Čadca
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Žilinský kraj | ||
| Okres : | Čadca | ||
| Region : | Severné Považie | ||
| Area : | 56.792 km² | ||
| Residents : | 23,941 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 422 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 420 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 022 01 | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 41 | ||
| Geographic location : | 49 ° 26 ' N , 18 ° 47' E | ||
| License plate : | CA | ||
| Kód obce : | 509132 | ||
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| Community type : | city | ||
| Urban area structure: | 10 districts | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Milan Gura | ||
| Address: | Mestský úrad Čadca Námestie slobody 30 02201 Čadca |
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| Website: | www.mestocadca.sk | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Čadca (until 1927 Čaca ; German Tschadsa , Hungarian Csaca , Polish Czadca ) is a city in northwestern Slovakia with 23,941 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). It is the seat of the Okres Čadca within the Žilinský kraj and the center of the traditional Kysuce landscape .
geography
location
The place is located southeast of the Jablunkapass in the Jablunkauer Bergland on the Kysuca . To the northeast is the triangle with the Czech Republic and Poland . Čadca is located in the valley of the river Kysuca ( Kischütz ) about 30 km north of Zilina (Zilina) and is part of the region Kysuce . A minority of Gorals live in the area.
population
In 2001 the city had 26,699 inhabitants, of which 96.14% were Slovaks , 1.56% Czech and 0.13% Sinti and Roma . The predominant religion is the Roman Catholic with 91.48% , 3.99% have no denomination and 0.46% are Protestant .
City structure
Čadca is divided into the following 10 districts:
- Čadca
- Čadečka
- Drahošanka
- Horelica (incorporated in 1944)
- Milošová
- Podzávoz
- Rieka
- U Hluška
- U Siheľníka
- Vojty
history
Čadca was mentioned in writing for the first time in 1598. In 1788 the place received city rights. Until 1918 the city belonged to the Upper Hungarian Trenčín County . After the Treaty of Trianon , the city fell to Czechoslovakia . In 1938 the area was annexed by Poland. At the end of the Second World War, the city was captured by the Red Army on May 1, 1945.
Attractions
See: List of listed objects in Čadca
traffic
The city is an important rail hub. The international railway connection Žilina – Bohumín runs through Čadca . In Prívarovci , a border crossing at Šance ( Jablunkauer Schanzen ) leads over the Jablunka pass to Mosty u Jablunkova . The Čadca – Zwardoń railway and the Čadca – Makov railway branch off .
The 1st order road 11 ( E 75 ) runs through the town from Žilina to the Czech border. In the town, the 2nd order road 520 branches off towards Turzovka and Makov . A suburban bypass along the D3 motorway , including the 605 m long Horelica tunnel , has been in operation since 2004. Further construction towards the Polish border is planned and should be completed in 2018.
Town twinning
- Toruń , Poland
Personalities
- Ladislav Nižňanský (1917–2011), commander
- Rastislav Michalík (* 1974), footballer
- Vladimír Labant (* 1974), footballer
- Jozef Ninis (* 1981), luge rider
- Marek Hrivík (* 1991), ice hockey player
- Patrícia Hmírová (* 1993), football player
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Municipal Statistics . Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. Archived from the original on November 25, 2005. Retrieved December 27, 2007.