ZILINA is a centre of northwest Slovakia and one of the largest towns of the Slovak Republic. It is a seat of administration of the Žilina Region, one of the 8 regions of the Slovak Republic, with the area of 6,788 sq. km, and with the population of 692 582 (1 January, 2000).

Population of Zilina as to the 1 January 2000 reached 86,818 inhabitants.

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the old city is very well preserve, Slovack people is Ortodox peter?

Slovaks are mainly Catholic, there are some protestants as well.

BTW this is a really pretty place. I especially like the city square.

What is the story behind the ruined castle in the last pic?

the old city is very well preserve, Slovack people is Ortodox peter?

to be concrete - here are numbers from 2001 census:
Population by religion: believers (84.1%) of which:
Roman Catholic (68.9%), Evangelical (6.9%), Greek Catholic (4.1%), Reform Christian (2%), undetermined (2.2%), atheist (13.7%)

Slovaks are mainly Catholic, there are some protestants as well.

BTW this is a really pretty place. I especially like the city square.

What is the story behind the ruined castle in the last pic?

to be short :)
Lietava castle is one of the biggest castles in Slovakia. The original parts of this castle were destroyed by Tatars and in the 13th century it was rebuilt and became a property of a rich family which owned 25 nearby villages. The style of the castle has been changed number of times. The last changes in its appearance were made by two families - Zapolskovci and Turzovci. The castle was desolated in the 17th century.