Nová Bystrica

Nová Bystrica
Village
House in the open-air museum of Kysuce village
House in the open-air museum of Kysuce village
Coat of arms of Nová Bystrica
Coat of arms
Nová Bystrica is located in Slovakia
Nová Bystrica
Nová Bystrica
Location of Nová Bystrica within Slovakia
Coordinates: 49°21′00″N 19°01′00″E / 49.35000°N 19.01667°E / 49.35000; 19.01667
CountrySlovakia
RegionŽilina
DistrictČadca
First mentioned1662
Area
 • Total
125.25[2] km2 (48.36[2] sq mi)
Elevation
593[3] m (1,946[3] ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
2,631[1]
Postal code
023 05[3]
Area code+421 41[3]
Car plateCA
Websitewww.novabystrica.sk

Nová Bystrica (Hungarian: Újbeszterce) is a village and municipality in Čadca District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia, in the Kysuce region.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1662.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 526 metres and covers an area of 125.261 km². It has a population of about 2855 people. It is located in the Bystrica river valley.

Tourism

In the local part Vychylovka, around 4 km further north-east, tourists can find some interesting attractions: the switchback railway, open-air museum of Kysuce village, established in 1974 primarily to save buildings from the now non-existing villages Riečnica and Harvelka, which were inundated by the Nová Bystrica reservoir, though it contains buildings from the other villages as well. It has also protected Vychylovka banks on the local Vychylovka stream and Vychylovka rocks.

References

  1. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  2. ^ a b "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.
  3. ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
Steam locomotive on the switchback railway


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