Ilava
Ilava
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| Country | Slovakia |
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| Region | Trenčín |
| District | Ilava |
| River | Váh |
| Elevation | 255 m (837 ft) |
| Coordinates | 48°59′37″N 18°14′04″E / 48.99361°N 18.23444°E |
| Area | 24.302 km² (9.383 sq mi) |
| Population | 5,414 (2005) |
| Density | 223 / km² (578 / sq mi) |
| First mentioned | 1332 |
| Mayor | Štefan Daško |
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 019 01 |
| Area code | +421-42 |
| Car plate | IL |
   Location of Ilava in Slovakia
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  Location of Ilava in the Trenčín Region
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| Wikimedia Commons: Ilava | |
| Statistics: MOŠ/MIS | |
| Website: www.ilava.sk | |
Ilava (German: Illau, Hungarian: Illava) is a town in the Trenčín Region, northwestern Slovakia.
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Geography
It is located in the Ilava Basin near the Váh river at the foothills of Strážovské vrchy mountains, near the cities of Považská Bystrica and Trenčín. In addition to the main settlement, it also has "boroughs" of Iliavka and Klobušice (both since 1969, latter with a Classic castle).
History
The first written reference to the town dates from 1332/1337, the town charter stems from 1339. The settlement developed below a Gothic castle (bearing the same name) from the 13th century, turned into a Renaissance fortification in the 16th century, into a monastery in 1693 and finally, in 1856, into a prison. A concentration camp was in the prison in 1938.
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. The religious makeup was 87.2% Roman Catholics, 7.9% people with no religious affiliation, and 1.2% Lutherans.
Famous people
It is the birthplace of two-time Stanley Cup Champion and current Chicago Blackhawks left winger Tomáš Kopecký.
- ^ a b "Municipal Statistics". Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Archived from the original on 2007-10-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20071027094149/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
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