Žilina
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Žilina | |
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City | |
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Postal code | 010 01[2] |
Area code | +421 41[2] |
Car plate | ZA |
Website | www.zilina.sk |
Žilina (Slovak:
Etymology
The name is derived from Slavic/Slovak word žila - a "(river) vein".[4][5] Žilina means "a place with many watercourses". Alternatively, it is a secondary name derived from Žilinka river or from the name of the local people, Žilín/Žiliňane.[4]
History
The area around today's Žilina was inhabited in the late
In the middle of the 13th century, terra Sylna was the property of the
During the 17th century, Žilina gained position as a center of manufacturing, trade, and education, and, during the Baroque age, many monasteries and churches, as well as the Budatín Castle, were built. In the Revolutions of 1848, Slovak volunteers, part of the Imperial Army, won a battle near the city against Hungarian honveds and gardists.[citation needed]
The city boomed in the second half of the 19th century as new railway tracks were built: the
It was one of the first municipalities to sign the Martin Declaration (30 October 1918), and until March 1919, it was the seat of the Slovak government. On 6 October 1938, shortly after the Munich Agreement, the autonomy of Slovakia within Czechoslovakia was declared in Žilina.
During
Today, Žilina is the fourth largest city in Slovakia, the third most important industrial center and the seat of a university, the Žilinská univerzita (founded in 1953). Since 1990 the historical center of the city has been largely restored and the city has built trolleybus lines.
Geography
Žilina lies at an altitude of 342 metres (1,122 ft)
Climate
Žilina lies in the
Climate data for Žilina | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 0 (33) |
3 (38) |
8 (47) |
14 (58) |
20 (68) |
22 (72) |
25 (76) |
25 (77) |
20 (67) |
14 (58) |
6 (44) |
1 (35) |
13 (56) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −5 (22) |
−5 (23) |
−1 (30) |
3 (37) |
8 (46) |
10 (51) |
12 (54) |
12 (53) |
9 (47) |
5 (41) |
0 (33) |
−4 (26) |
4 (39) |
Average precipitation cm (inches) | 2.85 (1.12) |
2.67 (1.05) |
3.10 (1.22) |
4.08 (1.61) |
4.82 (1.90) |
6.99 (2.75) |
6.84 (2.69) |
5.19 (2.04) |
4.74 (1.87) |
4.19 (1.65) |
3.91 (1.54) |
3.42 (1.35) |
52.8 (20.79) |
Source: MSN Weather[10] |
Symbol
The
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1980 | 70,025 | — |
1991 | 83,911 | +19.8% |
2001 | 85,400 | +1.8% |
2011 | 81,494 | −4.6% |
2021 | 82,656 | +1.4% |
Source:[11] |
Municipality | Urban | Metro |
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Žilina | 85,302 | 85,302 |
Kysucké Nové Mesto | - | 16,420 |
Varín | - | 3,537 |
Teplička nad Váhom | 3,502 | 3,502 |
Belá | - | 3,361 |
Rajecké Teplice | - | 2,950 |
Rosina | 2,925 | 2,925 |
Strečno | - | 2,661 |
Višňové | 2,610 | 2,610 |
Divina | - | 2,483 |
Dlhé Pole | - | 2,029 |
Turie | 1,981 | 1,981 |
Kamenná Poruba | - | 1,826 |
Stráňavy | - | 1,822 |
Lietavská Lúčka | 1,786 | 1,786 |
Rudina | - | 1,669 |
Lietavská Svinná - Babkov | - | 1,596 |
Lietava | 1,422 | 1,422 |
Radoľa | - | 1,391 |
Konská | - | 1,393 |
Dolná Tižiná | - | 1,243 |
Gbeľany | 1,239 | 1,239 |
Krasňany | 1,223 | 1,223 |
Snežnica | - | 1,013 |
Svederník | 1,003 | 1,003 |
Kunerad | - | 949 |
Nededza | 927 | 927 |
Divinka | - | 882 |
Lysica | - | 864 |
Lutiše | - | 795 |
Podhorie | - | 781 |
Horný Hričov | - | 763 |
Dolný Hričov | 1,506 | 1,506 |
Hričovské Podhradie | - | 374 |
Hôrky | 635 | 635 |
Bitarová | 630 | 630 |
Ovčiarsko | 511 | 511 |
Brezany | 462 | 462 |
Mojš | 450 | 450 |
Porúbka | - | 447 |
Rudinka | - | 384 |
Nezbudská Lúčka | - | 366 |
Total | 108,114 | 159,729 |
Žilina has a population of 82,664 (as of September 2020), with the population of the urban area of 108,114 and the population of the metro area of 159,729. According to the 2001
Economy
Žilina is the main industrial hub of the upper Váh river basin region, with a fast-growing economy as north-west Slovakia's business center with large retail and construction sectors.
