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Rajec

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Rajec

Total population

6,076

Founded

1193

Elevation448 m
Land area31.46 km²
Coordinates49.09°, 18.64°

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City facts

Founded
1193
Elevation
448 m
Area
31.46 km²
Official website
www.rajec.sk

Sister cities

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Rajec is a town in the Žilina District, Žilina Region in northern Slovakia.

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History & geography

History

The first written record about Rajec was in 1193, as Raich, in a document issued by King Béla III. The first mention of the town comes from 1397.

Geography

It is situated between Strážovské vrchy, and Malá Fatra mountains, in the Rajčanka river valley, around south-south-west of Žilina.

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Geography

Latitude
49.0886
Longitude
18.6352
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
91,284
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Beech
    Fagus sylvatica L. · Magnoliopsida
    2,475
  • Norway Spruce
    Picea abies (L.) H.Karst. · Pinopsida
    1,716
  • Sycamore [tree]
    Acer pseudoplatanus L. · Magnoliopsida
    1,709
  • Scots Pine
    Pinus sylvestris L. · Pinopsida
    1,169
  • Ash
    Fraxinus excelsior L. · Magnoliopsida
    850
  • Asarabacca
    Asarum europaeum L. · Magnoliopsida
    763
  • Hazel
    Corylus avellana L. · Magnoliopsida
    610
  • Woodruff
    Galium odoratum (L.) Scop. · Magnoliopsida
    607

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
123
Largest magnitude
4.8
Largest event
2004-11-30

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Jozef Gabčík
Jozef Gabčík
Czechoslovak soldier (1912–1942)
Ferdinand Ďurčanský
Ferdinand Ďurčanský
Slovak minister of labour and social affairs of the Slovakia, minister of justice of the Slovakia, minister of foreign affairs of the Slovakia, minister of health of the Slovakia and war criminal (1906-1974)
Zuzana Smatanová
Zuzana Smatanová
Slovak singer
S
Sámuel Benyovszky
J
János Csernyánszky
Hungarian writer
S
Sámuel Csernyánszky
János Frivaldszky
János Frivaldszky
Hungarian entomologist and ornithologist (1822-1895)
Ö
Ödön Herzog
György Thurzó
György Thurzó
Palatine of Hungary (1557-1616)
V
Vladimír Kompánek
Slovak painter and sculptor (1927-2011)
A
Andrej Škrábik
Slovak writer (1882-1950)
A
Alojz Čmelo
Czechoslovak member of Slovak National Council, member of Czechoslovak parliament and Slovak nation politician
J
Josef Čerňanský
Czech member of Czech Parliament (2006–2010) and mayor
Juraj Ďurčanský
Juraj Ďurčanský
Czechoslovak senator of Czechoslovak National Parliament and Slovak nation politician (1873-1937)
A
Andrej Černiansky
A
Anton Dubec
Slovak mathematician (1906-1975)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Žilina

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.01
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,100

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
142
Avg daily Wikipedia views
5
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API