Banská Bystrica District

Worth seeing in and around Banská Bystrica District

8 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Matej Bel University

   Matej Bel University is a public research university in the central Slovak town of Banská Bystrica. The university was established in 1992.

   300 m · Slovak university · Wikipedia
2. 02
   St. Francis Xavier Cathedral

   The Francis Xavier Cathedral, Banská Bystrica is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Banská Bystrica, located at the Slovak National Uprising Square in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia.

   400 m · Cathedral in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Banská Bystrica Castle

   Banská Bystrica Castle is a castle located in the centre of Banská Bystrica in Slovakia. It is a part of a complex that features several other buildings.

   500 m · historic site in Slovakia · Wikipedia
4. 04
   SNP Stadium

   The Národný atletický štadión is a multi-purpose stadium in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia. It is currently used mostly for athletics and football matches and serves as the home ground of MFK Dukla Banská Bystrica.

   1.4 km · football stadium · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Slovak National Uprising Square, Banská Bystrica

   Slovak National Uprising Square, or SNP Square is an area in central Banská Bystrica, Slovakia, named after the insurgency of 1944. It has been the hub of the city's life and a prestigious address for more than 600 years.

   400 m · square in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Urpín

   Urpín is a mountain in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia. It is situated on the left bank of the Hron river, above the old town.

   1.1 km · mountain in Slovakia · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Banská Bystrica Ice Stadium

   Tipsport Arena is an indoor ice hockey arena in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia. The arena, opened in 1956, seats 3,016 people, and is home to HC 05 Banska Bystrica.

   400 m · indoor ice hockey arena in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia · Wikipedia
8. 08
   SNP Monument and Museum in Banská Bystrica

   The Museum of the Slovak National Uprising is a museum in Banská Bystrica that commemorates the Slovak National Uprising of 1944, an antifascist revolt during World War II. The museum documents the history of the Slovak State, which lasted from 1939 to 1945 and collaborated with Nazi Germany, and the Slovak National Uprising. The Slovak National Uprising was an uprising organized by the Slovak resistance movement during World War II. It was not an insurgency but an organized military effort by the Allied-recognised resistance army—The 1st Czechoslovak Army in Slovakia.

   200 m · Monument in Slovakia commemorating the period of World War II and the Slovak National Uprising · Wikipedia

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Getting to Banská Bystrica District

Airports

Leoš Janáček Ostrava (OSR), 131 km · Budapest Liszt Ferenc (BUD), 145 km · M. R. Štefánik (BTS), 156 km

Stations

Banská Bystrica railway station, 1 km · Banská Bystrica mesto railway station, 300 m

• Mošnov → Banská Bystrica District

  129 km · quickest by road, 3h 40m · Kč270–360
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• Pardubice → Banská Bystrica District

  284 km · quickest by road, 6h 50m · Kč550–730
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• České Budějovice → Banská Bystrica District

  343 km · quickest by road, 7h 3m · Kč640–860
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