Stará Kremnička

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.

Pitelová (Hungarian: Kiszelfalu) 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.

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.

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.

Jastrabá (Hungarian: Karvaly) is a village and municipality in Žiar nad Hronom District in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. The first notice in 1487.

Žiar nad Hronom District (Slovak: okres Žiar nad Hronom) is a district in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. Until 1918, the district was part of the county of Tekov.

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

Bartošova Lehôtka (1920–1927: Bartošová Lehôtka, 1927–1946: Bartošova Lehotka; German: Lehotka; Hungarian: Bartos, until 1888: Bartoslehot(k)a) is a village and municipality in Žiar nad Hronom District in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.

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.

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