1. Zilina region

2. Geography
Žilina region is on North and is third biggest region in Slovakia. Borders with Czech in northwest and with Poland in North. Region lie in the North Karpaty. River Váh divides region on two parts.

3. History
Region belonged to the Veľkomoravská ríša. Versus mongolian army were built castles. In 16 century have citizens feared of turkish army.
In 19 century by the river were built railroads.

4. Attractions of the Žilina region
The oldest public library in Slovakia is Library Gaspar Fejérpataky-Belopotockého in Liptovsky Mikulas. Coldest village in Slovakia is village Oravská lesná. The largest wooden church in Europe is located in the village Svätý Kríž.

5. Oravská lesná
Otherwise Slovak Siberia. The first recorded use of the phrase "Slovak Siberia" is found already in 1801 in the parish chronicle, which states inter alia that priests were being sent to the village as punishment, often are changed servants and teachers. Oravská lesná is considered the coldest inhabited place in Slovakia with an average annual temperature of 4.6 ° C.

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