a city in Czechoslovakia, in Slovakia, on a bend of the Hron River at the point where it empties into the Bystrica River. Population, 37,500 (1967). Industries in Banská Bystrica include machine building, timber processing, chemical and pharmaceutical, cement, textiles, and food-processing (particularly brewing). From Aug. 29 to Oct. 27, 1944, Banská Bystrica was the main center of the Slovak national uprising.