Central Slovakia

Pohronský Bukovec (Hungarian: Bukóc) is a village and municipality in Banská Bystrica District in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.

Hiadeľ (German: Hödlerdorf, Hödlergrund; Hungarian: Hédel) is a village and municipality of the Banská Bystrica District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.

Medzibrod (Hungarian: Mezőköz) is a village and municipality in Banská Bystrica District in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.

Liptovská Osada (Hungarian: Oszada) is a village and municipality in Ružomberok District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.

Moštenica (Hungarian: Mosód) is a village and municipality in Banská Bystrica District in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.

Ráztoka (Hungarian: Rásztó) is a village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. In the village is public library, football pitch, public swimming pool as well as cable TV network.

Brusno (Hungarian: Borosznó) is a village and municipality in Banská Bystrica District in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.

Donovaly (Hungarian: Dóval) is a village in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. Being situated in an important pass between the mountains of Veľká Fatra and Starohorské vrchy, on the route connecting Banská Bystrica with Ružomberok, it became a prominent centre of winter and summer sports.

Lučatín (Hungarian: Lucatő) is a village and municipality in Banská Bystrica District in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.

Nemecká (German: Deutschendorf an der Gran; Hungarian: Garamnémetfalva) is a village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. The name, which can be translated as "German village", suggests villagers, or part of them, being of German origin. The first written mention of the village is from 1281. The villagers were mostly farmers and forest workers. Later, basic industries like limeworks, brickworks etc. developed in the area. From the 18th century on, many locals took part in door-to-door selling of laces, manufacturing of which also took place in the village. The village was a site of German atrocities during World War II aimed to suppress Slovak National Uprising. As many as 900 people were executed and their bodies burned in local lime kiln. The killings took 7 days (January 4–11, 1945). Responsible for the killings were members of German Einsatzkommando 14 led by Obersturmfuhrer Kurt Herbert Deffner and members of Slovak regime's Hlinka Guard led by captain Vojtech Kosovsky. The victims were participants of the uprising, their families and people from "proscribed races", i.e. Roma and Jews. A monument commemorating the massacre was built after World War II with a small exhibition opened to visitors all year long.

Podkonice (Hungarian: Padkóc) is a village and municipality in Banská Bystrica District in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.

Horehronie (also Upper Hron River region or Horné Pohronie or Felső-Garammente) is a tourism and geographic region of Slovakia. It is situated in the Banská Bystrica and Brezno districts and encompasses the upper Hron River valley and the surrounding Low Tatra mountain ranges. The most famous local outlaw was Jakub Surovec. The Slovak entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was "Horehronie", an ode to the region, performed by singer Kristína.