Varín | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 49°12′N 18°53′E / 49.200°N 18.883°E | |
Country | Slovakia |
Region | Žilina |
District | Žilina |
First mentioned | 1235 |
Area | |
• Total | 19.09 [2] km2 (7.37 [2] sq mi) |
Elevation | 358 [3] m (1,175 [3] ft) |
Population (
2021) | |
• Total | 3,905 [1] |
Postal code | 013 03
[3] |
Area code | +421 41 [3] |
Car plate | ZA |
Website | www.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.
The name is derived from Proto-Slavic varъ ( Slovak: var, "boiling"). The original name was a hydronym referring to foamed water. [5]
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]
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.