Záhorská Bystrica

Záhorská Bystrica (German: Bisternitz, Hungarian: Pozsonybeszterce) is a city borough of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. It is located in the northern part of the city, lying on the foothills of the Pezinok Carpathians, part of the Little Carpathians mountain range. It is part of the Bratislava IV administrative district. The city borough covers 32 kilometres squared and is home to approximately 7,386 inhabitants (april 2023). Záhorská Bystrica is a small borough at the outskirts of the city with preserved peasants' houses and more recent modern villas and estates.

Záhorská Bystrica
Borough
Preserved peasant house in Záhorská Bystrica
Coat of arms
Area of Záhorská Bystrica in Bratislava
Záhorská Bystrica Location of Záhorská Bystrica in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°08′00″N 17°07′00″E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Bratislava Region
District	Bratislava IV
First mentioned	1314 (Julian)
Government
• Mayor	Jozef Krúpa
Area
• Total	32.3 km2 (12.5 sq mi)
Elevation	175 m (574 ft)
Population  (1 January 2021)
• Total	6,541
• Density	200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	841 06
Area code	+421-2
Car plate	BA, BL, BT
Website	zahorskabystrica.sk

Záhorská Bystrica features a baroque parish building, Roman Catholic Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul from 1834, Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk from 1896, Chapel of Saints Cosmas and Damian from 1839, Chapel of Virgin Mary of Lourdes from 1913 and Chapel of Saint Vendelin. The borough is home to Slovakia's major TV station, TV Markíza.

History

The first preserved written account of the settlement dates to 1208 under the name Bisztric. Croatian settlement here dates to 1520. The settlement became a part of Bratislava on 1 January 1972.

See also

• Boroughs and localities of Bratislava

External links

• Official website (in Slovak)