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

Places

Albania

  • , a village in the commune of Mesopotam

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, Kosovo, a village in the municipality of Leposavić

Montenegro

  • Bistrica, Montenegro, a village in the municipality of Mojkovac

North Macedonia

  • Bistrica, Bitola, a village in the municipality of Bitola
  • Bistrica, Čaška, a village in the municipality of Čaška

Serbia

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

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

  • Bistrica (Ionian Sea), a river between Delvinë and Sarandë in southwestern Albania

Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • , 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

Croatia

  • Bistrica (Dobra), a tributary of the Dobra

Greece

  • Haliacmon (Bistrica), longest river in Greece

Kosovo

  • , 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
  • , tributary of Erenik, see Dečani Bistrica

Montenegro

  • , 2 tributaries of the Zeta and Lim river in Montenegro

Serbia

  • Bistrica (Nišava), a river in southeastern Serbia, tributary of the Nišava
  • , 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

See also

  • Bistrice (disambiguation)
  • Bistricë (disambiguation)
  • Bistrica (disambiguation), in Slovene, Croat, Serb and Macedonian
  • Bistritsa (disambiguation) (Бистрица), in Bulgarian
  • Bistritz (disambiguation), in German
  • Bistriţa (disambiguation), in Romanian
  • Bystrica (disambiguation), in Slovak
  • Bystrzyca (disambiguation), in Polish
  • Feistritz (disambiguation), Austrianised form
  • Bystřice (disambiguation), in Czech
  • Beszterce (disambiguation), in Hungarian
  • Bystrytsia (disambiguation), in Ukrainian