Zvolen District
Local name: okres Zvolen
Located in Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia Coordinates: 48°35′00″ N 19°08′00″ E
- Population
- 68,925
- 68.9K
- Elevation
- 307 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Bratislava · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 25
- listed under Zvolen District
- Airports
- SLD Sliač Airport6 km
- TAT Poprad-Tatry Airport98 km
About Zvolen District
Zvolen District is a district. Location: Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia. Population: 68,925.
Zvolen District (Slovak: okres Zvolen) is a district in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. Until 1918, most of the present-day district belonged to the Zvolen county, apart from Lešť in the south-west which was part of the county of Gemer a Malohont.
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At a glance
- Area
- 759 km²
Source: Wikidata
Places bordering Zvolen District
- Banská Bystrica District
- Brezno District
- Detva District
- Veľký Krtíš District
- Krupina District
- Banská Štiavnica District
- Okres Žiar nad Hronom
Population of Zvolen District over time
| 2001 | 67,650 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 66,750 | |
| 2024 | 65,370 | |
| 2025 | 65,001 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Zvolen District
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 7° · Night 0° · Rain 65 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 25°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -6°)
- Wettest month
- June (85 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° | 4° | 9° | 15° | 20° | 23° | 25° | 25° | 20° | 14° | 7° | 2° |
| Average low (°C) | -6° | -5° | -1° | 3° | 8° | 11° | 12° | 12° | 8° | 4° | 0° | -4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 44 | 41 | 45 | 55 | 74 | 85 | 69 | 72 | 61 | 57 | 65 | 58 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September
How to get to Zvolen District
The nearest airport is Sliač Airport (SLD), 6 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport (BUD) (129 km). The nearest large city is Miskolc, 133 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Sliač Airport (SLD) Sliač 6 kmnorth
- Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT) Poprad 98 kmnortheast
- Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport (BUD) Budapest 129 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Miskolc Population: 154.5K 133 kmsoutheast
- Győr Population: 129.3K 150 kmsouthwest
- Košice Population: 225K 157 kmeast
- Bratislava Population: 423.7K 158 kmwest
- Székesfehérvár Population: 101.6K 164 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Zvolen District
Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 137 natural sites, 15 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1 place
- Slatina River 2 kmSW
25–60 km18 places
- Tlstá Mountain 41 kmN
- Rakytov Mountain 42 kmN
- Poľana Mountain 26 kmE
- Ostrý Vrch Mountain 39 kmN
60–100 km144 places
- Popradské Pleso Lake 94 kmNE
- Ostrá Mountain 92 kmNE
- Vysoká Mountain 96 kmNE
- Gerlachovský štít Mountain 98 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Places in Zvolen District
25 places- 1 Zvolen 42.5K
- 2 Sliač 4.8K
- 3 Zvolenská Slatina 2.9K
- 4 Očová 2.6K
- 5 Pliešovce 2.4K
- 6 Dobrá Niva 1.9K
- 7 Kováčová 1.6K
- 8 Sielnica 1.5K
- 9 Lieskovec 1.4K
- 10 Budča 1.4K
- 11 Sása 932
- 12 Veľká Lúka 882
- 13 Podzámčok 559
- 14 Železná Breznica 554
- 15 Babiná 553
- 16 Turová 455
- 17 Trnie 441
- 18 Dubové 412
- 19 Breziny 377
- 20 Ostrá Lúka 339
- 21 Lukavica 287
- 22 Hronská Breznica 258
- 23 Bacúrov 171
- 24 Bzovská Lehôtka 140
- 25 Michalková 30
Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Sources & licences
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