banská Bystrica
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Banská Bystrica-regionen
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Banska Bystrica
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Banská Bystrica
  • Norwegian: Banská Bystrica
  • Occitan (post 1500): Banská Bystrica
  • Occitan (post 1500): Region de Banská Bystrica
  • Ossetian: Банскæ-Бистрицæйы край
  • Persian: منطقه بانسکا بیستریتسا
  • Polish: kraj bańskobystrzycki
  • Polish: Kraj bańskobystrzycki
  • Portuguese: Banská Bystrica
  • Pushto: بانسکا بیستریتسا
  • Quechua: Banská Bystrica suyu
  • Romanian: Banská Bystrica
  • Romanian: Banskobystrický kraj
  • Romanian: Regiunea Banska Bystrica
  • Romanian: Regiunea Banská Bystrica
  • Russian: Банска-Бистрицкий край
  • Russian: Банскобистрицкий край
  • Rusyn: Банскобістріцькый край
  • Rusyn: Банскобыстріцькый край
  • Scots: Banská Bystrica Region
  • Serbian: Banskobistrički kraj
  • Serbian: Banskobystrický kraj
  • Serbian: Банскобистрички крај
  • Serbian: Бањскобистрички крај
  • Serbian: Крај Бањска Бистрица
  • Serbo-Croatian: Banskobistrički kraj
  • Sinhala: බන්ස්කා බිස්ට්‍රිකා කලාපය
  • Slovak: Banskobystrický kraj
  • Slovak: Banskobystrický
  • Slovenian: Banskobistriški okraj
  • Slovenian: Banskobystrický kraj
  • Slovenian: SK-BC
  • Spanish: Region de Banska Bystrica
  • Spanish: Region de Banská Bystrica
  • Spanish: Región de Banska Bystrica
  • Spanish: Región de Banská Bystrica
  • Swedish: Banská Bystrica
  • Tamil: பன்ஸ்கா பிஸ்ட்ரிகா ரீஜியன்
  • Telugu: బాంస్కా బిస్ట్రికా ప్రాంతం
  • Thai: แคว้นบันสกาบิสตริตซา
  • Thai: บันสกาบิสตริกา
  • Turkish: Banská Bystrica
  • Turkish: Banskobystrický kraj
  • Ukrainian: Банска Бистриця (край)
  • Ukrainian: Банскобистрицький край
  • Ukrainian: Банська Бистриця (край)
  • Ukrainian: Банськобистрицький край
  • Urdu: بانسکا بسٹریکا ریجن
  • Urdu: بانسکا بیستریسا علاقہ
  • Uzbek: Banská Bystrica viloyati
  • Vietnamese: Banská Bystrica
  • Vietnamese: Khu vực Banská Bystrica
  • Waray (Philippines): Banská Bystrica
  • Western Panjabi: بانسکا بستریکا
  • Wu Chinese: 班斯卡·比斯特理察州

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Sulanovci and Píla.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Privatok and Mnich.

Slovakia: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Bratislava, Košice, Banská Bystrica, and Trnava.

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Banská Bystrica Region”. Photo: Marian Lacko, CC BY 3.0.