Ilava
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| Ilava | |
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| Coat-of-arms N/A | |
| Region (kraj) | Trenčín Region |
| District (okres) | Ilava |
| Location | |
| Altitude | 255 m |
| Population | 5 451 (as of 2004) |
| Area | 24.30 km² |
| Time Zone • Summer DST |
CET: UTC+1 CEST: UTC+2 |
| Telephone prefix | +421-42 |
| Postal code | 01901 |
| Car registration plate | IL |
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Ilava (Hungarian: Illava, German: rare Illau) is a city in northwestern Slovakia. It is located near the cities of Považská Bystrica and Trenčín.
The first written reference to the town dates from 1232/1237, the town charter stems from 1339. The settlement developed below a Gothic castle (bearing the same name) from the 13th century, turned into a Renaissance fortification in the 16th century, into a monastery in 1693 and finally, in 1856, into a prison. A concentration camp was in the prison in 1938. It is the birthplace of Marian Hossa's brother Marcel.
City parts:
- Ilava sensu stricto
- Iliavka (since 1971)
- Klobušice (since 1971) - with a Classic castle
| edit | Municipalities of Ilava District |  |
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Dubnica nad Váhom | Ilava | Nová Dubnica |
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