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.
Varín | |
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Village | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Varín Location of Varín in Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 49°12′N 18°53′E / 49.200°N 18.883°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Žilina |
| District | Žilina |
| First mentioned | 1235 |
| Area | |
• Total | 19.09[2] km2 (7.37[2] sq mi) |
| Elevation | 358[3] m (1,175[3] ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 3,905[1] |
| Postal code | 013 03[3] |
| Area code | +421 41[3] |
| Car plate | ZA |
| Website | www.varin.sk |
Etymology
editThe name is derived from Proto-Slavic varъ (Slovak: var, "boiling"). The original name was a hydronym referring to foamed water.[5]
History
editIn 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
editThe 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
edit- Pavol Gábor, opera singer
- Ladislav Pfliegel, Hero of the Slovak National Uprising [8]
References
edit- ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Monumenta Hungariae historica
- ^ "NAKA začala trestné stíhanie v prípade Tisovej ulice vo Varíne". 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Ladislav Pfliegel — Žilina Gallery".
External links
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