| Čadca | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Slovakia |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Žilina |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Čadca |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovakia Žilina Region#Slovakia |
| Pushpin Relief: | yes |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Slovakia |
| Coordinates: | 49.4358°N 18.7922°W |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Matej Šimášek |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1565 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 56.79 |
| Elevation M: | 506[2] |
| Elevation Ft: | 1,660 |
| Population Footnotes: | [3] |
| Population Total: | 22730 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 022 01 |
| Area Code: | +421 41 |
| Blank Name: | Car plate |
| Blank Info: | CA |
| Website: | www.mestocadca.sk |
| Area Note: | |
Čadca (; until 1918 Čatca, Czača, Hungarian: Csaca, Polish: Czadca) is a district town in northern Slovakia, near the border with Poland and the Czech Republic.
The name is derived from a word čad (smoke, soot; Proto-Slavic: čadъ, Slovak/Czech: čad, Polish: czad).[4] The form Čadca is a toponymic appellative. The name was probably motivated by the burning glades.
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 30km (20miles) north of Žilina and is part of the historic region of Kysuce. A Goral minority lives in the surroundings.
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.
According to the 2010 census, the town had 24,959 inhabitants with 2.2% Czech and 0.4% Roma.[5] The religious make-up was 82.97% Roman Catholics and 0.36% Lutherans; most of others stated no religious affiliation.[6]
One of the world's largest (and last) producers of vacuum tubes, JJ Electronic has a factory in Čadca.
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.
Ľubomír Michalík, footballer (1983-)
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Slovakia.
Valašské Meziříčí, Czech Republic
Toruń, Poland Żywiec, PolandThe records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bytca, Slovakia"