Solinky is a town section of

Žilina Žilina (; ; ; ; Names of European cities in different languages: U-Z#Z, 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 List of cities ...

located in northwestern

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, with about 10,000 inhabitants. The residential area consist mainly of low standard flats, although some modern houses have recently been built. There is a newly (2003) built

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church, as well as convenience stores and pubs. The

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s METRO, TESCO, LIDL and shopping center MAX are also located nearby. Solinky is home to famous Slovak personalities such as Žilina's ex-mayor Ján Slota and pop singer Tomáš Bezdeda.

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