Žilina

Capital city :
ZILINA

Region area - 6788 km2
Number of population - nearly 700 000
Density of population - 102/km2
Žilina region has 315 locations, within 18 with the town status
Regional units: 5 - Kysuce, Turiec, Orava, Horné Považie, Liptov

Address: Žilina self-governing region, Komenského 48, 011 09 Žilina
Tel.: +421/41/ 50 32 320, Fax: +421/41/ 50 32 433, www.regionzilina.sk, jblanar@zask.sk

The Žilina Region, with its natural beauty, variety and distinctive micro- regions, is simply created for the development of both summer and winter season tourism.

Travel and tourism

National parks: Malá Fatra, Veľká Fatra, TANAP, NAPANT
Protected landscape areas: Kysuce, Strážovské vrchy, Horná Orava
Caves: Demänovská jaskyňa slobody, Demänovská ľadová jaskyňa, Važecká jaskyňa
Water areas (dams): Vodné dielo Žilina, Liptovská Mara, Oravská priehrada
Castles: Strečno, Budatínsky zámok - the Považské museum with world unique collection of wire-made art and handicraft products is located in here, Oravský hrad, Vodný hrad Liptovský Hrádok
Open-air museums: Museum of the Slovak village in Jahodnícke háje ,Museum of the Orava village in Zuberec, Museum of the Liptov village in Pribylina, Museum of the Kysuce village in Nová Bystrica - Vychylovka- the historical forest dead end railway is a part of the Museum of the Kysuce village
Relic reservation of folk architecture: Čičmany ,Podbieľ and Vlkolínec (Relic registered in the UNESCO list)
Galleries: Oravská galéria in Dolný Kubín, Mária Medvecká galéria in Tvrdošín, Kysucká galéria in Čadca, Považská galéria umenia in Žilina, Turčianska galéria in Martin, P. M. Bohúň galéria in Liptovský Mikuláš, Ľudovít Fulla galéria in Ružomberok
Spa: Turčianske Teplice, Rajecké Teplice, Lúčky
Aquapark: Tatralandia
Ski centres: Čertovica, Jasná-Demänovská Dolina, Závažná Poruba - Opalisko, Ružomberok-Maliné ,Martinské hole, Valčianska dolina, Jasenská dolina ,Rajecká Lesná, Vrátna, Čičmany, Veľká Rača

Industrial and business opportunities

Advantages: strategic intersection: West- East E50, North - South E75; the airport with international parameters located in Žilina - Dolný Hričov; Modernised railways
Industrial branches: electricity, gas, steam, hot water production; Cellulose, paper and papery products production; Machine and mechanism production; Electric and optic equipment production; Alimentary production; Metal production.
Additional strategic aspects: the establishment of the KIA Motors Slovakia,l.l.c.plant and its subsidiary suppliers; Žilina town is an integral part of the strategic economic and industrial zone Katovice-Ostrava-Žilina; development of the industrial sector; intensive establishing of industrial parks.
Potential placement of industrial parks: Kysucké Nové Mesto, Čadca, Žilina, Námestovo, Liptovský Mikuláš, Bytča , Martin

Priorities for the programming period of 2007-2013

Completion and implementation of the Regional innovation strategy
Establishing of clusters and networks primarily concerning travel and tourism sector
Establishing of incubators for the beginners in the sphere of the business activities
Development of the activities concerning information technologies
Establishing of the industrial parks and industrial zones
Maintenance of redeemable natural resources

Information Centres of the Zilina Self-Governing Region
Department of the culture of the ŽSGR Komenského 48, 011 09 Žilina Tel: +421/41/ 50 32 330 Fax: +421/41/ 50 32 336 www.regionzilina.sk	Regional Development Agency of Zilina Region Komenského 48, 011 09 Žilina Tel:+421 41/50 32 400 Fax: +421 41/50 32 336
Department of the Regional Development of the ŽSGR Komenského 48, 011 09 Žilina Tel: +421/41/ 50 32 330 Fax: +421/41/ 50 32 336 www.regionzilina.sk	Žilina Regional Chamber of the Slovak Chamber of Commerce and Industry Hálkova 31 010 01 Žilina, Tel: +421/41/723 51 02 Fax: +421/41/7235 653 sekrza@za.scci.sk