Banská Bystrica Region
region of Slovakia
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Summary
Banská Bystrica Region is a region of Slovakia[1]. It draws 572 Wikipedia views per month (region of slovakia category, ranking #5 of 8).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Slovakia[3]
- Country: Slovakia[4]
- Head of government: Ján Lunter[5]
- Capital: Banská Bystrica[6]
- Shares border with: Košice Region[7], Prešov Region[8], Nitra Region[9], Trenčín Region[10], Žilina region[11], Nógrád County[12], Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County[13]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Banská Bystrica District[14], Banská Štiavnica District[15], Brezno District[16], Detva District[17], Krupina District[18], Lučenec District[19], Poltár District[20], Revúca district[21], Rimavská Sobota District[22], Veľký Krtíš District[23], Zvolen District[24], Žarnovica District[25], Žiar nad Hronom District[26]
- Part of: Central Slovakia[27]
- Commons category: Banská Bystrica Region[28]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[29]
- Inception: July 24, 1996[30]
- Highest point: Ďumbier[31]
- Official website: https://www.bbsk.sk/[32]
- Topic's main category: Category:Banská Bystrica Region[33]
- Population: 649,788[34], 625,601[35], 611,124[36], 607,581[37]
- Topic has template: Template:Banská Bystrica Region[38], Q25720683[39]
- Official name: Banskobystrický kraj[40], Besztercebányai kerület[41]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Banská Bystrica Region[42]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Banská Bystrica Region[43]
- Native label: Banskobystrický kraj[44], Besztercebányai kerület[45]
- Category for people buried here: Category:Burials in Banská Bystrica Region[46]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from the Banská Bystrica Region[47]
- Elevation above sea level: 388 m[48]
- Area: 9453.87 km²[49], 9453.974158 km²[50], 9453.966629 km²[51]
- Köppen climate classification: warm-summer humid continental climate[52]
- Has part(s) of the class: district of Slovakia[53]
Why It Matters
Banská Bystrica Region has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]