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Čadca
Čadca (ⓘ; until 1918 Čatca, Czača, Hungarian: Csaca, Polish: Czadca) is a district town in northern Slovakia, near the border with Poland and the Czech Republic.
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.
The municipality lies at an altitude of 506 metres (1,660 ft) and covers an area of 56.76 km2 (21.92 sq mi) (2025).
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 kilometres (19 miles) north of Žilina and is part of the historic region of Kysuce. A Goral minority lives in the surroundings.
Čadca has a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dfb).
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.
It has a population of 22,072 people (31 December 2025).
In year 2021 was 23,328 people by ethnicity 21,407 as Slovak, 1791 as Not found out, 241 as Czech, 45 as Other, 34 as Russian, 25 as Romani, 23 as Ukrainian, 18 as Polish, 18 as Hungarian, 12 as German, 10 as Chinese, 10 as Vietnamese, 8 as Italian, 5 as Rusyn, 4 as Jewish, 4 as Moravian, 4 as Canadian, 3 as Serbian, 3 as Croatian, 2 as Irish, 2 as Austrian, 2 as English, 2 as Albanian, 1 as Silesian and 1 as Iranian.
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Čadca
Čadca (ⓘ; until 1918 Čatca, Czača, Hungarian: Csaca, Polish: Czadca) is a district town in northern Slovakia, near the border with Poland and the Czech Republic.
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.
The municipality lies at an altitude of 506 metres (1,660 ft) and covers an area of 56.76 km2 (21.92 sq mi) (2025).
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 kilometres (19 miles) north of Žilina and is part of the historic region of Kysuce. A Goral minority lives in the surroundings.
Čadca has a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dfb).
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.
It has a population of 22,072 people (31 December 2025).
In year 2021 was 23,328 people by ethnicity 21,407 as Slovak, 1791 as Not found out, 241 as Czech, 45 as Other, 34 as Russian, 25 as Romani, 23 as Ukrainian, 18 as Polish, 18 as Hungarian, 12 as German, 10 as Chinese, 10 as Vietnamese, 8 as Italian, 5 as Rusyn, 4 as Jewish, 4 as Moravian, 4 as Canadian, 3 as Serbian, 3 as Croatian, 2 as Irish, 2 as Austrian, 2 as English, 2 as Albanian, 1 as Silesian and 1 as Iranian.
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