Žarnovica District

Žarnovica District (Slovak: okres Žarnovica) is a district in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. Until 1918, the district was mostly part of the county of Kingdom of Hungary of Tekov, only a part of Hodruša-Hámre, namely Banská Hodruša in the east was part of Banská Štiavnica, an urban county on the territory of Hont County.

Žarnovica District
CountrySlovakia
Region (kraj)Banská Bystrica Region
Area
  Total426 km2 (164 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
  Total27,634
  Density65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)

Municipalities

48°29′18″N 18°42′28″E


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