Valaská

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Valaská

Total population

3,873

Founded

1470

Elevation489 m

Land area63.31 km²

Coordinates48.81°, 19.57°

Demographic figures from Statistical Office of Slovakia. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

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

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Ladislav Ťažký

Slovak politician and writer (1924–2011)

Adriana Sklenaříková

Slovak actress, model and TV presenter

Z

Zuzana Tomas

Slovak athletics competitor and linguist

Ľ

Ľubomír Machyniak

Slovak biathlete

Anna Murínová

Slovak biathlete

Ivan Bella

Slovak astronaut

Pavol Habera

Slovak musician and actor

Dániel Wagner

chemist, pharmacist, botanist (1800–1890)

Ottó Herman

Hungarian archaeologist, ethnographer, biologist, politician (1835–1914)

Karol Kuzmány

Slovak writer, journalist and pastor (1806-1866)

M

Matthias Thoraconymus

P

Peter Babnič

Slovak soccer player

E

Egyed Lehotzky

Hungarian land owner, politician (1822–1894)

E

Elias Berger

Hungarian writer and historian (ca. 1562-1644)

J

Jakab Faschkó

J

József Fleischer

Hungarian physician (1829–1877)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Banská Bystrica

• Horná Lehota
  2.1 mi away · pop. 583
• Bystrá
  2.6 mi away · pop. 188
• Osrblie
  4.4 mi away · pop. 388
• Ráztoka
  7.8 mi away · pop. 293
• Strelníky
  10.4 mi away · pop. 802
• Drábsko
  11.9 mi away · pop. 223
• Šoltýska
  17.9 mi away · pop. 141
• Očová
  19.8 mi away · pop. 2,595
• Lukavica
  20.5 mi away · pop. 144
• Veľká Lúka
  22.5 mi away · pop. 427
• Vaľkovňa
  22.6 mi away · pop. 365
• Riečka
  23 mi away · pop. 656

Browse all places in Banská Bystrica →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Valaská

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

common bilberry

Vaccinium myrtillus

Seen 2026-09-26

European Mantis

Mantis religiosa

Seen 2026-09-25

Eurasian Nuthatch

Sitta europaea

Seen 2026-09-24

Giant cat's-ear

Hypochaeris uniflora

Seen 2026-09-13

willow gentian

Gentiana asclepiadea

Seen 2026-09-13

parsley fern

Cryptogramma crispa

Seen 2026-09-13

Mountain Pansy

Viola lutea

Seen 2026-09-13

Burnet-saxifrage

Pimpinella saxifraga

Seen 2026-09-12

White Sweetclover

Melilotus albus

Seen 2026-09-12

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