Rajec
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State : | Slovakia | |
Kraj : | Žilinský kraj | |
Okres : | Žilina | |
Region : | Severné Považie | |
Area : | 31.459 km² | |
Residents : | 5,787 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density : | 184 inhabitants per km² | |
Height : | 452 m nm | |
Postal code : | 015 01 | |
Telephone code : | 0 41 | |
Geographic location : | 49 ° 5 ' N , 18 ° 38' E | |
License plate : | ZA | |
Kód obce : | 517917 | |
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Community type : | city | |
Administration (as of November 2018) | ||
Mayor : | Milan Lipka | |
Address: | Mestský úrad Rajec Námestie SNP 2/2 01501 Rajec |
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Website: | www.rajec.sk | |
Statistics information on statistics.sk |
Rajec (German Rajetz , Hungarian Rajec ) is a city with around 6000 inhabitants in northwestern Slovakia .
geography
It is located in the Rajčanka valley and is 20 km south of the town of Žilina .
history
The place was in 1193 in a document for the first time as Raich mentioned and already had in the Middle Ages , the market law ; crafts flourished in the city.
Attractions
The market square is lined with only a few historical buildings, such as the Renaissance town hall , on which the traces of the Baroque transformation from the 18th century have been removed during the latest restoration work. The Gothic parish church, built in the 14th century , was also given a baroque exterior in the 18th century. A plaque commemorates Juraj Slota (1819–1892, Professor of Matica slovenská ) on the arcade house on the south side of the church .
Personalities
- Ferdinand Ďurčanský (1906–1974), Slovak nationalist and politician during the Slovak Republic
Twin cities
- Krnov , Czech Republic