Bistrica Explained

Bistrica or Bistrice, from Proto-Slavic *bystrъ 'quickly flowing, rushing', may refer to:

Places

Albania

• Bistricë, Albania, a settlement in Vlorë County

Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Bistrica (Banja Luka)
• Bistrica (Gradiška)
• Bistrica (Fojnica)
• Bistrica (Gornji Vakuf)
• Bistrica (Jajce)
• Bistrica (Zenica)
• Bistrica, Žepče

Croatia

• Bistrica, Croatia, a village in eastern Croatia
• Marija Bistrica, a town and Marian shrine
• Zlatar-Bistrica, a town in western Croatia

Kosovo

• Bistrica, Leposavić, a village in Leposavić municipality

Montenegro

• Bistrica, Mojkovac, a village in Mojkovac municipality
• Bistrice, Podgorica

North Macedonia

• Bistrica, Bitola, a village in Bitola municipality
• Bistrica, Čaška, a village in Čaška Municipality

Romania

• Bistrița, a city in Bistrița-Năsăud County, in northern Transylvania

Serbia

• Bistrica (Crna Trava), a village
• Bistrica (Lazarevac), a village
• Bistrica (Leskovac), a village
• Bistrica (Nova Varoš), a village
• Bistrica (Novi Sad), a quarter of the city of Novi Sad
• Bistrica (Petrovac), a village in the Petrovac na Mlavi municipality, Braničevo District

Slovenia

• Bistrica, Črnomelj, a settlement in the Municipality of Črnomelj
• Bistrica, Litija, a settlement in the Municipality of Litija
• Bistrica, Naklo, a settlement in the Municipality of Naklo
• Bistrica ob Sotli, a settlement in the Municipality of Bistrica ob Sotli
• Bistrica pri Tržiču, a settlement in the Municipality of Tržič
• Bistrica, Šentrupert, a settlement in the Municipality of Šentrupert
• Bohinjska Bistrica, a settlement in the Municipality of Bohinj
• Ilirska Bistrica, a town in the Municipality of Ilirska Bistrica
• Kamniška Bistrica, a settlement, a valley, and a river
• Slovenska Bistrica, a town the Municipality of Slovenska Bistrica

Rivers

Albania

• Bistricë (river), a river between Delvinë and Sarandë in southwestern Albania

Bosnia and Herzegovina

• , a river in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, tributary of Vrbas
• Bistrica (Drina), a river near Foča in Eastern Bosnia, tributary of Drina
• Bistrica (Livanjsko Polje), a river near Livno in Western Bosnia

Greece

• Haliacmon (Bistrica), longest river in Greece

Kosovo

• , tributary of Ibar
• Dečani Bistrica, a river in western Kosovo, tributary of the White Drin
• Peć Bistrica, a river in southwestern Kosovo, tributary of the White Drin
• Prizren Bistrica, a river in northern Kosovo, tributary of the White Drin
• Kožnjar Bistrica, see Dečani Bistrica
• , tributary of Erenik, see Dečani Bistrica

Montenegro

• , 2 tributaries of the Zeta and Lim river in Montenegro

Romania

• Bistrița (Someș), a river in the Romanian region of Transylvania

Serbia

• Bistrica (Nišava), a river in southeastern Serbia, tributary of the Nišava
• , a river in southeastern Serbia, tributary of the Vlasina
• Bistrica (South Morava), a river in southeastern Serbia, tributary of the South Morava

Slovenia

• Kamnik Bistrica, an Alpine river in northern Slovenia, tributary of the Sava
• Triglav Bistrica, an Alpine river in Upper Carniola, tributary of the Sava Dolinka
• Tržič Bistrica, a river in Upper Carniola, tributary of the Sava

See also

• Bistrica (disambiguation), in Slovene, Croat, Serb and Macedonian
• Bistritsa (disambiguation) (Бистрица), in Bulgarian
• Bistritz (disambiguation), in German
• Bistriţa (disambiguation), in Romanian
• Bystrica (disambiguation), in Slovak
• Bystrzyca (disambiguation), in Polish
• Feistritz (disambiguation), in German
• Bystřice (disambiguation), in Czech