Place:Žilina, Slovakia

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NameŽilina
Alt namesZilinskysource: CIA, World Fact Book (2000-2003)
Žilinasource: Family History Library Catalog
Žilinskýsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Žilinský Krajsource: Times Atlas of the World (1999) plate 63
TypeRegion
Located inSlovakia     (1996 - )
See alsoŽilina, Slovensko, CzechoslovakiaParent
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Bobrov
Dolný Kubín
Liptovský Hrádok
Liptovský Svätý Mikuláš
Makov
Námestovo
Ružomberok
Rájec ( 1000 - )
Trstená
Turzovka
Turčianske Teplice
Turčianský Svätý Martin
Veľká Bytča
Vlkolínec
Vrútky
Čadca
Čičmany
Žilina ( 1200 - )
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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The Žilina Region 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 was established in 1923, however, in its present borders exists from 1996. It is a more industrial region with several large towns. Žilina is the region administrative center and there is a strong cultural environment in Martin.

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