Scalité
| Scalité | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Žilinský kraj | ||
| Okres : | Čadca | ||
| Region : | Kysuce | ||
| Area : | 33,163 km² | ||
| Residents : | 5,243 (Dec 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 158 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 524 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 023 14 | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 41 | ||
| Geographic location : | 49 ° 30 ' N , 18 ° 54' E | ||
| License plate : | CA | ||
| Kód obce : | 509451 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Jozef Cech | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Skalité 598 02314 Skalité |
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| Website: | www.skalite.sk | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Skalité (Hungarian Sziklaszoros - until 1902 Szkalite ; Polish Skalite ) is a municipality in northern Slovakia with 5243 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). It is located near the border triangle with the Czech Republic and Poland in the Beskids . The center of the village is at an altitude of 524 m nm , about 20 km from Čadca .
The place was first mentioned as Podskalitye in 1664 . There is a road and rail border crossing on the Čadca – Zwardoń railway with Poland near the village . A minority of the Gorals live in the village . In 1938, Skalité was occupied by Poland as part of the Munich Agreement , but in 1939 with the beginning of the Second World War , the place came back to the newly formed Slovakia .
Personalities
- Olga Lašová (* 1984), soccer player
See also
- Czechoslovak-Polish border conflicts (Map area No. 1)
Web links
Commons : Skalité - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Entry on e-obce.sk (Slovak)