Bistrica or Bistrice, from Proto-Slavic *bystrъ 'quickly flowing, rushing', may refer to:
Romania
- Bistrița, a city in Bistrița-Năsăud County, in northern Transylvania
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
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
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
- 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), in German
- Bystřice (disambiguation), in Czech