By far the biggest and most important employer is Korean car maker
Žilina is also the seat of the biggest Slovak construction and transportation engineering company, Vahostav. The chemical industry is represented by Považské chemické závody and Tento, a paper mill company. Siemens Mobility also has an engineering center in Žilina.[12]
Main sights
The historical center of the city, reconstructed in the early 1990s is protected as a city monument reserve (
The Church of Saint Stephen the King (Slovak: Kostol Sv. Štefana kráľa) is the oldest architectural relic of town Zilina,[14] located just 1 kilometre (0.6 miles) southwest from the center. It is one of the first Romanesque churches in Slovakia,[15] dating back to the years 1200–1250, by the experts. The legend goes that the Hungarian King István I himself ordered to build it. Valuable is the inner decoration of the church. Wall paintings originate from approximately 1260; in 1950 they were discovered and later on restored by the Žilina fine artist Mojmír Vlkoláček.[16] Nowadays it is a popular place for wedding ceremonies.
Other landmarks around the city include:
- Budatín Castle, housing Považie Museum with its tinker trade exhibition
- The wooden Roman Catholic church of St. George in the Trnové section (one of the few outside north-eastern Slovakia)
- The Orthodox synagogue, which now houses the Museum of Jewish culture
- The New Synagogue, now a cultural centre
The city is a starting point for various locations of western and eastern Slovakia, including hiking trails into the
Culture
Žilina is candidate city for the title of European Capital of Culture 2026.
Žilina host several cultural institutions:
- Mestské divadlo Žilina (Žilina City Theater)
- Rosenfeld Palace (Žilina city cultural centre Rosenfeld Palace)
- Považská galéria umenia v Žiline (Považie galerie of contemporary art)
- Považské múzeum (Považie museum), situated in the Budatín castle but also running Strečno castle, Palace in Bytča,
open-air museum Čičmany, manor-house in Divinka
- Bábkové divadlo Žilina (Žilina Puppet Theatre)
- Múzeum židovskej kultúry (Museum of Jewish culture)
- Štátny komorný orchester Žilina (Slovak Sinfonietta Žilina)
- Krajská knižnica v Žiline (Regional Library in Žilina)
- Stanica Žilina-Záriečie (Cultural Center Stanica)
- Nová synagóga Žilina (New Synagogue Žilina)
Žilina is also home of two multi 3D digital theaters, in Mirage Shopping Centre - Ster Century Cinemas and Cinemax MAX in Max Shopping Centre OC Max Solinky.
The city host also several cultural events:
- Žilina Cultural Summer
- Fest Anca - Animated film festival
- Žilina Literary festival
- KIOSK – festival of new Slovak theater
- Allegretto Žilina – International music Festival
- Puppet Žilina
- Jánošik's Days
Sport
Football (soccer) club
Ice hockey club
Slovak professional road bicycle racer for World Tour team
Government
The city is governed by a
- Staré mesto, Hliny I-IV, Hliny VIII (5 councillors)
- Hliny V-VII, Bôrik (4 councillors)
- Solinky (5 councillors)
- Vlčince (6 councillors)
- Hájik (3 councillors)
- Bytčica, Rosinky, Trnové, Mojšová Lúčka (2 councillors)
- Závodie, Bánová, Strážov, Žilinská Lehota (2 councillors)
- Budatín, Považský Chlmec, Vranie, Brodno, Zádubnie, Zástranie (3 councillors)
Žilina is the capital of one of eight considerably autonomous Regions of Slovakia.[18] It is also the capital of a smaller district. The Žilina District (Slovak: okres Žilina) is nested within the Žilina Region.
