Žilina Region

	Žilina
	Region
Flag	Coat of arms
Country	Slovakia
Districts	11
Seat	Žilina
- elevation	342 m (1,122 ft)
- coordinates	49°13′22″N 18°44′22″E / 49.22278, 18.73944
Highest point	Bystrá
- elevation	2,248 m (7,375 ft)
Lowest point	Predmier
- elevation	301 m (988 ft)
Area	6,808.4 km² (2,628.7 sq mi)
Population	697,502 (2009-12-31)
Density	102 / km² (264 / sq mi)
	Location of the Žilina Region in Slovakia ;
	Statistics: MOŠ/MIS
	Website: www.zask.sk

Coordinates: 49°13′22″N 18°44′22″E / 49.22278, 18.73944

The Žilina Region (Slovak: Žilinský kraj) is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions and consists of 11 districts (okresy).

Geography[]

It is located in northern Slovakia and has an area of 6,804 km² and a population of 694,763 (2005). The whole area is mountainous, belonging to the Western Carpathians. Some of the mountain ranges in the region include Javorníky, the Lesser Fatra and the Greater Fatra in the west, Oravská Magura, Chočské vrchy, Low Tatras and Western Tatras in the east. Whole area belongs to the Váh river basin. Some of its left tributaries are Turiec and Rajčanka rivers and it's right tributaries Belá, Orava and Kysuca. National parks on the region's territory are the Lesser, Greater Fatra, Low Tatras and Tatra; landscape protected areas are Strážovské vrchy, Kysuce and Horná Orava. The region borders Prešov Region in the east, Banská Bystrica Region in the south, Trenčín Region in the south-west and west, Czech Zlín Region and Moravian-Silesian Region in the north-west and Polish Silesian and Lesser Poland voivodeships in the north and north-east.

History[]

After fall of Great Moravia in the early 9th century, the area became part of the Kingdom of Hungary in the 12th century practically to 1918. Before break it was part of the Hungarian counties of Trencsén, Turóc, Árva and Liptó. After incorporation into Czechoslovakia, the counties continued to exist under their Slovak names of Trenčín, Turiec, Orava and Liptov, but only to 1923, when they were replaced by (grand) counties ((veľ)župy) Since 1928 it was part of the administrative unit "Slovak Land". During the WWII Slovak Republic, the area was split between Trenčín and Tatra counties. Since 1928 it was part of the administrative After reincorporation into Czechoslovakia in 1945, the pre-war state was restored. In 1949-1960 there was a unit with the name Žilina Region but was abolished in 1960 and the area became part of new Central Slovak Region, of which was part until 1990 (except 1969-70) when it was abolished. After independence of Slovakia in 1993, the current region was established in 1996. After the administrative regions became autonomous in 2002, it is governed by the Žilina Self-Governing Region.

Demographics[]

The population density in the region is 102 inhabitants per km². The largest towns are Žilina, Martin, Liptovský Mikuláš, Ružomberok and Čadca. The level of urbanization is relatively low, with about 50% of population living in the towns, with the Námestovo District having the lowest urbanization in the whole Slovakia, only 15%. According to the 2001 census, there were 692,332 inhabitants in the region, almost wholly Slovaks (97.5%), with small minorities of Czechs (<1%) and Roma (<0.5%).^[1]

List of districts[]

List of communes and towns[]

There are 315 communes, of which 18 are towns (in bold)

Abramová
Babín
Belá
Belá-Dulice
Beňadiková
Beňadovo
Benice
Bešeňová
Bitarová
Blatnica
Blažovce
Bobrov
Bobrovček
Bobrovec
Bobrovník
Bodorová
Borcová
Breza
Brezany
Brezovica
Brieštie
Budiš
Bukovina
Bystrička
Bytča
Bziny
Čadca
Čičmany
Čierne
Čimhová
Čremošné
Ďanová
Demänovská Dolina
Diaková
Divina
Divinka
Dlhá nad Kysucou
Dlhá nad Oravou
Dlhé Pole
Dolná Tižina
Dolný Hričov
Dolný Kalník
Dolný Kubín
Dolný Vadičov
Dražkovce
Dubové
Dúbrava
Dunajov
Ďurčiná
Fačkov
Folkušová
Galovany
Gbeľany
Gôtovany
Habovka
Háj
Hladovka
Hlboké nad Váhom
Horná Lehota
Horná Štubňa
Horný Hričov
Horný Kalník
Horný Vadičov
Hôrky
Hričovské Podhradie
Hruštín
Hubová
Huty
Hvozdnica
Hybe
Chlebnice
Istebné
Ivachnová
Ivančiná
Ižipovce
Jablonové
Jakubovany
Jalovec
Jamník
Jasenová
Jasenové
Jasenovo
Jazernica
Kaľamenová
Kalameny
Kamenná Poruba
Karlová
Kľače
Kláštor pod Znievom
Klin
Klokočov
Klubina
Kolárovice
Komjatná
Konská
Konská
Korňa
Košťany nad Turcom
Kotešová
Kotrčiná Lúčka
Kráľova Lehota
Kraľovany
Krasňany
Krásno nad Kysucou
Krivá
Krpeľany

