Geography
Bars County shared borders with the Hungarian counties Nyitra (Slovak: Nitra), Turóc Slovak: Turiec), Zólyom (Slovak: Zvolen), Hont, Esztergom (Slovak: Ostrihomský komitát / Ostrihomská stolica / Ostrihomská župa) and Komárom (Slovak: Komárno). It was situated along the Hron river between Hont in the east, Kremnica (Hungarian: Körmöcbánya and Hronská Dúbrava in the north (which were part of the county), the Žitava river in the west, and Bešeňov and Bíňa in the south (which was not part of the county). The rivers Hron and Žitava ran through the county. The county was characterised by mining. Around 1910, its area was 2,724 km2 (1,052 sq mi).
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