Ilava should not be confused with Iława.
| Ilava | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Trenčín |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Ilava |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovakia Trenčín Region#Slovakia |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Ilava in the Trenčín Region |
| Coordinates: | 48.9936°N 18.2344°W |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Viktor Wiedermann |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1332 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 24.30 |
| Elevation M: | 313[2] |
| Elevation Ft: | 1,027 |
| Population Footnotes: | [3] |
| Population Total: | 5568 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET (UTC+1) |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 019 01 |
| Area Code: | +421 42 |
| Blank Name: | Car plate |
| Blank Info: | IL |
| Website: | www.ilava.sk |
| Area Note: | |
Ilava (German: Illau, Hungarian: Illava) is a town in the Trenčín Region, northwestern Slovakia.
The name is of uncertain origin. The historic medieval names were Lewe, Lewa (the same historic name as Levice), Lewa de cidca fluviom Vag, later Ilava.[4] The form Illava is known from the 19th century and was used after the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867.[4]
According to the 2001 census, the town had 5,441 inhabitants. 98.1% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 0.9% Czechs and 0.1% Roma and Hungarians.[5] The religious makeup was 87.2% Roman Catholics, 7.9% people with no religious affiliation, and 1.2% Lutherans.[5]
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Slovakia.
Győr, Hungary
Klimkovice, Czech Republic
Mikołów, Poland