Banská Bystrica

	Banská Bystrica
	Ceety
	Banská Bystrica's main square
Flag	Coat o airms
	Name oreegin: "mining creek"
Kintra	Slovakie
River	Hron
Elevation	362 m (1,188 ft)
Coordinates	48°43′57″N 19°08′57″E / 48.73250°N 19.14917°E 19°08′57″E / 48.73250°N 19.14917°E
Area	103.37 km2 (39.91 sq mi)
Population	78 327 (2011-12-31)
Density	775/km2 (2,007/sq mi)
First mentioned	1255
Mayor	Peter Gogola (Independent)
Timezone	CET (UTC+1)
- summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	97401
Area code	+421-48
Caur plate	BB
	Location o Banská Bystrica within Slovakie
	Location o Banská Bystrica in a mair detailed cairt o the Banská Bystrica Region
	Wikimedia Commons: Banská Bystrica
	Stateestics: MOŠ/MIS
	Website: eng.banskabystrica.sk

Banská Bystrica (Slovak pronunciation (help·info); German: Neusohl; Hungarian: Besztercebánya) is a ceety in central Slovakie locatit on the Hron River in a lang an wide valley encircled bi the muntain chains o the Law Tatras, the Veľká Fatra, an the Kremnica Muntains. Wi 78 327 indwallers, Banská Bystrica is the saxt maist populous municipality in Slovakie.^[1]^[2] The present toun wis foondit bi German settlers,^[3] however it wis biggit upon a umwhile Slavic settlement. It obtained the municipal privileges o a free ryal toun o the Kinrick o Hungary in 1255. The copper minin toun acquired its present picturesque leuk in the Late Middle Ages when the prosperous burghers biggit its central kirks, mansions, an fortifications. It is the caipital o the kraj (Banská Bystrica Region) an the okres (Banská Bystrica Destrict). It is an aa the home o Matej Bel Varsity. As a historical ceety wi an easy access tae the surroondin muntains, Banská Bystrica is a popular winter an simmer tourist destination.

Internaitional relations

Twin touns – Sister ceeties

Banská Bystrica haes several sister ceeties an pairtner touns aroond the warld:^[4]

– Alba in Italy (syne 1967) – Durham in Unitit Kinrick (syne 1967) – Hradec Králové in Czech Republic (syne 1967) – Salgótarján in Hungary (syne 1967) – Tula in Roushie (syne 1967) – Larissa in Greece (syne 1988)^[5] – Herzliya in Israel (syne 1995) – Montana in Bulgarie (syne 1995) – Tarnobrzeg in Poland (syne 1995)^[6] – Zadar in Croatie (syne 1995)	– Ascoli Piceno in Italy (syne 1998) – Halberstadt in Germany (syne 1998) – Dabas in Hungary (syne 2000) – Budva in Montenegro (syne 2001) – Radom in Poland (syne 2001)^[7]^[8] – Kovačica in Serbie (syne 2002) – Vršac in Serbie (syne 2004) – Saint-Étienne in Fraunce (syne 2006) – Charleston in USA (syne 2009)

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