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.
Varín | |
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Village | |
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Coordinates: 49°12′N 18°53′E | |
Country | Slovakia |
Region | Žilina |
District | Žilina |
First mentioned | 1235 |
Area | |
• Total | 19.09[1] km2 (7.37[1] sq mi) |
Elevation | 358[2] m (1,175[2] ft) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 3,905[3] |
Postal code | 013 03[2] |
Area code | +421 41[2] |
Car plate | ZA |
Website | www.varin.sk |
The name is derived from Proto-Slavic varъ (Slovak: var, "boiling"). The original name was a hydronym referring to foamed water.[4]
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.[5] 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. [6]
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.
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