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Varín

Coordinates: 49°12′N 18°53′E / 49.200°N 18.883°E / 49.200; 18.883
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Varín
Village
Municipal office
Municipal office
Coat of arms of Varín
Varín is located in Slovakia
Varín
Varín
Location of Varín in Slovakia
Coordinates: 49°12′N 18°53′E / 49.200°N 18.883°E / 49.200; 18.883
CountrySlovakia
RegionŽilina
DistrictŽilina
First mentioned1235
Area
 • Total19.09[2] km2 (7.37[2] sq mi)
Elevation
358[3] m (1,175[3] ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total3,905[1]
Postal code
013 03[3]
Area code+421 41[3]
Car plateZA
Websitewww.varin.sk

Varín (Hungarian: Várna) is a village and municipality in Žilina District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia. It is located at the Malá Fatra National Park and also serves as a tourist resort.

Etymology

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The name is derived from Proto-Slavic varъ (Slovak: var, "boiling"). The original name was a hydronym referring to foamed water.[5]

History

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In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1235. In the middle of the 13th century as terra Warna it was property of the Cseszneky de Milvány family.[6] In 1993, the local government named one of the streets after Jozef Tiso, a president of the First Slovak Republic, the client state of Nazi Germany. This action sparkled controversy amongst some people and in 2021 a law enforcement authority launched a criminal investigation.[7]

Geography

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The municipality lies at an altitude of 362 metres and covers an area of 19.092 km2. It has a population of about 3,674 people.

Notable natives and residents

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  • Pavol Gábor, opera singer
  • Ladislav Pfliegel, Hero of the Slovak National Uprising [8]

References

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  1. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  2. ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  5. ^ Krško, Jaromír (2009). "Praslovanské apelatíva ako motivanty hydroným povodia Váhu" [Old Slavonic appellatives as Motivating Words for Hydronyms of the Váh River Basic] (PDF). Slavica Slovaca (in Slovak) (1): 16.
  6. ^ Monumenta Hungariae historica
  7. ^ "NAKA začala trestné stíhanie v prípade Tisovej ulice vo Varíne". 2 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Ladislav Pfliegel — Žilina Gallery".
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