Prievidza District
Prievidza District | |
|---|---|
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region (kraj) | Trenčín Region |
| Seat | Prievidza |
| Area | |
• Total | 960 km2 (370 sq mi) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 131,693 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Telephone prefix | 46 |
| District code | 307 |
Prievidza District (Slovak: okres Prievidza, Hungarian: Privigyei járás) is a district in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia. Until 1918, the district was mostly part of the county of Kingdom of Hungary of Nyitra, apart from a small area in the southeast around Handlová which formed part of the county of Bars.