Trenčín Region

Area of the region: 4,501.80 km²
The population: 568,102
Population density: 126.19 / km²
Number of districts: 9
Number of cities and municipalities: 276
Number of protected natural areas and natural monuments: 159

Trenčín Region (in Slovak Trenčiansky kraj) is the sixth largest region in Slovakia by area, with an area of 4,501.80 km². The capital of the region is city Trenčín, according to the population the eight largest city in Slovakia.

The region borders on Žilina Region

in the north-east and east, Banská Bystrica Region

in the south-east, Nitra Region

in the south, Trnava Region

in the south and south-west and Czech Republic in north-west.

Region has broken relief, the south is like a hill, while the north is mountainous. The White Carpathians and Small Carpathians Mountains - a part of well-known Carpathians mountain range – are dominant features of region´s landscape. There are several mountain ranges in the region - a small part of the Little Carpathians in the south-west, White Carpathians in the north-west, Súľov Mountains

(Súľovské vrchy) in the north-west, Maple Mountains in the north, Strážov Mountains in the centre, Považský Inovec in the south, Vtáčnik in the south-east and Žiar in the east. Small parts of Little Fatra and of the Kremnica Mountains also stretch to the region. The Danubian Lowland

reaches the region to Nové Mesto nad Váhom and Partizánske city areas.

Trenčín Region - places, nature, attractions

Attractions

Nature