Map of Banská Bystrica, Slovakia

Banská Bystrica is the administrative centre of Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia, with a population of about 74,590. It lies at 48.7395°N, 19.1535°E. Banská Bystrica is about 165 km (102 mi) northeast of Bratislava, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Zvolen, 18 km to the south.

Banská Bystrica at a glance

Where is Banská Bystrica?

• The 6th largest city in Slovakia by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 16 min on the shortest day to 16 h 10 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Banská Bystrica

• Zvolen — 18 km south
• Prievidza — 39 km west
• Martin — 40 km northwest
• Žilina — 62 km northwest
• Považská Bystrica — 68 km northwest
• Trenčín — 83 km west
• Salgótarján — 86 km southeast, Hungary
• Poprad — 91 km northeast
• Nitra — 92 km southwest
• Nowy Targ — 104 km northeast, Poland

Largest cities in Banská Bystrica Region

• Zvolen — 39,844

Largest cities in Slovakia

• Bratislava — 423,737
• Košice — 225,044
• Nitra — 86,329
• Prešov — 82,927
• Žilina — 81,219
• Trnava — 62,806
• Trenčín — 58,278
• Martin — 51,139
• Poprad — 49,091
• Prievidza — 43,645

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.