Skalité | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Žilina |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Čadca |
Pushpin Map: | Slovakia Žilina Region#Slovakia |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Slovakia |
Coordinates: | 49.5°N 72°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1662 |
Area Total Km2: | 33.16[1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 12.80 |
Elevation M: | 526[2] |
Elevation Ft: | 1,726 |
Population Footnotes: | [3] |
Population Total: | 5231[4] |
Population Density Km2: | 157.98[5] |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 61.00 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 023 14 |
Area Code: | +421 41 |
Blank Name: | Car plate |
Blank Info: | CA |
Website: | www.skalite.sk |
Skalité (Hungarian: Sziklaszoros) is a village and municipality in Čadca District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1662. In late October 1938, Skalite, together with adjacent villages, was occupied by the Polish Army. In response, units of the Czechoslovak Border Guard opened fire on the Polish units, and a skirmish took place, with some victims. On November 1, 1938, Poland and Czechoslovakia signed a treaty, after which a commission was created to establish a new borderline. On November 30 in Zakopane, both sides agreed that Skalité would be annexed by the Second Polish Republic. As a result, the town became a border station of the Polish State Railways, along the strategic line from Zwardoń to Čadca. In the period fall 1938 - September 1939, Polish trains ran along the Zwardoń - Čadca - Mosty Slaskie line, without stopping at Čadca railway station, which remained part of Czechoslovakia (later Slovakia). In September 1939, following the Polish September Campaign, Skalité was re-annexed by Slovakia.
The municipality lies at an altitude of 524 metres and covers an area of 33.163 km². It has a population of 5,265 people.