Bystrá, Brezno District

Municipality in Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia

Bystrá

Sebesér

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Coordinates: 48°50′N 19°36′E﻿ / ﻿48.833°N 19.600°E﻿ / 48.833; 19.600
Country|  Slovakia
Region|  Banská Bystrica Region
District| Brezno District
First mentioned| 1563
Government

• Mayor| Marian Alberta
Area

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• Total

| 15.87 km2 (6.13 sq mi)
Elevation

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| 566 m (1,857 ft)
Population

(2021)[3]

• Total

| 150
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code|

977 01[2]

Area code| +421 48[2]
Car plate| BR
Website| www.bystra.sk

Bystrá (Hungarian: Sebesér) is a village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.

## Attractions

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The gothic Roman Catholic church of St, Florian is located in the center of the village.

During winter Bystra is mainly popular for ice-skating and winter walks. Until the 2010s Bystra also had its own ski slope. During winter the competition for the tastiest sausage is held in Bystra.

During summer the main touristic attractions are hiking and visits to the caves. There are two caves in Bystra:

* Bystrianska cave
* Cave of dead bats

## Notable personalities

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* František Švantner, writer

## Genealogical resources

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The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia"

* Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1788-1923 (parish B)

## See also

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* List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia

## References

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1. ^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
2. ^ a b c "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
3. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.

## External links

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* Surnames of living people in Bystra

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Municipalities of Brezno District

* Brezno

* Bacúch
* Beňuš
* Braväcovo
* Bystrá
* Čierny Balog
* Dolná Lehota
* Drábsko
* Heľpa
* Horná Lehota
* Hronec
* Jarabá
* Jasenie
* Lom nad Rimavicou
* Michalová
* Mýto pod Ďumbierom
* Nemecká
* Osrblie
* Podbrezová
* Pohorelá
* Pohronská Polhora
* Polomka
* Predajná
* Ráztoka
* Sihla
* Šumiac
* Telgárt
* Valaská
* Vaľkovňa
* Závadka nad Hronom

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