Žilina Region

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Žilina Region
Žilinský kraj
Tatras - Western Tatras
UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSK-ZI
Websitewww.zilinsky-kraj.sk

The Žilina Region (Slovak: Žilinský kraj; Polish: Kraj żyliński; Hungarian: Zsolnai kerület) is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions and consists of 11 districts (okresy) and 315 municipalities, from which 18 have a town status. The region was established in 1923, however, in its present borders exists from 1996. It is a more industrial region with several large towns. Žilina is the region administrative center and there is a strong cultural environment in Martin.

Geography

It is located in northern

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 regions in the north-west and Polish Silesian and Lesser Poland
voivodeships in the north and north-east.

History

After the fall of

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 it was abolished in 1960 and the area became part of new Central Slovak Region, of which it was part until 1990 (except 1969-70) when it was abolished. After the independence of Slovakia in 1993, the current region was established in 1996. Since the administrative regions became autonomous in 2002, it is governed by the Žilina Self-Governing Region.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1980629,927—    
1991668,771+6.2%
2001692,332+3.5%
2011688,851−0.5%
2021691,613+0.4%
Source:[2]

The population density in the region is 101/km2 (260/sq mi) (2020-06-30/-07-01).[3] The largest towns are Žilina, Martin, Liptovský Mikuláš, Ružomberok, Čadca and Dolný Kubín . The level of urbanization is relatively low, with about 50% of the population living in the towns, with the Námestovo District having the lowest urbanization in the whole of 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%).[4]

Economy

From the stagnation in the 1990s the region now enjoys relative prosperity. The main employers are industry and tourism. The

Martin.[5]

Politics

Current governor of Žilina region is Erika Jurinová (OĽaNO) - first woman in this office in Slovakia. She won with 32 %. In election 2022 was elected also regional parliament :

County Council of Žilina region
OĽaNO
Structure
Seats57
Political groups
  A just region (16)[a]
  Voice (12)
  Christian Democrats (12)
  For our region (9)[b]
  Non-affiliated (8) [c]
Elections
Last election
29 October 2022
Meeting place

Governor's office, Žilina
Website
Council of Žilina region region
Political party Seats won Percentage
Independents
25 / 57
 43.9 %
Centre-right coalition [d]
17 / 57
 29.8 %
Smer-SD
10 / 57
 17.5 %
SNS
5 / 57
 8.8 %

Parliamentary groups were formed after the elections. Their status in August 2022 is as follows :

Political group Seats Status
Independents II
14 / 57
 —
OĽaNO
9 / 57
 Support
KDH
9 / 57
 —
Smer-SD
6 / 57
 —
Hlas-SD
5 / 57
 —
Independents I
4 / 57
 —
Independents III
4 / 57
 —
Non-Inscrits
6 / 57
 —


Administrative divisions

The region is divided into 11 districts. There are 315 municipalities in the region of which 18 are towns.

Places of interest

Photo gallery

Notes

  1. ZZ, Chance, DS, ODS
    (1)
  2. Direction
    (1)
  3. OKS, Let's try it differently
    (1)
  4. OĽaNO, NOVA, Christian Democratic Movement

References

  1. ^ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional GDP per Capita, OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
  2. ^ "SLOVAKIA: Regions and Major Cities". Citypopulation. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Statistic of Slovak places by Dušan Kreheľ – Export". Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  4. ^ "POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS 2001 - Tab. 3a". 29 November 2006. Archived from the original on 29 November 2006. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Online Casino: Ein traditionsreiches Freizeitvergnügen / Deutschlands" (PDF). slovakembassy-cd-london.co.uk. Retrieved 8 April 2018.

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