Čadca

Čadca (pronunciation ; until 1918 Čatca, Czača, Hungarian: Csaca, Polish: Czadca) is a district town in northern Slovakia, near the border with Poland and the Czech Republic.

Čadca
Town
Čadca - town center
Coat of arms
Čadca
Location in Slovakia
Coordinates: 49°26′09″N 18°47′32″E
CountrySlovakia
RegionŽilina
DistrictČadca
First mentioned1565
Government
 • MayorMilan Gura
Area
 • Total56.792 km2 (21.928 sq mi)
Elevation
420 m (1,380 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31[1])
 • Total24,114
 • Density420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
022 01
Area code(s)+421-41
Car plateCA
Websitewww.mestocadca.sk

Etymology

The name is derived from a word čad (smoke, soot; Proto-Slavic: čadъ, Slovak/Czech: čad, Polish: czad ).[2] The form Čadca is a toponymic appellative. The name was probably motivated by the burning glades.

Geography

It is located south of the Jablunkov Pass, surrounded by the Javorníky, Kysucké Beskydy and Turzovská vrchovina mountain ranges. It lies in the valley of the Kysuca river, around 30 kilometres (19 miles) north of Žilina and is part of the historic region of Kysuce. A Goral minority lives in the surroundings.

History

The town was established in the 17th century; the first written reference dates back to 1565 as Tzaczcka. The town charter was granted in 1778.

Demographics

According to the 2010 census, the town had 24,959 inhabitants with 2.2% Czech and 0.4% Roma.[3] The religious make-up was 82.97% Roman Catholics and 0.36% Lutherans; most of others stated no religious affiliation.[4]

History

One of the world's largest (and last) producers of vacuum tubes, JJ Electronic has a factory in Čadca.

Transport

Čadca railway station is the town's main station. It forms part of the cross-border Žilina–Čadca–Svrčinovec zastávka–Mosty u Jablunkova railway (to the Czech Republic), and is also a junction station for two other lines, one of them also cross-border (to Poland).

The station offers services to several destinations in the two cross-border countries. For the Czech Republic, there are many trains to Ostrava, Bohumin or Prague, operated by trains of the České dráhy and LEO Express companies, and to Poland, there are trains towards Zwardoń.

Notable people

Ľubomír Michalík, footballer (1983-)

Twin towns — sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Slovakia

Čadca is twinned with:[5]

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gollark: Relatedly, I mught make a synthesizer esolang.
gollark: FEAR.
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See also

References
  1. "Population and migration". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
  2. Krajčovič, Rudolf (2008). "Z lexiky stredovekej slovenčiny s výkladmi názvov obcí a miest (7)". Kultúra slova. Martin: Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej (1): 34.
  3. "Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic" (PDF). Obyvateľstvo trvalo bývajúce v obciach SR podľa národnosti, SODB 2011. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
  4. "Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic" (PDF). Obyvateľstvo trvalo bývajúce v obciach SR podľa náboženského vyznania, SODB 2011. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
  5. "Partnerské mestá" (in Slovak). Čadca. Retrieved 2019-09-03.

Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bytca, Slovakia"

  • Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1742-1902 (parish A)



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