Nová Bystrica

Nová Bystrica
Nová Bystrica
Village
	House in the open-air museum of Kysuce village
	Nová Bystrica Location of Nová Bystrica within Slovakia
	Coordinates: 49°21′00″N 19°01′00″E / 49.35000°N 19.01667°E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Žilina
District	Čadca
First mentioned	1662
Area
• Total	125.261 km2 (48.364 sq mi)
Elevation	526 m (1,726 ft)
Population (2005-12-31)
• Total	2,876
• Density	23/km2 (59/sq mi)
Postal code	023 05
Area code	+421-41
Car plate	CA
Website	www.novabystrica.sk

Nová Bystrica is a village and municipality in Čadca District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia, in the Kysuce region.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1662.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 526 metres and covers an area of 125.261 km². It has a population of about 2855 people. It is located in the Bystrica river valley.

Tourism

In the local part Vychylovka, around 4 km further north-east, tourists can find some interesting attractions: the switchback railway, open-air museum of Kysuce village, established in 1974 primarily to save buildings from the now non-existing villages Riečnica and Harvelka, which were inundated by the Nová Bystrica reservoir, though it contains buildings from the other villages as well. It has also protected Vychylovka banks on the local Vychylovka stream and Vychylovka rocks.