Prievidza District

Prievidza District (Slovak: okres Prievidza, Hungarian: Privigyei járás) is a district in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia. Until 1918, the district was mostly part of the county of Kingdom of Hungary of Nyitra, apart from a small area in the south west around Handlová which formed part of the county of Bars.

Prievidza District
CountrySlovakia
Region (kraj)Trenčín Region
Area
  Total960 km2 (370 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)
  Total139,442
  Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Telephone prefix46

Municipalities

48°46′23″N 18°37′20″E



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