Žiar nad Hronom District

Žiar nad Hronom District
District
Country	Slovakia
Region (kraj)	Banská Bystrica Region
Cultural region	Tekov
Seat	Žiar nad Hronom
Area
• Total	518 km^2 (200 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	44,844
• Density	87/km^2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Telephone prefix	45
Vehicle registration plate^[a]	ZH
^ District-specific vehicle registration was discontinued in 2023.

Žiar nad Hronom District (Slovak: okres Žiar nad Hronom) is a district in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. Until 1918, the district was part of the county of Tekov.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1970	43,301	—
1980	46,911	+8.3%
1991	47,638	+1.5%
2001	48,125	+1.0%
2011	48,289	+0.3%
2021	44,844	−7.1%
Source: Censuses[1][2]

Municipalities

The names in bold represent towns.

• Bartošova Lehôtka
• Bzenica
• Dolná Trnávka
• Dolná Ves
• Dolná Ždaňa
• Hliník nad Hronom
• Horná Ves
• Horná Ždaňa
• Hronská Dúbrava
• Ihráč
• Janova Lehota
• Jastrabá
• Kopernica
• Kosorín
• Krahule
• Kremnica
• Kremnické Bane
• Kunešov
• Ladomeská Vieska
• Lehôtka pod Brehmi
• Lovča
• Lovčica-Trubín
• Lúčky
• Lutila
• Nevoľné
• Pitelová
• Prestavlky
• Prochot
• Repište
• Sklené Teplice
• Slaská
• Stará Kremnička
• Trnavá Hora
• Vyhne
• Žiar nad Hronom

References

1. "Statistical lexikon of municipalities 1970-2011" (PDF) (in Slovak).
2. "Census 2021 - Population - Basic results". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2021-01-01.

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