Bytča

Bytča (Hungarian: Nagybiccse) is a town in northwestern Slovakia. It is on the Váh river near the cities of Žilina and Považská Bystrica. It is part of the Upper Váh region of tourism.

The town was first mentioned in 1234 as terra Bycha.

Population

Population statistics (10 years)[1]
Year:1994200420142024
Count:12,18611,50611,27911,634
Progress: -5.58% -1.97% +3.14%
Population statistics[1]
Year:20232024
Count:11,53511,634
Progress:+0.85%

Twin towns – Sister cities

Bytča is twinned with:

  • Karolinka, Czech Republic
  • Opoczno, Poland

Other websites


  1. 1.0 1.1 "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.