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General information - Location

Country	Slovakia
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 18.8608,Lat: 49.2021
Elevation	367 meter above sea level
Local time	21:22:01pm
Name province/region	Žilinský kraj
Name Subregion	Žilina
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Varín

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Strečno	1.6 km	South
2 Gbeľany	1.6 km	NorthWest
3 Krasňany	2.4 km	NorthEast
4 Mojš	2.7 km	WestSouthWest
5 Nededza	2.7 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bratislava - Staré Mesto	Slovakia	175 km	SouthWest
2 Budapest	Hungary	190 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Wien	Austria	214 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 543 km (direction SouthSouthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Croatia.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Vah, part of the larger catchment area Danube Region Basin District. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is vodná nádrž Hričov (1.4 km² at a distance of 12.3 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Minčol with a height of 1364 meter (at a distance of 9 km and direction South). The most nearby international border is the Slovakian-Polish border with a straight distance of 23.2 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 32 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 68%, low mountains: 29%, moderate high mountains: 3%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Inner Western Carpathians

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Kraków John Paul II International Airport (at a distance of 118 km and direction NorthNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

23.2 km2

29.5%

Nature

4.2 km2

5.3%

Agriculture

37.8 km2

48.1%

Urban area

10.1 km2

12.8%

Infrastructure

0.7 km2

0.8%

Water - Lakes

2 km2

2.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Varín in country Slovakia

Varín at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Vlkolínec	Slovakia	35 km	EastSouthEast
2 Wooden Churches of the Slovak part of the Carpathian Mountain Area	Slovakia	53 km	EastNorthEast
3 Historic Town of Banská Štiavnica and the Technical Monuments in its Vicinity	Slovakia	83 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Varinka	SK	0.9 km	EastSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Žilina

Type of weather in Žilina	few clouds
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.51 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	63 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	14 hour and 50 minutes
Sunrise :	05:15 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:06 Europe/Amsterdam