Zilina: facts

At a glance

• Country: Slovakia
• Region: Žilina Region
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 81,219
• Coordinates: 49.2231° N, 18.7394° E
• Time zone: Europe/Bratislava (UTC+01:00 standard, UTC+02:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Euro (EUR)
• Distance to the capital, Bratislava: 169 km (105 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR, Czechia): 69 km (43 mi), straight line
• Sliač Airport (SLD): 71 km (44 mi), straight line
• Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT): 111 km (69 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Kysucke Nove Mesto: 9.1 km (5.7 mi)
• Bytca: 13 km (8 mi)
• Martin: 22 km (14 mi)
• Cadca: 24 km (15 mi)
• Povazska Bystrica: 26 km (16 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Bielsko-Biala, 70 km (44 mi)