Žilina District

The Okres Žilina is an administrative unit in the north of Slovakia with 154 596 inhabitants ( 31 December 2011) and an area of 815 km ². Clockwise it borders on the Okresy Kysucké Nové Mesto, Čadca, Dolny Kubin, Martin, Prievidza, Ilava and Považska Bystrica (last three mentioned in the Trenčín Region ), Bytča and again Čadca.

The landscape varies from the valley of Žilinská kotlina, extending from Fačkov about Rajec and Žilina to about Terchová and where the majority of the population is concentrated, Hills on the highlands Kysucká highlands in the northeast and Súľovské in the west, to the mountains Javorníky northwest of Žilina and in particular the Small Fatra, which forms two subdivisions Lucanska Fatra in the south and Krivánska Fatra in the north, the eastern boundary of the Okres. The main river is the current flowing in an east-west direction Waag which is stored here in the reservoirs Žilina and Hričov. In Žilina open into the current flows Kysuca from the north and from the south Rajčanka; Another tributary is the Varínka from the east.

In transport, the importance is particularly linked to the city of Žilina. In the city, extending in the east-west direction crossing state road I/18 (E 50), to the north continuous state road I/11 (E 75) and coming from the south state road I/64. The network is complemented by the country roads II/507, II/517 and II/583. West of Žilina is a short section of the D3 motorway, which serves only as a road to the highway D1 to Bratislava. Both highways are to be strengthened in the future, but this is time-consuming because of the mountains.

In Žilina meet three double-track -developed routes: from Bratislava, from Bohumín (Czech Republic) and Košice. Thus, the city lies approximately in the center of the Slovakian railway Bratislava - Košice. In addition, a local train from Rajec.

West of Žilina Žilina is the airport, with connections to Prague.

Historically, the district is located entirely within the former county Trenčín (see also List of historic counties of Hungary ). In the Administrative divisions of Czechoslovakia in the years 1960-1990 he was part of Okres Žilina, within the Stredoslovenský kraj (Central Slovakian Regional Association ).

Cities

• Rajec ( Rajetz )
• Rajecké Teplice ( Bad Rajetz )
• Žilina ( Žilina )

Communities

• Bela
• Bitarová
• Brezany
• Čičmany ( Zimmermannshau )
• Divina
• Divinka
• Dlhé Pole
• Dolna Tižina
• Dolny Hričov
• Ďurčiná
• Fačkov ( Fatschenhau )
• Gbelany
• Of Horny Hričov
• Hôrky
• Hričovské Podhradie
• Jasenové
• Kamenná Poruba

• Klace
• Konská
• Kotrčiná Lúčka
• Krasňany
• Kunerad
• Lietava
• Lietavská Lúčka
• Lietavská Svinná - Babkov
• Lutiše
• Łysica
• Malá Čierna
• Mojš
• Nededza
• Nezbudská Lúčka
• Ovčiarsko
• Pastina Závada
• Podhorie

• Porúbka
• Rajecká Lesná ( Friewald )
• Rosina
• Stránske
• Stráňavy
• Stráža
• Strečno
• Svederník
• Šuja
• Teplička nad Váhom
• Terchová
• Turie
• Varín
• VeLka Čierna
• Višňové
• Zbyňov

The district office is in Žilina, a branch in Rajec.

Culture

In the article and historic monuments in Okres Žilina can be found on the Slovak protected by the Heritage Office objects in Okres.