Map of Považská Bystrica, Slovakia

Považská Bystrica is a city in Trenčín Region, Slovakia, with a population of about 37,483. It lies at 49.1215°N, 18.4217°E. Považská Bystrica is about 145 km (90 mi) northeast of Bratislava, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Žilina, 26 km to the northeast.

Považská Bystrica at a glance

Where is Považská Bystrica?

• The 13th largest city in Slovakia by recorded population.
• The 3rd largest city in Trenčín Region on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 12 min on the shortest day to 16 h 13 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Považská Bystrica

• Žilina — 26 km northeast
• Martin — 37 km east
• Trenčín — 37 km southwest
• Prievidza — 41 km south
• Zlín — 56 km west, Czechia
• Frýdek-Místek — 63 km north, Czechia
• Třinec — 64 km north, Czechia
• Banská Bystrica — 68 km southeast
• Cieszyn — 72 km north, Poland
• Havířov — 73 km north, Czechia

Largest cities in Trenčín Region

• Trenčín — 58,278
• Prievidza — 43,645

Largest cities in Slovakia

• Bratislava — 423,737
• Košice — 225,044
• Nitra — 86,329
• Prešov — 82,927
• Žilina — 81,219
• Banská Bystrica — 74,590
• Trnava — 62,806
• Trenčín — 58,278
• Martin — 51,139
• Poprad — 49,091

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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.