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Žiar nad Hronom
City population
16,955
#52
in Slovakia
#6
in Banska Bystrica Region
#28,798
worldwide
48.592, 18.850 · 138 km from Bratislava
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.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#6of 6
Coordinates
48.592, 18.850
Record updated
1 October 2025
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
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