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Bacúch

Banská Bystricavillage

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Bacúch

Total population

1,024

Founded

1274

Elevation605 m
Land area38.19 km²
Coordinates48.86°, 19.81°

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City facts

Founded
1274
Elevation
605 m
Area
38.19 km²
Official website
bacuch.sk

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Bacúch is a village and municipality in the Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.

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History & geography

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1563 as a part of the mining district of Brezno. It belonged to the Schaffer and Gaismair families from Banská Bystrica. The nickname of Bacúch is Zázrakovo 'place of wonder'.

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Geography

Latitude
48.8559
Longitude
19.8061
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
23,477
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Alpine marmot
    Marmota marmota (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
    951
  • Norway Spruce
    Picea abies (L.) H.Karst. · Pinopsida
    514
  • Willow Gentian
    Gentiana asclepiadea L. · Magnoliopsida
    272
  • Rowan
    Sorbus aucuparia L. · Magnoliopsida
    231
  • Bilberry
    Vaccinium myrtillus L. · Magnoliopsida
    206
  • Sycamore [tree]
    Acer pseudoplatanus L. · Magnoliopsida
    188
  • Beech
    Fagus sylvatica L. · Magnoliopsida
    184
  • Raspberry
    Rubus idaeus L. · Magnoliopsida
    132

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
17
Largest magnitude
4.8
Largest event
2004-11-30

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Banská Bystrica

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.26
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,189

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
28
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

rough goose neck moss
rough goose neck moss
Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus
Seen 2026-09-20
great mullein
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
Seen 2026-09-20
common juniper
common juniper
Juniperus communis
Seen 2026-09-15
Red Odontites
Red Odontites
Odontites vulgaris
Seen 2026-09-15
Mountain Pansy
Mountain Pansy
Viola lutea
Seen 2026-09-15
Adder
Adder
Vipera berus
Seen 2026-09-15
willow gentian
willow gentian
Gentiana asclepiadea
Seen 2026-09-14
Giant cat's-ear
Giant cat's-ear
Hypochaeris uniflora
Seen 2026-09-13
parsley fern
parsley fern
Cryptogramma crispa
Seen 2026-09-13

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API