Bánovce nad Bebravou (German: Banowitz, Hungarian: Bán) is a town in Slovakia, in the Trenčín Region.

[4] It is located at the northernmost edge of the Danubian Hills, at the foothills of the Strážovské vrchy mountains at the confluence of the Radiša and Bebrava rivers.

In the Middle Ages, Bánovce became an important trade centre - for shoemakers, carpenters, smiths, butchers, weavers and others.

It starts in the town of Bánovce nad Bebravou and is organized by the regional club of tourists Klub slovenských turistov [5] and JPL.

[8] The city consists of the following boroughs: Bánovce nad Bebravou is twinned with:[10][11] The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive in Nitra (Slovak: Štátny archív v Nitre).