Varín

Also known as Varin

Varín () is a village and municipality in Žilina District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia. It is located at the Malá Fatra National Park and also serves as a tourist resort.

Key facts

Slovak place.name: Varín
Slovak place.settlement_type: Municipality
Slovak place.image_skyline: Varin Kraj ZA 05.12.2011 12-30-54.jpg
Slovak place.image_flag: Varin-zilina-flag.svg
Slovak place.image_shield: Varin erb.jpg
Slovak place.subdivision_type1: Region
Slovak place.subdivision_type2: District
Slovak place.subdivision_name2: Žilina District
Slovak place.pushpin_map: Slovakia Žilina Region#Slovakia
Slovak place.pushpin_relief: 1
Slovak place.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Varín in the Žilina Region##Location of Varín in Slovakia
Slovak place.established_title: First mentioned
Slovak place.established_date: 1235
Slovak place.elevation_m: 358
Slovak place.postal_code_type: Postal code
Slovak place.postal_code: 130 3
Slovak place.area_code: +421 41
Slovak place.registration_plate: ZA

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Varín

Oficialne stránky obce Varín. Kontakt: [email protected]

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Varín
Population: 3841
Area: 19.092089
Elevation: 358
Official website: www.varin.sk
Image: Varin Kraj ZA 05.12.2011 12-30-54.jpg
Dialing code: 041
Licence plate code: ZA

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Commons category: Varín
postal code: 013 03
time of earliest written record: 1223-00-00
native label: Varín
inception: 1223-00-00
P8168: NGC 1385

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Varín () is a village and municipality in Žilina District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia. It is located at the Malá Fatra National Park and also serves as a tourist resort.

==Etymology== The name is derived from Proto-Slavic varъ (, "boiling"). The original name was a hydronym referring to foamed water.