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Banská Bystrica is situated in the Hron River valley and is surrounded by three mountain chains, all of which are protected areas.

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Banská Bystrica

Slovakia

Country
Slovakia
Population
77.2K
Coordinates
48.74, 19.15
1154th most populous city in the world

Banská Bystrica is a city in central Slovakia, located on the Hron River in a long and wide valley encircled by the mountain chains of the Low Tatras, the Veľká Fatra, and the Kremnica Mountains. With approximately 76,000 inhabitants, Banská Bystrica is the sixth most populous municipality in Slovakia.

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