Žilina District

Žilina

Žilina district is one of 11 districts of Žilina region in Slovakia. The total area is 815.1 km², the population is more than 158,000 people and the population density is 194.79 inhabitants per km². The district capital is Žilina city. There are 5 urban-type settlements and 50 villages in the district. Untill 1918 it was the part of Trenčín administrative region (Hungary). The considerable part of the district is situated in the Váh river valley. Due to the high level of urban development Žilina is one of the most important districts in the country.

Worth seeing:

Architectural monuments

Budatín Castle or Budatínsky hrad (XIIIth century, 1551) in Žilina city
Burgher houses at Marianske square or Mariánske Námestie (XVIth century) in Žilina city
The Clock Tower (1889) in Žilina city
Wooden church of St. George or Kostol svätého Juraja (XVIth century) in Žilina city
St. Barbara church or Kostol svätej Barbory (1704-1730) in Žilina city
Church of St. Sophia or Kostol svätej Žofie (1847) in Strečno village
Church of Sts. Cyril and Methodius or Kostol sv. Cyrila a Metoda (1942-1949) in Terchová village
Church of St. Stephen or Kostol svätého Štefana Kráľa (XIVth century) in Žilina city
Mariansky column or Mariánsky stĺp (1783) in Žilina city
Divinka mansion or Szunyoghovský kaštieľ (XVIth-XVIIth centuries) Divinka village
Hrichovsky castle or Hričovský hrad (XIIIth century) in Hričovské Podhradie village
Starhrad castle or Starý hrad (XIIIth century) in Varín village
Lietava castle or Lietavský hrad (XIIIth century) in Lietava village
Synagogue (1928) in Žilina city
Church of the Holy Trinity or Katedrála Najsvätejšej Trojice (XVth century) in Žilina city
Strečno Castle Strečniansky hrad (XIIIth-XIVth centuries) in Strečno village
Teplička nad Váhom palace (XVIth-XVIIth centuries) in Teplička nad Váhom village

Natural monuments and protected areas

Jánošíkove Diery geological reserve
Veľký Rozsutec mountain (1609 m)
Malý Rozsutec mountain (1343 m)
Rozsutec National Nature Reserve in Terchová village
Malá Fatra National Park in Varín village
The gorges in Strečno village
Tiesniava gorge near Terchová village

Resorts

Vrátna ski resort in Terchová village
Rajecké Teplice SPA resort in Žilina city

Museums

Juraj Jánošík museum in Terchová village
Museum of Art in Žilina city