Poltár District
Located in Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia Coordinates: 48°25′44″ N 19°47′42″ E
- Population
- 21,644
- 21.6K
- Elevation
- 242 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Bratislava · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 22
- listed under Poltár District
- Airports
- SLD Sliač Airport54 km
- TAT Poprad-Tatry Airport79 km
About Poltár District
Poltár District is a district. Location: Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia. Population: 21,644.
Poltár District (Slovak: okres Poltár) is a district in the south of the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. It was established in 1996. In its present borders exists from 2002, when municipalities Pinciná and Nové Hony were assigned to the Lučenec District. It is the sixth smallest district in Slovakia. Poltár District consists of 22 municipalities, from which one has a town status.
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At a glance
- Area
- 476 km²
Source: Wikidata
Places bordering Poltár District
- Brezno District
- Okres Rimavská Sobota
- Lučenec District
- Detva District
Population of Poltár District over time
| 2021 | 20,634 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20,135 | |
| 2025 | 19,951 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Poltár District
Best months for sightseeingBest 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 -6°)
- Wettest month
- June (78 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 1° | 4° | 9° | 15° | 21° | 24° | 26° | 25° | 20° | 14° | 7° | 2° |
| Average low (°C) | -6° | -5° | -1° | 3° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 12° | 8° | 4° | 0° | -4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 27 | 26 | 29 | 47 | 70 | 78 | 64 | 54 | 46 | 43 | 48 | 34 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September
How to get to Poltár District
The nearest airport is Sliač Airport (SLD), 54 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Miskolc, 81 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Sliač Airport (SLD) Sliač 54 kmnorthwest
- Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT) Poprad 79 kmnortheast
- Košice International Airport (KSC) Košice 110 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Miskolc Population: 154.5K 81 kmsoutheast
- Košice Population: 225K 113 kmeast
- Nyíregyháza Population: 117.7K 152 kmeast
- Debrecen Population: 202.4K 169 kmsoutheast
- Kecskemét Population: 109.8K 169 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Poltár District
Within 100 km: 26 historic and cultural sites, 139 natural sites, 13 lakes, rivers and coasts.
25–60 km23 places
- Poľana Mountain 33 kmNW
- Čertovica Mountain 54 kmN
- Slovenské Rudohorie Mountain 53 kmNE
- Kráľová Hoľa Mountain 57 kmNE
60–100 km155 places
- Skalnaté pleso Lake 90 kmN
- Popradské Pleso Lake 83 kmN
- Ostrá Mountain 83 kmN
- Vysoká Mountain 86 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Places in Poltár District
22 places- 1 Poltár 5.2K
- 2 Kokava nad Rimavicou 2.8K
- 3 Cinobaňa 2.3K
- 4 Kalinovo 2.3K
- 5 Málinec 1.5K
- 6 Hrnčiarska Ves 960
- 7 Utekáč 946
- 8 Hrnčiarske Zalužany 874
- 9 Breznička 762
- 10 Uhorské 532
- 11 České Brezovo 498
- 12 Zlatno 472
- 13 Veľká Ves 443
- 14 Sušany 422
- 15 Ozdín 377
- 16 Rovňany 257
- 17 Hradište 244
- 18 Mládzovo 131
- 19 Selce 116
- 20 Šoltýska 105
- 21 Ďubákovo 84
- 22 Krná 54
Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Sources & licences
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