Žilina District

Worth seeing in and around Žilina District

7 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Štadión MŠK Žilina

   Štadión pod Dubňom is an all-seater football stadium situated in Žilina, Slovakia, which is the home of MŠK Žilina. It is named after the hill Dubeň, adjacent to which it is located, and the name of the stadium literally means "Stadium under the Dubeň Hill." The capacity is 10,280 seats.

   1 km · football stadium in Žilina, Slovakia · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Budatín Castle

   The Budatín Castle is a castle in north-western Slovakia, near the city of Žilina, where the Kysuca river flows into the Váh river.

   1.8 km · castle in Slovakia · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Church of the Holy Trinity, Žilina

   The Church of the Holy Trinity, since February 2008 Holy Trinity Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church in Žilina, Slovakia. It is one of the town's most significant monuments.

   400 m · church in Žilina, Slovakia · Wikipedia
4. 04
   University of Žilina

   The University of Žilina was established on 1 October 1953 as the College of Railways in Prague. In 1959, the institution changed its name to the University of Transport and moved to Žilina.

   200 m · Public university in Žilina, Slovakia · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Church of Saint Stephen the King

   The Church of Saint Stephen the King is the oldest extant historical building located in Žilina, Slovakia.

   1.1 km · church in Žilina, Slovakia · Wikipedia
6. 06
   New Synagogue, Žilina

   The New Synagogue, sometimes referred to as the Neological Synagogue or Neolog Synagogue, is a former Neolog Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Žilina, Slovakia. Completed in 1931 to the designs of the German Modernist architect Peter Behrens, it was completed eight years before World War II, which almost obliterated the Jewish population of Slovakia, and it has been called "the last Slovak synagogue".

   500 m · Synagogue in Slovakia · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Garmin Arena

   Niké Aréna is an arena in Žilina, Slovakia. It is primarily used for ice hockey and is the home arena of Vlci Žilina.

   900 m · sports and concert venue, Slovakia · Wikipedia

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Getting to Žilina District

Airports

Leoš Janáček Ostrava (OSR), 70 km · Kraków John Paul II (KRK), 121 km · Katowice Wojciech Korfanty (KTW), 142 km

Stations

Žilina railway station, 800 m

• Mošnov → Žilina District

  74 km · quickest by road, 2h 26m · Kč160–215
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• Pardubice → Žilina District

  235 km · quickest by road, 5h 16m · Kč435–580
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• České Budějovice → Žilina District

  311 km · quickest by road, 6h 36m · Kč580–770
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