Považská Bystrica District
Located in Trenčín Region, Slovakia Coordinates: 49°07′00″ N 18°27′00″ E
- Population
- 62,691
- 62.7K
- Elevation
- 289 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Bratislava · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 27
- listed under Považská Bystrica District
- Airports
- OSR Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava69 km
- SLD Sliač Airport73 km
About Považská Bystrica District
Považská Bystrica District is a district. Location: Trenčín Region, Slovakia. Population: 62,691.
Považská Bystrica District (Slovak: okres Považská Bystrica, pronounced [ˈɔkres ˈpɔʋaʂskaː ˈbistritsa]; Hungarian: Vágbesztercei járás) is a district in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia. Until 1918, the district was part of the county of Kingdom of Hungary of Trencsén.
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At a glance
- Area
- 463 km²
Source: Wikidata
Places bordering Považská Bystrica District
- Bytča District
- Žilina District
- Púchov District
- Ilava District
- Okres Čadca
Population of Považská Bystrica District over time
| 2017 | 62,691 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 61,617 | |
| 2024 | 60,361 | |
| 2025 | 60,099 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Považská Bystrica District
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 7° · Night 0° · Rain 60 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 24°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -5°)
- Wettest month
- June (100 mm)
- Driest month
- February (40 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° | 20° | 22° | 24° | 24° | 19° | 14° | 7° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -5° | -4° | -1° | 3° | 8° | 11° | 12° | 12° | 9° | 5° | 0° | -3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 41 | 40 | 42 | 55 | 82 | 100 | 86 | 85 | 67 | 52 | 60 | 56 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September
How to get to Považská Bystrica District
The nearest airport is Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR), 69 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Brno, 135 km to the west.
Airports
- Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR) Mošnov 69 kmnorth
- Sliač Airport (SLD) Sliač 73 kmsoutheast
- Brno-Tuřany Airport (BRQ) Brno 128 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Brno Population: 404.3K 135 kmwest
- Bratislava Population: 423.7K 146 kmsouthwest
- Győr Population: 129.3K 170 kmsouth
- Miskolc Population: 154.5K 205 kmsoutheast
- Košice Population: 225K 211 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Považská Bystrica District
Within 100 km: 6 historic and cultural sites, 286 natural sites, 11 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km6 places
- Strážov Mountain 18 kmS
- Strčí Hlava Mountain 24 kmNW
- Rajčanka River 23 kmNE
- Kysuca River 24 kmNE
25–60 km125 places
- Korňa River 36 kmN
- Veľký Kriváň Mountain 43 kmE
- Tlstá Mountain 43 kmSE
- Rakytov Mountain 56 kmE
60–100 km172 places
- Tríbeč Mountain 83 kmS
- Poľana Mountain 93 kmSE
- Čertovica Mountain 96 kmE
- Baníkov Mountain 92 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Places in Považská Bystrica District
27 places- 1 Považská Bystrica 39.8K
- 2 Papradno 2.4K
- 3 Veľká Udiča 2.2K
- 4 Pružina 2.1K
- 5 Domaniža 1.6K
- 6 Plevník-Drienové 1.6K
- 7 Prečín 1.6K
- 8 Sverepec 1.4K
- 9 Dolná Mariková 1.4K
- 10 Jasenica 1.3K
- 11 Brvnište 1.2K
- 12 Dolný Lieskov 820
- 13 Stupné 692
- 14 Hatné 636
- 15 Horná Mariková 593
- 16 Malé Lednice 521
- 17 Horný Lieskov 502
- 18 Slopná 496
- 19 Bodiná 493
- 20 Klieština 346
- 21 Kostolec 272
- 22 Vrchteplá 243
- 23 Záskalie 213
- 24 Sádočné 166
- 25 Počarová 161
- 26 Podskalie 156
Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Cities & villages1
- Čelkova Lehota · Village
Nearby attractions & nature
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