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Lučenec District

Located in Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia Coordinates: 48°20′00″ N 19°40′00″ E

Map showing the location of Lučenec District Lučenec District
Location in Slovakia
Population
73,849
73.8K
Elevation
186 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Bratislava · UTC+01:00
Places inside
56
listed under Lučenec District
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
SLD Sliač Airport52 km
TAT Poprad-Tatry Airport92 km

About Lučenec District

Lučenec District is a district. Location: Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia. Population: 73,849.

From Wikipedia

Lučenec District (Slovak: okres Lučenec) is a district in the Banská Bystrica Region of south-central Slovakia. Until 1918, most of the district belonged to the Novohrad county, with a small area around the villages of Šíd, Čamovce and Šurice in the east belonging to the Gemer a Malohont county. The district is situated in the Southern Slovak Basin, in the broad valley of the Ipeľ River.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
826 km²

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Lučenec District

  • Okres Rimavská Sobota
  • Poltár District
  • Detva District
  • Veľký Krtíš District

Population of Lučenec District over time

Population of Lučenec District over time
2021 70,422
2024 68,623
2025 68,259

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Lučenec District

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 0° · Rain 48 mm

Hottest month
July (day 26°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
Wettest month
June (75 mm)
Driest month
February (26 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
Climate of Lučenec District
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°4°10°16°21°24°26°26°21°15°7°2°
Average low (°C)-5°-4°-1°4°9°12°13°13°9°4°0°-4°
Precipitation (mm)272629466875625245424834

Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September

How to get to Lučenec District

The nearest airport is Sliač Airport (SLD), 52 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport (BUD) (105 km). The nearest large city is Miskolc, 86 km to the east.

Airports

  • Sliač Airport (SLD) Sliač 52 kmnorthwest
  • Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT) Poprad 92 kmnortheast
  • Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport (BUD) Budapest 105 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Miskolc Population: 154.5K 86 kmeast
  • Košice Population: 225K 125 kmeast
  • Nyíregyháza Population: 117.7K 158 kmeast
  • Székesfehérvár Population: 101.6K 158 kmsouthwest
  • Kecskemét Population: 109.8K 159 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Lučenec District

Within 100 km: 30 historic and cultural sites, 82 natural sites, 12 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1 place

  • Salgó Mountain 25 kmSE

25–60 km21 places

  • Poľana Mountain 36 kmN
  • Rimava River 49 kmE
  • Slatina River 48 kmNW
  • Krtíš River 38 kmSW

60–100 km102 places

  • Popradské Pleso Lake 96 kmN
  • Ostrá Mountain 96 kmN
  • Vysoká Mountain 99 kmN
  • Gerlachovský štít Mountain 99 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Places in Lučenec District

56 places
  1. 1 Lučenec 28K
  2. 2 Fiľakovo 9.7K
  3. 3 Divín 2.1K
  4. 4 Lovinobaňa 2.1K
  5. 5 Vidiná 1.8K
  6. 6 Halič 1.7K
  7. 7 Radzovce 1.6K
  8. 8 Šíd 1.4K
  9. 9 Tomášovce 1.4K
  10. 10 Mýtna 1.2K
  11. 11 Čakanovce 1.2K
  12. 12 Rapovce 950
  13. 13 Veľká nad Ipľom 927
  14. 14 Fiľakovské Kováče 921
  15. 15 Trebeľovce 914
  16. 16 Ružiná 877
  17. 17 Mučín 771
  18. 18 Panické Dravce 744
  19. 19 Veľké Dravce 710
  20. 20 Holiša 674
  21. 21 Stará Halič 673
  22. 22 Boľkovce 643
  23. 23 Belina 633
  24. 24 Čamovce 632
  25. 25 Dobroč 620
  26. 26 Trenč 558
  27. 27 Podrečany 551
  28. 28 Šávoľ 540
  29. 29 Buzitka 501
  30. 30 Šurice 492
  31. 31 Točnica 400
  32. 32 Nitra nad Ipľom 381
  33. 33 Lehôtka 365
  34. 34 Tuhár 365
  35. 35 Bulhary 352
  36. 36 ľuboreč 350
  37. 37 Mašková 332
  38. 38 Jelšovec 331
  39. 39 Šiatorská Bukovinka 305
  40. 40 Ratka 304
  41. 41 Kotmanová 297
  42. 42 Mikušovce 295
  43. 43 Píla 256
  44. 44 Lipovany 254
  45. 45 Budiná 234
  46. 46 Lupoč 234
  47. 47 Pinciná 225
  48. 48 Prša 216
  49. 49 Ábelová 208
  50. 50 Kalonda 204
  51. 51 Pleš 196
  52. 52 Nové Hony 177
  53. 53 Gregorova Vieska 138
  54. 54 Polichno 137
  55. 55 Lentvora 96
  56. 56 Praha 78

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources