Banská Bystrica Region
Map of Banská Bystrica Region
040 km (25 mi)80 km (50 mi)120 km (75 mi)160 km (99 mi)
Height
124 m (407 ft), 200 m (656 ft), 300 m (984 ft), 450 m (1480 ft), 650 m (2130 ft), 900 m (2950 ft), 1200 m (3940 ft), 1400 m (4590 ft), 1550 m (5090 ft), Max altitude 2021 m (6630 ft)Winter snow (approximate)
Height from west to east in Banská Bystrica Region
Height from south to north in Banská Bystrica Region
1Hron192 to 988 m2Ipoly130 to 883 m3Sajó153 to 185 m
Natural Earth · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Heights: NASADEM, NASA · Lakes: HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0) · This product incorporates data from the GDW database © Global Dam Watch (2024) · Names: GeoNames (CC BY)
Basic Information
Capital City: Banská Bystrica
Population: 607,581 (Wikidata, 2025)
Area: 9,454 km² / 3,650 sq mi
Created: 1996
Subdivisions: 13
Geography
Highest Elevation Point: Ďumbier (2 046 m)
Lowest point: Nagy Tó (124 m)
Borders
- Trenčín Region — West
- Žilina region — Northwest
- Nitra Region — Southwest
- Košice Region — East
- Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County — East
- Prešov Region — Northeast
- Nógrád County — South