Bistrica
# Bistrica

Bistrica or Bistrice, from Proto-Slavic *bystrъ 'quickly flowing, rushing', may refer to:

## Places

### Albania

* Bistricë, Albania, a settlement in Vlorë County

### Bosnia and Herzegovina

* Bistrica (Banja Luka)
* Bistrica (Gradiška)
* Bistrica (Fojnica)
* Bistrica (Gornji Vakuf)
* Bistrica (Jajce)
* Bistrica (Zenica)
* Bistrica, Žepče

### Croatia

* Bistrica, Croatia, a village in eastern Croatia
* Marija Bistrica, a town and Marian shrine
* Zlatar-Bistrica, a town in western Croatia

### Kosovo

* Bistrica, Leposavić, a village in Leposavić municipality

### Montenegro

* Bistrica, Mojkovac, a village in Mojkovac municipality
* Bistrice, Podgorica

### North Macedonia

* Bistrica, Bitola, a village in Bitola municipality
* Bistrica, Čaška, a village in Čaška Municipality

### Romania

* Bistrița, a city in Bistrița-Năsăud County, in northern Transylvania

### Serbia

* Bistrica (Crna Trava), a village
* Bistrica (Lazarevac), a village
* Bistrica (Leskovac), a village
* Bistrica (Nova Varoš), a village
* Bistrica (Novi Sad), a quarter of the city of Novi Sad
* Bistrica (Petrovac), a village in the Petrovac na Mlavi municipality, Braničevo District

### Slovenia

* Bistrica, Črnomelj, a settlement in the Municipality of Črnomelj
* Bistrica, Litija, a settlement in the Municipality of Litija
* Bistrica, Naklo, a settlement in the Municipality of Naklo
* Bistrica ob Sotli, a settlement in the Municipality of Bistrica ob Sotli
* Bistrica pri Tržiču, a settlement in the Municipality of Tržič
* Bistrica, Šentrupert, a settlement in the Municipality of Šentrupert
* Bohinjska Bistrica, a settlement in the Municipality of Bohinj
* Ilirska Bistrica, a town in the Municipality of Ilirska Bistrica
* Kamniška Bistrica, a settlement, a valley, and a river
* Slovenska Bistrica, a town the Municipality of Slovenska Bistrica

## Rivers

### Albania

* Bistricë (river), a river between Delvinë and Sarandë in southwestern Albania

### Bosnia and Herzegovina

* Bistrica (Vrbas) [sr], a river in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, tributary of Vrbas
* Bistrica (Drina), a river near Foča in Eastern Bosnia, tributary of Drina
* Bistrica (Livanjsko Polje), a river near Livno in Western Bosnia

### Greece

* Haliacmon (Bistrica), longest river in Greece

### Kosovo

* Bistrica (Ibar) [sr], tributary of Ibar
* Dečani Bistrica, a river in western Kosovo, tributary of the White Drin
* Peć Bistrica, a river in southwestern Kosovo, tributary of the White Drin
* Prizren Bistrica, a river in northern Kosovo, tributary of the White Drin
* Kožnjar Bistrica, see Dečani Bistrica
* Loćane Bistrica [sr], tributary of Erenik, see Dečani Bistrica

### Montenegro

* Bistrica (Lim) [fr; sr], 2 tributaries of the Zeta and Lim river in Montenegro

### Romania

* Bistrița (Someș), a river in the Romanian region of Transylvania

### Serbia

* Bistrica (Nišava), a river in southeastern Serbia, tributary of the Nišava
* Bistrica (Vlasina) [sr], a river in southeastern Serbia, tributary of the Vlasina
* Bistrica (South Morava), a river in southeastern Serbia, tributary of the South Morava

### Slovenia

* Kamnik Bistrica, an Alpine river in northern Slovenia, tributary of the Sava
* Triglav Bistrica, an Alpine river in Upper Carniola, tributary of the Sava Dolinka
* Tržič Bistrica, a river in Upper Carniola, tributary of the Sava
