| Varín | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Slovakia |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Žilina |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Žilina |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovakia |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Varín in Slovakia |
| Coordinates: | 49.2°N 71°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1235 |
| Area Total Km2: | 19.09[1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 7.37 |
| Elevation M: | 358[2] |
| Elevation Ft: | 1,175 |
| Population Total: | 3905[3] |
| Population Density Km2: | 204.3[4] |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 78.9 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 013 03 |
| Area Code: | +421 41 |
| Blank Name: | Car plate |
| Blank Info: | ZA |
| Website: | www.varin.sk |
Varín (Hungarian: 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.
The name is derived from Proto-Slavic varъ (Slovak: var, "boiling"). The original name was a hydronym referring to foamed water.[5]
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.[6] 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. [7]
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.