Žarnovica District
Located in Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia Coordinates: 48°29′04″ N 18°43′15″ E
- Population
- 26,292
- 26.3K
- Elevation
- 219 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Bratislava · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 17
- listed under Žarnovica District
- Airports
- SLD Sliač Airport35 km
- BTS M. R. Štefánik Airport117 km
About Žarnovica District
Žarnovica District is a district. Location: Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia. Population: 26,292.
Žarnovica District (Slovak: okres Žarnovica) is a district in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. Until 1918, the district was mostly part of the county of Kingdom of Hungary of Tekov, only a part of Hodruša-Hámre, namely Banská Hodruša in the east was part of Banská Štiavnica, an urban county on the territory of Hont County.
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At a glance
- Area
- 425 km²
Source: Wikidata
Places bordering Žarnovica District
- Okres Žiar nad Hronom
- Banská Štiavnica District
- Levice District
- Zlaté Moravce District
- Prievidza District
- Partizánske District
Population of Žarnovica District over time
| 2017 | 26,292 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 25,242 | |
| 2024 | 24,463 | |
| 2025 | 24,327 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Žarnovica District
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 65 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 26°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -4°)
- Wettest month
- June (84 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) | 3° | 5° | 9° | 15° | 21° | 24° | 26° | 26° | 20° | 14° | 7° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -4° | -3° | 0° | 4° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 13° | 10° | 5° | 1° | -3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 43 | 41 | 42 | 55 | 74 | 84 | 69 | 71 | 60 | 52 | 65 | 58 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September
How to get to Žarnovica District
The nearest airport is Sliač Airport (SLD), 35 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: M. R. Štefánik Airport (BTS) (117 km). The nearest large city is Győr, 120 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Sliač Airport (SLD) Sliač 35 kmnortheast
- M. R. Štefánik Airport (BTS) Bratislava 117 kmwest
- Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport (BUD) Budapest 124 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Győr Population: 129.3K 120 kmsouthwest
- Bratislava Population: 423.7K 125 kmwest
- Székesfehérvár Population: 101.6K 146 kmsouth
- Miskolc Population: 154.5K 158 kmeast
- Brno Population: 404.3K 174 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Žarnovica District
Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 66 natural sites, 17 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km2 places
- Vtáčnik Mountain 17 kmN
- Pohronský Inovec Mountain 13 kmW
25–60 km15 places
- Tríbeč Mountain 42 kmW
- Tlstá Mountain 53 kmN
- Strážov Mountain 56 kmN
- Poľana Mountain 59 kmE
60–100 km79 places
- Veľký Kriváň Mountain 82 kmN
- Rakytov Mountain 63 kmNE
- Chleb Mountain 82 kmN
- Čertovica Mountain 89 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Places in Žarnovica District
17 places- 1 Nová Baňa 6.9K
- 2 Žarnovica 5.7K
- 3 Hodruša-Hámre 2.2K
- 4 Tekovská Breznica 1.2K
- 5 Hronský Beňadik 1.2K
- 6 Veľká Lehota 1.1K
- 7 Brehy 1K
- 8 Malá Lehota 860
- 9 Župkov 842
- 10 Horné Hámre 717
- 11 Voznica 650
- 12 Hrabičov 574
- 13 Orovnica 562
- 14 Ostrý Grúň 546
- 15 Rudno nad Hronom 538
- 16 Veľké Pole 421
- 17 Kľak 168
Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Pohronský Inovec Mountain, Banská Bystrica Region13 km W
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Vtáčnik Mountain, Prievidza District17 km N
Sources & licences
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