| Čadca | ||
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Čadca - town center
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| Country | Slovakia | |
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| Region | Žilina | |
| District | Čadca | |
| Tourism region | Severné Považie | |
| River | Kysuca | |
| Elevation | 420 m (1,378 ft) | |
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| Area | 56.792 km2 (21.928 sq mi) | |
| Population | 25,852 (2006-12-31) | |
| Density | 455 / km2 (1,178 / sq mi) | |
| First mentioned | 1565 | |
| Mayor | Milan Gura | |
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 022 01 | |
| Area code | +421-41 | |
| Car plate | CA | |
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Location in Slovakia
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Location in the Žilina Region
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| Wikimedia Commons: Čadca | ||
| Statistics: MOŠ/MIS | ||
| Website: www.mestocadca.sk | ||
Čadca (; until 1918 Čatca, Czača}) is a district town in northern Slovakia, near the border with Poland and the Czech Republic.
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It is located south of the Jablunkov Pass, surrounded by the Javorníky, Kysucké Beskydy and Turzovská vrchovina mountain ranges. It lies in the valley of the Kysuca river, around 30 km north of Žilina and is part of the historic region of Kysuce. A Goral minority lives in the surroundings.
The town was established in the 17th century, the first written reference dates back to 1565 as Tzaczcka. The town charter was granted in 1778.
According to the 2001 census, the town had 26,699 inhabitants. 96.14% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 1.56% Czech and 0.13% Roma.[1] The religious make-up was 91.48% Roman Catholics, 3.99% people with no religious affiliation, and 0.46% Lutherans.[1]
Čadca railway station is the town's main station. It forms part of the cross border Žilina–Čadca–Svrčinovec zastávka–Mosty u Jablunkova railway (to the Czech Republic), and is also a junction station for two other lines, one of them also cross border (to Poland).
The station offers services to several destinations in the two cross border countries. For the Czech Republic, there are many trains to Ostrava, Bohumin or Prague, and to Poland, there are trains towards Zwardoń and Krakow.
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