Staškov

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Staškov

Total population

2,739

Founded

1954

Air quality index

56Moderate

Elevation451 m

Land area21.87 km²

Coordinates49.42°, 18.70°

Demographic figures from Statistical Office of Slovakia. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Staškov is a village and municipality in Čadca District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

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

Earthquake history

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

Notable people from here

Jozef Kroner

Slovak actor (1924-1998)

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Rastislav Michalík

Czechoslovak soccer player

Berthold Dominik Lippay

Austrian painter (1864–1919)

Ján Palárik

Slovak Catholic priest, writer, playwright and publicist (1822-1870)

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Jan Milan Krkoška

Slovak-Austrian sculptor (1939-2016)

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Andrej Cvinček

Czechoslovak member of Slovak National Council, member of Czechoslovak national parliament, roman catholic priest and slovak nation politician

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Ferdinand Dvorín

Czechoslovak member of Czechoslovak national parliament, publicist, union member and Slovak nation politician (1901-1970)

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František Gacík

Czechoslovak member of Slovak National Council, member of Czechoslovak parliament, engineer, manager and Slovak nation politician

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František Kalina

Czech minister of forestry and water of the CR, politician and regional politician

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Ladislav Roman

Czechoslovak member of Czechoslovak parliament and Slovak nation politician

Marko Gažík

Czechoslovak member of Czechoslovak national parliament, lawyer, minister for law consolidation and organisation of Czechoslovak and slovak nation politician

Pavol Lukša

Member of Czech Parliament (2010–2013) and mayor

Elena Holičková

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Pavol Hrtus Jurina

Slovak writer (1919-1994)

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Rudolf Cisarík

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Rudolf Jašík

Slovak writer and poet (1919-1960)

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

Nearby places in Žilina

• Olešná
  1.2 mi away · pop. 2,006
• Podvysoká
  1.3 mi away · pop. 1,265
• Zákopčie
  2 mi away · pop. 1,827
• Raková
  2.2 mi away · pop. 5,176
• Turzovka
  3.3 mi away · pop. 7,754
• Dlhá nad Kysucou
  3.4 mi away
• Čadca
  4.4 mi away · pop. 24,315
• Svrčinovec
  5.9 mi away · pop. 3,452
• Klokočov
  6 mi away · pop. 2,536
• Krásno nad Kysucou
  6.6 mi away · pop. 6,790
• Korňa
  6.7 mi away · pop. 2,017
• Ochodnica
  6.7 mi away · pop. 1,934

Browse all places in Žilina →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Himalayan balsam

Impatiens glandulifera

Seen 2026-09-19

tansy

Tanacetum vulgare

Seen 2026-09-18

common heather

Calluna vulgaris

Seen 2026-09-18

common toadflax

Linaria vulgaris

Seen 2026-09-18

Speckled Wood

Pararge aegeria

Seen 2026-09-18

Tree slug

Lehmannia marginata

Seen 2026-09-18

Fire Salamander

Salamandra salamandra

Seen 2026-09-15

Forest Bug

Pentatoma rufipes

Seen 2026-09-15

Autumn Crocus

Colchicum autumnale

Seen 2026-09-13

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).