Bystrá | |
Other Name: | Sebesér |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Brezno District |
Pushpin Map: | Slovakia Banská Bystrica Region#Slovakia |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Bystrá in the Banská Bystrica Region##Location of Bystrá in Slovakia |
Coordinates: | 48.8333°N 55°W |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Marian Alberta |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1563 |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 15.87 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
Elevation M: | 566 |
Population Footnotes: | [3] |
Population Total: | 150 |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 977 01 |
Area Code: | +421 48 |
Blank Name: | Car plate |
Blank Info: | BR |
Bystrá (hu|Sebesér) is a village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.
The gothic Roman Catholic church of St, Florian is located in the center of the village.
During winter Bystra is mainly popular for ice-skating and winter walks. Until the 2010s Bystra also had its own ski slope. During winter the competition for the tastiest sausage is held in Bystra.
During summer the main touristic attractions are hiking and visits to the caves. There are two caves in Bystra:
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia"