Banská Štiavnica District
Banská Štiavnica District (Slovak: okres Banská Štiavnica; Hungarian: Selmecbányai járás) is a district in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. Until 1920, most of the present-day district belonged to the county of Kingdom of Hungary of Hont, apart from Močiar and Podhorie in the north (Tekov) and Kozelník in the east (Zvolen county).
Banská Štiavnica District | |
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| Country | Slovakia |
| Region (kraj) | Banská Bystrica Region |
| Cultural region | Hont |
| Seat | Banská Štiavnica |
| Area | |
| • Total | 292 km2 (113 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 16,638 |
| • Density | 57/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Telephone prefix | 45 |
| Vehicle registration plate[a] | BS |
| ^ District-specific vehicle registration was discontinued in 2023. | |
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