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Žiar nad Hronom

Banska Bystrica Region · Slovakia
City population
16,955
#52
in Slovakia
#6
in Banska Bystrica Region
#28,798
worldwide
BratislavaŽiar nad Hronom
48.592, 18.850 · 138 km from Bratislava
City population
16,955
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Slovakia
#52
of 59 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#28,798
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Slovakia
0.3%
of the national population

About Žiar nad Hronom

Žiar nad Hronom is a city in Banska Bystrica Region, Slovakia with a population of 16,955. It is the 52nd largest of the 59 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Slovakia, and the 28,798th largest worldwide. It lies 138 km from Bratislava.

Position in Slovakia
#52of 59
LargestSmallest
Position in Banska Bystrica Region
#6of 6
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Slovakia
Region
Banska Bystrica Region
Rank in region
#6of 6
Distance to capital
138 km
to Bratislava
Elevation
279 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Bratislava
Coordinates
48.592, 18.850
Record updated
2025-10-01
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 59 in Slovakia

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

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