Ilava

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Town in Slovakia

Coat of arms

2022)Elevation

313^[2] m (1,027^[2] ft)Population

(2022)^[3]

• Total5,568 • Density230/km² (590/sq mi)Time zoneCET (UTC+1) • Summer (DST)CEST (UTC+2)Postal code

019 01^[2]

Area code+421 42^[2]Car plateILWebsitewww.ilava.sk

Ilava (German: Illau, Hungarian: Illava) is a town in the Trenčín Region, northwestern Slovakia.

Name

The name is of uncertain origin. The historic medieval names were Lewe, Lewa (the same historic name as Levice), Lewa de cidca fluviom Vag, later Ilava.^[4] The form Illava is known from the 19th century and was used after the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867.^[4]

Demographics

According to the 2001 census, the town had 5,441 inhabitants. 98.1% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 0.9% Czechs and 0.1% Roma and Hungarians.^[5] The religious makeup was 87.2% Roman Catholics, 7.9% people with no religious affiliation, and 1.2% Lutherans.^[5]

Notable people

Two-time Stanley Cup Champion and retired Florida Panthers left winger Tomáš Kopecký
Colorado Avalanche left winger Tomáš Tatar

Twin towns — sister cities

Ilava is twinned with:^[6]

Győr, Hungary
Klimkovice, Czech Republic
Mikołów, Poland

References

^ Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk). "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk). "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
^ ^a ^b "O menste" [About the town]. Mesto Ilava - informačný server. Mestský úrad Ilava. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Municipal Statistics". Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Archived from the original on 2007-10-27. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
^ "Úvodná strana". ilava.sk (in Slovak). Ilava. Retrieved 2019-09-08.