Žiar nad Hronom District

Žiar nad Hronom (slang: Žiar, German: Heiligenkreuz, Hungarian: Garamszentkereszt; until 1920 Svätý Kríž and until 1955 Svätý Kríž nad Hronom) is a city in Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia.

Mestský štadión Žiar nad Hronom is a multi-use stadium in Žiar nad Hronom, Slovakia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Fortuna liga team FK Pohronie. The stadium holds 2,309 people. In 1989 and 1999 it has hosted the final match of Slovak Cup.

Slovalco is a large Slovak metallurgical company that produced 160,000 tonnes of aluminium and alloys per annum. In 2022, Slovalco laid off most of its 450 employees, citing high energy costs. Instead of concentrating on primary aluminium production, the company re-oriented to remelting with an expected annual output of roughly 75,000 tons. In January 2023, the company shut down the remaining 10 cells, ceasing aluminium production in the city after almost 70 years.

Lutila (Hungarian: Lutilla) is a village and municipality in Žiar nad Hronom District in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.

Ladomerská Vieska (Hungarian: Ladomérmindszent) is a village and municipality in Žiar nad Hronom District in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.

Lovča (Hungarian: Nagylócsa) is a village and municipality in Žiar nad Hronom District in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.

The Stará Kremnička derailment took place on 27 December 1944 in Stará Kremnička, Slovakia when a passenger train carrying German troops to the front lines derailed upon reaching the end of the train tracks after their brakes failed to operate properly, resulting in the deaths of 370 people with a further 7 injured.

Šášovské Podhradie (Hungarian: Saskőváralja) is a neighbourhood and a city part of Žiar nad Hronom, located some 5 km southeast of the city center.

Dolná Trnávka (Hungarian: Alsótárnok) is a village and municipality in Žiar nad Hronom District in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.

Lehôtka pod Brehmi (Hungarian: Apáthegyalja) is a village and municipality in Žiar nad Hronom District in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.