Ilava Explained
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 (de|Illau, hu|Illava) is a town in the Trenčín Region, northwestern Slovakia.
Name
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]
Demographics
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]
Notable people
- Ivan Baranka (born 1985), ice hockey player
- Mária Bieliková (born 1966), computer scientist
- Hana Burzalová (born 2000), racewalker
- Radoslav Ďuriš (born 1974), wheelchair curler
- Artur Gajdoš (born 2004), association footballer
- Katrina Grey (born 1991), actress
- Marcel Hossa (born 1981), ice hockey player
- Tomáš Kopecký (born 1982), ice hockey player, two-time Stanley Cup Champion
- Marek Kvapil (born 1985), ice hockey player
- Richard Pavlikovský (born 1975), ice hockey player
- Natália Prekopová (born 1989), biathlete
- Ľubomír Šatka (born 1995), association footballer
- Tomáš Tatar (born 1990), ice hockey player
- Pavel Traubner (1941–2024), neurologist
Twin towns — sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Slovakia.
Ilava is twinned with:[6]
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Hustota obyvateľstva - obce . Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk) . www.statistics.sk . 2024-02-08.
- Web site: Základná charakteristika . sk . 2015-04-17 . www.statistics.sk . Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31.
- Web site: Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) . Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk) . www.statistics.sk . 2024-02-08.
- Web site: O menste . About the town . Mesto Ilava - informačný server . Mestský úrad Ilava . July 1, 2017 . July 21, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180721131931/http://www.ilava.sk/zakladne-informacie/o-meste . dead .
- Web site: Municipal Statistics . Statistical Office of the Slovak republic . 2007-11-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071027094149/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html . 2007-10-27 . dead .
- Web site: Úvodná strana. ilava.sk. Ilava. sk. 2019-09-08.
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