Kysuce

This article covers the region. For the city see Turzovka .

Kysuce (German Kischütz [en] , Hungarian Kiszuca ) is a region in northern Slovakia .

Map of the Kysuce region

It lies between the Arwa region in the east, the Czech border in the west and the valley of the Váh / Waag river and also borders Poland . It includes the districts ( okresy ) Čadca and Kysucké Nové Mesto . Due to its peripheral location, the area is a rather poor region of Slovakia, there is currently new impetus from tourism . The particular attraction of this region for tourism is the untouched nature and numerous opportunities for winter sports.

Ski areas in the Kysuce region are:

• Oščadnica in the Okres Čadca

It is named after the river Kysuca flowing through it and the region is located in the official tourist region Severné Považie .

See also

• List of traditional regions of Slovakia
• List of tourist regions of Slovakia
• Administrative division of Slovakia
• Severné Považie