Varín
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| name = Varín
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| settlement_type = Village
| image_skyline = Varin Kraj ZA 05.12.2011 12-29-37.jpg
| image_caption = Municipal office
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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|12|N|18|53|E|display=inline,title}}
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| established_title = First mentioned
| established_date = 1235
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| population_density_km2 = 204.3{{Cite web |url=http://datacube.statistics.sk/#!/view/sk/VBD_DEM/om7014rr/v_om7014rr_00_00_00_sk |title=Hustota obyvateľstva - obce |language=sk |date=2022-03-31 |website=www.statistics.sk |publisher= Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic|access-date=2022-03-31}}
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| website = [http://www.varin.sk www.varin.sk]
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Varín ({{langx|hu|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.
Etymology
The name is derived from Proto-Slavic varъ ({{langx|sk|var}}, "boiling"). The original name was a hydronym referring to foamed water.{{cite journal | first = Jaromír | last = Krško | title = Praslovanské apelatíva ako motivanty hydroným povodia Váhu | trans-title = Old Slavonic appellatives as Motivating Words for Hydronyms of the Váh River Basic | journal = Slavica Slovaca | year = 2009 | issue = 1 | page = 16| language = Slovak | url = http://www.akademickyrepozitar.sk/sk/repozitar/Praslovanske-apelativa-ako-motivanty-hydronym-povodia-Vahu.pdf}}
History
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.Monumenta Hungariae historica
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.{{Cite web|url=https://dennikn.sk/2454254/naka-zacala-trestne-stihanie-v-pripade-tisovej-ulice-vo-varine/|title=NAKA začala trestné stíhanie v prípade Tisovej ulice vo Varíne|date=2 July 2021}}
Geography
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.
Notable natives and residents
- Pavol Gábor, opera singer
- Ladislav Pfliegel, Hero of the Slovak National Uprising {{Cite web|url=https://zilina-gallery.sk/picture.php?/9826/category/987|title = Ladislav Pfliegel — Žilina Gallery}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.varin.sk www.varin.sk]
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Category:Villages and municipalities in Žilina District
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