ÄŒadca

Čadca ( to 1927 CACA; Tschadsa German, Hungarian Csaca, Polish Czadca ) is a city in the north-western Slovakia.

Geography

Location

The village is located southeast of the Jablunkapasses in Jablunkov Bergland at the Kysuca. To the northeast is the border triangle with the Czech Republic and Poland. Čadca lies in the valley of the river Kysuca ( Kischütz ) about 30 km north of Žilina (Žilina ) and is part of Kysuce. A minority of highlanders living in the area.

Population

In 2001, the city had 26,699 inhabitants, of whom 96.14 % were Slovaks, 1.56 % Czechs and 0.13 % Gypsies. The predominant religion is with 91.48 % Roman Catholic, 3.99% are without denomination and 0.46 % Protestant.

Boroughs

Čadca divided into the following 10 districts:

• Čadca
• Čadečka
• Drahošanka
• Horelica (1944 incorporated )
• Milošová
• Podzávoz
• Rieka
• U Hluška
• U Siheľníka
• Vojty

History

Čadca in 1598, was first mentioned in writing. 1788 was the site of a town. Until 1918, the town belonged to the upper- Hungarian county of Trenčín. After the Treaty of Trianon, the city fell to Czechoslovakia. 1938, the territory of Poland was annexed. End of the Second World War the city on 1 May 1945 was occupied by the Red Army.

Traffic

The city is an important railway junction. By Čadca leads the international rail link Zilina Bohumín. In the local situation Prívarovci leads a border crossing at Šance ( Jablunkov jumps ) over the Jablunkapass by Mosty u Jablunkova. It branches from the railway Čadca - Zwardoń and the railway line Čadca - Makov.

Personalities

• Ladislav Nižňanský (1917-2011), commander
• Rastislav Michalík ( b. 1974 ), football player
• Vladimír Labant ( b. 1974 ), football player
• Jozef Ninis ( * 1981 ), luger
• Patrícia Hmírová (* 1993), football player