Banska Bystrica
Banská Bystrica (in German:
Neusohl) is a town in central
Slovakia at the
Hron river and at the
Lower Tatra Mountains. Population: 85,000 (1991). Seat of a region (
kraj) or
Higher Territorial Unit (VÚC) and of a district (
okres).
In the past, Banská Bystrica was an important mining town. In the 20th century it was the center of central Slovakia. The town has a historic center.
See also: Slovakia, History of Slovakia