Banská Bystrica

Summary

Banská Bystrica is a city^[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,444 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Banská Bystrica is located in Banská Bystrica District^[3].
• Banská Bystrica is in the country of Slovakia^[4].
• Banská Bystrica is on the body of water Hron^[5].
• Banská Bystrica's head of government is recorded as Ján Nosko^[6].
• Banská Bystrica's instance of is recorded as city^[7].
• Banská Bystrica's instance of is recorded as municipality of Slovakia^[8].
• Banská Bystrica's twinned administrative body is recorded as Vršac^[9].
• Banská Bystrica's twinned administrative body is recorded as Herzliya^[10].
• Banská Bystrica's twinned administrative body is recorded as Alba^[11].
• Banská Bystrica's twinned administrative body is recorded as Radom^[12].
• Banská Bystrica's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tarnobrzeg^[13].
• Banská Bystrica's twinned administrative body is recorded as Montana^[14].
• Banská Bystrica's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hradec Králové^[15].
• Banská Bystrica's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ascoli Piceno^[16].
• Banská Bystrica's twinned administrative body is recorded as Budva^[17].
• Banská Bystrica's twinned administrative body is recorded as Dabas^[18].
• Banská Bystrica's twinned administrative body is recorded as Halberstadt^[19].
• Banská Bystrica's twinned administrative body is recorded as Charleston^[20].
• Banská Bystrica's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kovačica^[21].
• Banská Bystrica's twinned administrative body is recorded as Larissa^[22].
• Banská Bystrica's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mangalia^[23].
• Banská Bystrica's twinned administrative body is recorded as Saint-Étienne^[24].
• Banská Bystrica's twinned administrative body is recorded as Salgótarján^[25].
• Banská Bystrica's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tula^[26].
• Banská Bystrica's twinned administrative body is recorded as Zadar^[27].

Body

Geography

Banská Bystrica is in the country of Slovakia^[4]. It is located in Banská Bystrica District^[3]. It is on the body of water Hron^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+78484'}^[28], {'amount': '+78327'}^[29], {'amount': '+76018'}^[30], {'amount': '+79670'}^[31], {'amount': '+78635'}^[32], and {'amount': '+77719'}^[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[7] and municipality of Slovakia^[8].

Why It Matters

Banská Bystrica ranks in the top 10% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,444 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]