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Nová Bystrica Village 
House in the open air museum of Kysuce villageCountry Slovakia Region Žilina District Čadca Elevation 526 m (1,726 ft) Coordinates 49°21′00″N 19°01′00″E / 49.35°N 19.0166667°E Area 125.261 km2 (48.364 sq mi) Population 2,876 (2005-12-31) Density 23 / km2 (60 / sq mi) First mentioned 1662 Postal code 023 05 Area code +421-41 Car plate CA 
Location of Nová Bystrica within Slovakia
Location of Nová Bystrica within the Žilina RegionStatistics: MOŠ/MIS 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.
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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 125.261km². 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.
External links
- http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
- Official website of Nová Bystrica (Slovak)
Steam locomotive on the switchback railway
Čadca · Krásno nad Kysucou · Turzovka
Čierne · Dlhá nad Kysucou · Dunajov · Klokočov · Klubina · Korňa · Makov · Nová Bystrica · Olešná · Oščadnica · Podvysoká · Radôstka · Raková · Skalité · Stará Bystrica · Staškov · Svrčinovec · Vysoká nad Kysucou · Zákopčie · Zborov nad Bystricou
Categories:- Villages and municipalities in Čadca District
- Žilina Region geography stubs
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