Krušetnica
Kunerad
Kvačany
Kysucké Nové Mesto
Kysucký Lieskovec
Laskár
Lazisko
Leštiny
Ležiachov
Liesek
Liešno
Lietava
Lietavská Lúčka
Lietavská Svinná-Babkov
Likavka
Lipovec
Liptovská Anna
Liptovská Kokava
Liptovská Lúžna
Liptovská Osada
Liptovská Porúbka
Liptovská Sielnica
Liptovská Štiavnica
Liptovská Teplá
Liptovské Beharovce
Liptovské Kľačany
Liptovské Matiašovce
Liptovské Revúce
Liptovské Sliače
Liptovský Hrádok
Liptovský Ján
Liptovský Michal
Liptovský Mikuláš
Liptovský Ondrej
Liptovský Peter
Liptovský Trnovec
Lisková
Lodno
Lokca
Lomná
Lopušné Pažite
Ľubeľa
Ľubochňa
Lúčky
Ludrová
Lutiše
Lysica
Makov
Malá Čierna
Malatiná
Malatíny
Malé Borové
Malužiná
Malý Čepčín
Maršová-Rašov
Martin
Martinček
Medzibrodie nad Oravou
Mojš
Moškovec
Mošovce
Mútne
Námestovo
Necpaly
Nededza
Nesluša
Nezbudská Lúčka
Nižná Boca
Nižná
Nolčovo
Nová Bystrica
Novoť
Ochodnica
Olešná
Ondrašová
Oravská Jasenica
Oravská Lesná
Oravská Polhora
Oravská Poruba
Oravské Veselé
Oravský Biely Potok
Oravský Podzámok
Osádka
Oščadnica
Ovčiarsko
Párnica
Partizánska Ľupča
Paština Závada
Pavčina Lehota
Pavlova Ves
Petrovice
Podbiel
Podhorie
Podhradie
Podtureň
Podvysoká
Pokryváč
Porúbka
Potok
Povina
Predmier
Pribiš
Príbovce
Pribylina
Prosiek

Pucov
Rabča
Rabčice
Radoľa
Radôstka
Rajec
Rajecká Lesná
Rajecké Teplice
Raková
Rakovo
Rakša
Ratkovo
Rosina
Rudina
Rudinka
Rudinská
Rudno
Ružomberok
Sedliacka Dubová
Sihelné
Skalité
Sklabiňa
Sklabinský Podzámok
Sklené
Slovany
Slovenské Pravno
Smrečany
Snežnica
Socovce
Stankovany
Stará Bystrica
Staškov
Stráňavy
Stránske
Stráža
Strečno
Sučany
Suchá Hora
Súľov-Hradná
Svätý Kríž
Svederník
Svrčinovec
Štefanov nad Oravou
Štiavnička
Štiavnik
Šuja
Šútovo
Švošov
Ťapešovo
Teplička nad Váhom
Terchová
Trebostovo
Trnovo
Trstená
Trstené
Turany
Turček
Turčianska Štiavnička
Turčianske Jaseno
Turčianske Kľačany
Turčianske Teplice
Turčiansky Ďur
Turčiansky Peter
Turie
Turík
Turzovka
Tvrdošín
Uhorská Ves
Valaská Dubová
Valča
Varín
Vasiľov
Vavrečka
Vavrišovo
Važec
Veličná
Veľká Čierna
Veľké Borové
Veľké Rovné
Veľký Čepčín
Veterná Poruba
Višňové
Vitanová
Vlachy
Vrícko
Vrútky
Východná
Vysoká nad Kysucou
Vyšná Boca
Vyšný Kubín
Zábiedovo
Záborie
Zákamenné
Zákopčie
Závažná Poruba
Zázrivá
Zborov nad Bystricou
Zbyňov
Zuberec
Zubrohlava
Žabokreky
Žaškov
Žiar
Žilina

References[]

^ POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS 2001 - Tab. 3a

Kopa, Ľudovít et al. (2006). The Encyclopaedia of Slovakia and the Slovaks. Bratislava, Slovakia: Encyclopaedic Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences. ISBN 80-224-0925-1.

External links[]

Žilinský samosprávny kraj Official website

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[1] POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS 2001 - Tab. 3a

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