The city also hosts a regional branch of the National Bank of Slovakia.
Education
The city is home to the University of Žilina, which has seven faculties and 12,402 students, including 625 doctoral students.[19]
There are 18 public
Transport
The city is an important international road junction, and Žilina railway station is a major rail junction.
Roads and railways connect the city with
The city is also served by international Žilina Airport, which is about 10 kilometres (6 miles) away from the city center.
Public transport within the city is operated by DPMZ[25] and consists of buses (since 1949) and trolleybuses (since 1994).
Night bus services started in Žilina in 1970 with the introduction of one route, the 50,[26] which continues to operate as the sole night bus in the city, operating from 22:55 to 04:22.[27][28] Route 50 makes a circuitous route of all major residential areas, and includes a stop at Železničná stanica, the principal railway station.[29]
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Trolleybus transport
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Aerial view of Žilina
Notable people
- AYA (band)
- Zuzana Babiaková
- Pavol Bajza
- Peter Baláž
- Štefan Beniač (1869–1942), Slovak priest, preacher and publicist
- Tomáš Bezdeda (born 1985, here), singer
- Peter Cehlárik (born 1995), Slovak hockey player
- Jakab Cseszneky de Csesznek et Visk, medieval magnate
- Martin Dúbravka, footballer
- Martin Ďurica, footballer
- Ľubomír Feldek (born 1936, here), Slovak poet
- Ján Franek (born 1960, here)
- Ľudovít Fulla
- Stanislav Griga (born 1961, here), football coach
- Ladislav Hecht (1909–2004), tennis player
- Tomáš Hellebrandt, (born 1982), Slovak economist and politician
- Peter Hoferica, footballer
- Anton Hrnko (born 1955, here), historian and politician
- Tomáš Hubočan, footballer
- Miroslav Hýll, footballer
- Juraj Jánošík, Slovak national hero
- Michael Kolář, cyclist
- Karol Križan, ice hockey player
- Dušan Kuciak
- Martin Kuciak
- Branislav Labant
- Gwido Langer
- Dávid Leimdörfer (1851–1922), rabbi and author
- Vladimír Leitner (born 1974), association football player
- Nela Lopušanová (born 2008), ice hockey player
- Ján Mikolaj (born 1953), Minister of Education of Slovakia (2006–2010)
- Marek Mintál (born 1977), association football player
- Juraj Okoličány (1943–2008), ice hockey referee
- Roman Ondak
- Emil Pažický
- Peter Pekarík, football player
- Ronald Petrovický, ice hockey player
- Lukáš Pohůnek, conductor
- Dárius Rusnák
- Branislav Rzeszoto
- Juraj Sagan, cyclist
- Peter Sagan, cyclist
- Ján Slota (born 1953), MP (1992–2002, 2006–2012), Mayor of Žilina (1992–2006)
- Ľuboš Šoška
- Peter Šoška
- Martin Šulík, actor
- Miroslav Šustek, writer
- Viktor Tausk, psychoanalyst
- Jozef Vengloš
- Radoslav Židek, snowboarder, first Slovak medal winner at the Winter Olympic Games
Twin towns – sister cities
- Bielsko-Biała, Poland
- Changchun, China
- Dnipro, Ukraine
- Essen, Belgium
- Frýdek-Místek, Czech Republic
- Grodno, Belarus
- Kikinda, Serbia
- Krasnoyarsk, Russia
- Nanterre, France
- Plzeň, Czech Republic
- Prague 15, Czech Republic
- Třinec, Czech Republic
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External links
- Official website
- DPMZ - public transport official site
- Žilina official tourist guide
- Žilinak.sk - Leading news website
- Map and information system of Žilina
- Mesto v ktorom žijeme a nieje nám ľahostajné