Čadca

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nameČadca
settlement_typeMunicipality
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image_captionČadca - town center
image_flagCadca-cadca-flag.svg
image_shieldCoat of Arms of Čadca.svg
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Žilina Region
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2Čadca District
pushpin_mapSlovakia Žilina Region#Slovakia
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pushpin_map_captionLocation of Čadca in the Žilina Region##Location of Čadca in Slovakia
coordinates
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameMatej Šimášek
established_titleFirst mentioned
established_date1598
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m506
postal_code_typePostal code
postal_code220 1
area_code+421 41
registration_plateCA
website
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Čadca (; until 1918 Čatca, Czača, , ) is a district town in northern Slovakia, near the border with Poland and the Czech Republic.

Etymology

The name is derived from a word čad (smoke, soot; Proto-Slavic: čadъ, Slovak/Czech: čad, Polish: czad ). The form Čadca is a toponymic appellative. The name was probably motivated by the burning glades.

Geography

It is located south of the Jablunkov Pass, surrounded by the Javorníky, Kysucké Beskydy and Turzovská vrchovina mountain ranges. It lies in the valley of the Kysuca river, around 30 km north of Žilina and is part of the historic region of Kysuce. A Goral minority lives in the surroundings.

Climate

Čadca has a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dfb).

| width = auto | location = Čadca | collapsed = yes | metric first = yes | single line = yes | Jan mean C = -2.5 | Feb mean C = -0.7 | Mar mean C = 2.8 | Apr mean C = 8.0 | May mean C = 12.5 | Jun mean C = 16.2 | Jul mean C = 17.7 | Aug mean C = 17.5 | Sep mean C = 12.8 | Oct mean C = 8.4 | Nov mean C = 3.9 | Dec mean C = -0.7 | year mean C = | Jan high C = -0.1 | Feb high C = 2.3 | Mar high C = 6.8 | Apr high C = 12.8 | May high C = 17.1 | Jun high C = 20.7 | Jul high C = 22.4 | Aug high C = 22.5 | Sep high C = 17.5 | Oct high C = 12.5 | Nov high C = 6.8 | Dec high C = 1.4 | year high C = | Jan low C = -5.2 | Feb low C = -3.8 | Mar low C = -1.1 | Apr low C = 3.1 | May low C = 7.4 | Jun low C = 11.2 | Jul low C = 12.7 | Aug low C = 12.6 | Sep low C = 8.6 | Oct low C = 4.9 | Nov low C = 1.2 | Dec low C = -3.0 | year low C = | Jan precipitation mm = 75.9 | Feb precipitation mm = 73.1 | Mar precipitation mm = 70.3 | Apr precipitation mm = 69.5 | May precipitation mm = 119.5 | Jun precipitation mm = 116.2 | Jul precipitation mm = 137.2 | Aug precipitation mm = 117.3 | Sep precipitation mm = 100.6 | Oct precipitation mm = 73.0 | Nov precipitation mm = 67.9 | Dec precipitation mm = 68.9 | year precipitation mm = | source 1 = Weather.Directory |title= Cadca Weather & Climate Guide |access-date= 15 Jun 2025 |website= Weather.Directory}}

History

The town was established in the 17th century; the first written reference dates back to 1565 as Tzaczcka. The town charter was granted in 1778.

Population

It has a population of  people (31 December ).

Ethnicity

Religion

Industry

One of the world's largest (and last) producers of vacuum tubes, JJ Electronic has a factory in Čadca.

Transport

Čadca railway station is the town's main station. It forms part of the cross-border Žilina–Čadca–Svrčinovec zastávka–Mosty u Jablunkova railway (to the Czech Republic), and is also a junction station for two other lines, one of them also cross-border (to Poland).

The station offers services to several destinations in the two cross-border countries. For the Czech Republic, there are many trains to Ostrava, Bohumín or Prague, operated by trains of the České dráhy and LEO Express companies, and to Poland, there are trains towards Zwardoń.

Notable people

Twin towns – sister cities

Čadca is twinned with:

References

Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bytca, Slovakia"

  • Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1742-1902 (parish A)

References

  1. (2015-04-17). "Základná charakteristika". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic.
  2. Krajčovič, Rudolf. (2008). "Z lexiky stredovekej slovenčiny s výkladmi názvov obcí a miest (7)". Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej.
  3. "Statistical lexikon of municipalities 1970-2011".
  4. (2021-01-01). "Census 2021 - Population - Basic results". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic.
  5. "Partnerské mestá". Čadca.

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