Varín

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49°12′N 18°53′E / 49.200°N 18.883°E / 49.200; 18.883CountrySlovakiaRegionŽilinaDistrictŽilinaFirst mentioned1235Area

• Total19.09^[2] km² (7.37^[2] sq mi)Elevation

358^[3] m (1,175^[3] ft)Population

(2021)

• Total3,905^[1]Postal code

013 03^[3]

Area code+421 41^[3]Car plateZAWebsitewww.varin.sk

Varín (Hungarian: Várna) is a village and municipality in Žilina District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia. It is located at the Malá Fatra National Park and also serves as a tourist resort.

Etymology

The name is derived from Proto-Slavic varъ (Slovak: var, "boiling"). The original name was a hydronym referring to foamed water.^[5]

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1235. In the middle of the 13th century as terra Warna it was property of the Cseszneky de Milvány family.^[6] In 1993, the local government named one of the streets after Jozef Tiso, a president of the First Slovak Republic, the client state of Nazi Germany. This action sparkled controversy amongst some people and in 2021 a law enforcement authority launched a criminal investigation. ^[7]

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 362 metres and covers an area of 19.092 km². It has a population of about 3,674 people.

Notable natives and residents

Pavol Gábor, opera singer
Ladislav Pfliegel, Hero of the Slovak National Uprising ^[8]

References

^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ Krško, Jaromír (2009). "Praslovanské apelatíva ako motivanty hydroným povodia Váhu" [Old Slavonic appellatives as Motivating Words for Hydronyms of the Váh River Basic] (PDF). Slavica Slovaca (in Slovak) (1): 16.
^ Monumenta Hungariae historica
^ "NAKA začala trestné stíhanie v prípade Tisovej ulice vo Varíne". 2 July 2021.
^ "Ladislav Pfliegel — Žilina Gallery".