Žilina
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| Region (kraj) | Žilina region |
| District (okres) | Žilina District |
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| Altitude | 342 m |
| Population | 86,000 |
| Area | 80.03 km² |
| Time Zone • Summer DST |
CET: UTC+1 CEST: UTC+2 |
| Telephone prefix | +421-41 |
| Postal code | 01001 |
| Car registration plate | ZA |
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Žilina (German: Sillein, Hungarian: Zsolna, Polish: Żylina) is a city in northwestern Slovakia. It is located on the confluence of the Váh and Kysuca rivers. It is the seat of a region (kraj) or a Higher Territorial Unit (VÚC), and of a district (okres).
There was a Slavic settlement in the 13th century at the site. It became a free royal town in 1312. Today Žilina is the fifth largest town of Slovakia and houses a university named Žilinská univerzita (founded 1953). Since 1990 the historical centre of the city has been largely restored.
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[edit] Travel
From Žilina bus station (Slovak: autobusová stanica), it is possible to reach interesting locations in Western/Central Slovakia by bus. Such places include Bojnice, Orava, Strečno and the Malá Fatra mountains.
[edit] Economy
Žilina is the main business and industrial hub of the Váh river basin. The biggest employer is the car producer Kia Motors. By 2007, the plant plans to produce 300,000 cars per year and employ around 3000 people. Kia's investment in Žilina amounts to over 1 billion dollars.
[edit] Interesting facts
There is also a small village in the Czech Republic called Žilina.
[edit] Pictures
 Mariánske namestie, the main square |
 Church of the Holy Trinity and Burian Tower (belltower) |
 Budatín castle |
 Church of st. Pavol apostol, Mariánske namestie |
 Mariánske namestie |
 Town hall, Mariánske namestie |
 Mariánske namestie |
 city square |
[edit] People
- Tomáš Bezdeda
- Mikuláš Dzurinda
- Ľubomír Feldek
- Juraj Jánošík
- Leó Lánczy
- David Leimdörfer
- Marek Mintál
- Ronald Petrovický
- Martin Šulík
- Viktor Tausk
- Radoslav Židek
- Jan Slota
[edit] External links
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