Detva District
Located in Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia Coordinates: 48°33′35″ N 19°25′14″ E
- Population
- 32,270
- 32.3K
- Elevation
- 412 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Bratislava · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 15
- listed under Detva District
- Airports
- SLD Sliač Airport23 km
- TAT Poprad-Tatry Airport83 km
About Detva District
Detva District is a district. Location: Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia. Population: 32,270.
Detva District (Slovak: okres Detva) is a district of the Banská Bystrica Region in central Slovakia. Until 1918, most of the area belonged to the Zvolen county, apart from Látky, Podkriváň and Horný Tisovník in the south and east which formed part of the county of Nógrád.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Area
- 449 km²
Source: Wikidata
Places bordering Detva District
- Brezno District
- Lučenec District
- Poltár District
- Veľký Krtíš District
- Zvolen District
Population of Detva District over time
| 2017 | 32,270 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 31,034 | |
| 2024 | 30,380 | |
| 2025 | 30,199 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Detva District
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 6° · Night -1° · Rain 65 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 24°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -6°)
- Wettest month
- June (94 mm)
- Driest month
- February (41 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 1° | 3° | 8° | 14° | 19° | 22° | 24° | 24° | 19° | 13° | 6° | 2° |
| Average low (°C) | -6° | -5° | -2° | 3° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 11° | 8° | 4° | -1° | -4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 42 | 41 | 45 | 60 | 83 | 94 | 82 | 78 | 66 | 57 | 65 | 54 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September
How to get to Detva District
The nearest airport is Sliač Airport (SLD), 23 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport (BUD) (126 km). The nearest large city is Miskolc, 113 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Sliač Airport (SLD) Sliač 23 kmwest
- Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT) Poprad 83 kmnortheast
- Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport (BUD) Budapest 126 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Miskolc Population: 154.5K 113 kmsoutheast
- Košice Population: 225K 137 kmeast
- Győr Population: 129.3K 165 kmsouthwest
- Székesfehérvár Population: 101.6K 170 kmsouthwest
- Bratislava Population: 423.7K 177 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Detva District
Within 100 km: 15 historic and cultural sites, 140 natural sites, 17 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km2 places
- Poľana Mountain 10 kmNE
- Slatina River 22 kmW
25–60 km20 places
- Tlstá Mountain 53 kmNW
- Rakytov Mountain 48 kmN
- Ostrý Vrch Mountain 52 kmNW
- Čertovica Mountain 46 kmNE
60–100 km150 places
- Skalnaté pleso Lake 92 kmNE
- Popradské Pleso Lake 82 kmNE
- Ostrá Mountain 80 kmNE
- Vysoká Mountain 84 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Places in Detva District
15 places- 1 Detva 13.7K
- 2 Hriňová 7K
- 3 Kriváň 1.8K
- 4 Vígľaš 1.6K
- 5 Stožok 1.2K
- 6 Korytárky 966
- 7 Dúbravy 955
- 8 Detvianska Huta 695
- 9 Podkriváň 581
- 10 Látky 576
- 11 Slatinské Lazy 537
- 12 Klokoč 516
- 13 Stará Huta 329
- 14 Horný Tisovník 191
Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Mountains & nature1
- Poľana · Mountain
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources