Žilina District ( sk, Okres Žilina) is an ''
okres'' (district) of the
Žilina Region
The Žilina Region ( sk, Žilinský kraj; pl, Kraj żyliński; hu, 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 ...
in north-western
Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...
. The district was first established in 1923. Its present borders date from 1996. The heart of the district is the
Váh
The Váh (; german: Waag, ; hu, Vág; pl, WagWag
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and Rajec river valleys. Urbanization has led to the district's becoming one of Slovakia's most highly developed areas.
Municipalities
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Belá
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Bitarová
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Brežany
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Čičmany
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Divina
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Divinka
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Dlhé Pole
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Dolná Tižina
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Dolný Hričov
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Ďurčiná
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Fačkov
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Gbeľany
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Horný Hričov
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Hôrky
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Hričovské Podhradie
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Jasenové
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Kamenná Poruba
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Kľače
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Konská
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Kotrčiná Lúčka
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Krasňany
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Kunerad
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Lietava
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Lietavská Lúčka
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Lietavská Svinná-Babkov
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Lutiše
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Lysica
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Malá Čierna
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Mojš
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Nededza
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Nezbudská Lúčka
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Ovčiarsko
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Paština Závada
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Podhorie
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Porúbka
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Rajec
Rajec ( hu, Rajec; german: Rajetz) is a town in the Žilina District, Žilina Region in northern Slovakia.
Etymology
Rajec, Rajčianka, Rajčanka are derived from Proto-Slavic appelative ''*rajь'' – a wet, muddy place (modern Slovak ''raj' ...
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Rajecká Lesná
Rajecká Lesná (formerly ; hu, Frivaldnádas, until 1906 ) is a village and municipality in Žilina District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.
History
In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1474.
Rajecka Lesna has ...
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Rajecké Teplice
Rajecké Teplice ( hu, Rajecfürdő) is a spa town in the Žilina District, Žilina Region in northern Slovakia.
History
The first reliable written record was in 1376. It has town status since 1989.
Geography
The town lies in the Rajčanka r ...
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Rosina
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Stránske
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Stráňavy
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Stráža
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Strečno
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Svederník
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Šuja
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Teplička nad Váhom
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Terchová
Terchová ( hu, Terhely) is a large village and municipality (population 4,073) in the Malá Fatra mountains in the Žilina District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.
Names and etymology
In the 16th century, the village was known as '' ...
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Turie
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Varín
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Veľká Čierna
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Višňové
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Zbyňov
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Žilina
Žilina (; hu, Zsolna, ; german: Sillein, or ; pl, Żylina , names in other languages) is a city in north-western Slovakia, around from the capital Bratislava, close to both the Czech and Polish borders. It is the fourth largest city of ...
External links
Official site
Districts of Slovakia
Geography of Žilina Region
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