Považská Bystrica
Považská Bystrica | |
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City | |
From the top, View of the town centre from the Rozkvet residential estate, Považský hrad, Church of Visitation of Virgin Mary | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Považská Bystrica | |
| Coordinates: 49°06′50″N 18°26′30″E / 49.11389°N 18.44167°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Trenčín |
| District | Považská Bystrica |
| First mention | 1316 |
| Town rights | 1946 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Karol Janas (HLAS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 90.55 km2 (34.96 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 321[2] m (1,053[2] ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 36,961 |
| • Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 017 01[2] |
| Area code | +421 42[2] |
| Car plate | PB |
| Website | www.povazska-bystrica.sk |
Považská Bystrica (German: Waagbistritz; Hungarian: Vágbeszterce) is a city in northwestern Slovakia. It is on the river Váh and is about 30 km southwest of Žilina. About 37,000 people live there.
Population
| Year: | 1994 | 2004 | 2014 | 2024 |
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| Count: | 42,737 | 42,320 | 40,569 | 36,961 |
| Progress: | -0.97% | -4.13% | -8.89% |
| Year: | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Count: | 37,261 | 36,961 |
| Progress: | -0.80% |
Sights
- Považský hrad
- Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary
- Manor house of Orlové, built in 1612
- The church of Saint Helena, built in 1728
- The church of St. Ladislaus, built in the 19th century
References
- ↑ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_obc=AREAS_SK, v_om7014rr_ukaz=Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ↑ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
Other websites
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Považská Bystrica.
- Official website (in Slovak)
- Photogallery (in Slovak)