Ilava
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  Ilava Location of Ilava in the Trenčín Region  Ilava Ilava (Slovakia) | |
| Coordinates: 48°59′37″N 18°14′04″E / 48.99361°N 18.23444°E | |
| Country |  Slovakia |
| Region | Trenčín |
| District | Ilava |
| First mentioned | 1332 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Viktor Wiedermann |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.30 km2 (9.38 sq mi) |
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| Elevation | 313[2] m (1,027[2] ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 5,568 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (590/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 019 01[2] |
| Area code | +421 42[2] |
| Car plate | IL |
| Website | www.ilava.sk |
Ilava (German: Illau, Hungarian: Illava) is a town in the Trenčín Region, northwestern Slovakia.
Name
[edit]The name is of uncertain origin. The historic medieval names were Lewe, Lewa (the same historic name as Levice), Lewa de cidca fluviom Vag, later Ilava.[4] The form Illava is known from the 19th century and was used after the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867.[4]
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2001 census, the town had 5,441 inhabitants. 98.1% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 0.9% Czechs and 0.1% Roma and Hungarians.[5] The religious makeup was 87.2% Roman Catholics, 7.9% people with no religious affiliation, and 1.2% Lutherans.[5]
Notable people
[edit]- Ivan Baranka (born 1985), ice hockey player
- Mária Bieliková (born 1966), computer scientist
- Hana Burzalová (born 2000), racewalker
- Radoslav Ďuriš (born 1974), wheelchair curler
- Artur Gajdoš (born 2004), association footballer
- Katrina Grey (born 1991), actress
- Marcel Hossa (born 1981), ice hockey player
- Tomáš Kopecký (born 1982), ice hockey player, two-time Stanley Cup Champion
- Marek Kvapil (born 1985), ice hockey player
- Richard Pavlikovský (born 1975), ice hockey player
- Natália Prekopová (born 1989), biathlete
- Ľubomír Šatka (born 1995), association footballer
- Tomáš Tatar (born 1990), ice hockey player
Twin towns — sister cities
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Győr, Hungary
Klimkovice, Czech Republic
Mikołów, Poland
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk). "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk). "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ^ a b "O menste" [About the town]. Mesto Ilava - informačný server. Mestský úrad Ilava. Archived from the original on July 21, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
- ^ a b "Municipal Statistics". Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Archived from the original on 2007-10-27. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
- ^ "Úvodná strana". ilava.sk (in Slovak). Ilava. Retrieved 2019-09-08.
External links
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Media related to Ilava at Wikimedia Commons
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