Rajec

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| settlement_type = Town

| image_skyline = Rajec-namestie SNP.jpg

| image_caption = SNP Square, Rajec

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| subdivision_name = Slovakia

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| subdivision_name2 = Žilina

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| subdivision_name3 = Žilina

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| coordinates = {{coord|49|05|13|N|18|37|58|E|display=inline,title}}

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| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Milan Hanus

| established_title = First mentioned

| established_date = 1193

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| area_total_km2 = 31.46

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| elevation_m = 448{{Cite web |url=http://datacube.statistics.sk/#!/view/sk/VBD_SK_WIN/om5001rr/v_om5001rr_00_00_00_sk |title=Základná charakteristika |language=sk |date=2015-04-17 |website=www.statistics.sk |publisher= Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic|access-date=2022-03-31}}

| elevation_ft = 1,470

| population_as_of = {{Tooltip|2022|2022-12-31}}

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| population_total = 5818

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| postal_code = 015 01

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| area_code = +421 41

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| website = [http://www.rajec.sk www.rajec.sk]

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Rajec ({{langx|hu|Rajec}}; {{langx|de|Rajetz}}) is a town in the Žilina District, Žilina Region in northern Slovakia.

Etymology

Rajec, Rajčianka, Rajčanka are derived from Proto-Slavic appelative *rajь – a wet, muddy place (modern Slovak raj – a paradise, "a place with rich vegetation").{{cite book | first = Jaromír | last = Krško | title = Hydronymia horného povodia Váhu | trans-title = Hydronymy of the Upper Váh Basin | publisher = Univerzita Mateja Bela | location = Banská Bystrica | year = 2011 | page = 125 | language = Slovak}}

History

The first written record about Rajec was in 1193 as Raich, in a document issued by King Béla III. The first mention as a town comes from 1397.

Geography

Rajec lies at an altitude of {{convert|452|m|ft|0}} above sea level and covers an area of {{convert|31.459|km2|sqmi|1}}. It is situated between Strážovské vrchy,and Malá Fatra mountains, in the Rajčanka river valley, around {{convert|20|km|0|abbr=on}} south-south-west of Žilina.

Demographics

According to the 2001 census, the town had 6,074 inhabitants. 98.86% of inhabitants were Slovaks and 0.68% Czechs.{{cite web | title = Municipal Statistics | publisher = Statistical Office of the Slovak republic | url = http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html | accessdate = 2008-01-31 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080111223415/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html |archivedate = 2008-01-11}} The religious make-up was 92.79% Roman Catholics, 3.42% people with no religious affiliation and 1.89% Lutherans.

Sightseeings

Town Hall, renaissance one-floor building available from all sides. Open arcades served like market. On the second floor, there were administrative rooms of town council. After the newest reconstruction in 1992, the arcades are full glassed and the town hall serve as wedding, concert and exhibition room. ([http://www.gsvm.maves.sk/index_en.html 3D Model])
Town museum, former brewery residence

Twin towns — sister cities

Rajec is twinned with:{{cite web |title=Partnerské kraje a mestá|url=http://www.rajec.info/section/default/745|website=rajec.info|publisher=Rajec|language=sk|accessdate=2019-09-09}}

{{flagicon|POL}} Czechowice-Dziedzice, Poland
{{flagicon|POL}} Kęty, Poland
{{flagicon|CZE}} Krnov, Czech Republic
{{flagicon|CZE}} Rýmařov, Czech Republic

References

External links

[http://www.rajec.sk/index.php?newlang=english Town website]

Category:Cities and towns in Slovakia