Žarnovica District

Žarnovica District
District
Country Slovakia
Region (kraj) Banská Bystrica Region
Area
  Total 426 km2 (164 sq mi)
Population (2001)
  Total 27,634
  Density 65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Žarnovica District (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.

Municipalities

Coordinates: 48°29′18″N 18°42′28″E / 48.48833°N 18.70778°E / 48.48833; 18.70778

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