Ilava

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

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Ilava
Municipality

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Coordinates: 48.99°N 18.23°E / 48.99; 18.23
Country	Slovakia
Region	Trenčín Region
District	Ilava District
First mentioned	1229
Government
• Mayor	Viktor Wiedermann
Area ^[1]
• Total	24.30 km² (9.38 sq mi)
Elevation ^[2]	313 m (1,027 ft)
Population (2021)^[3]
• Total	5,563
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	190 1^[2]
Area code	+421 42^[2]
Car plate	IL
Website	www.ilava.sk

Demographics

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Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1970	4,596	—
1980	5,188	+12.9%
1991	5,531	+6.6%
2001	5,411	−2.2%
2011	5,391	−0.4%
2021	5,572	+3.4%
Source: Censuses^[5]^[6]

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.^[7] The religious makeup was 87.2% Roman Catholics, 7.9% people with no religious affiliation, and 1.2% Lutherans.^[7]

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Notable people

Ivan Baranka (born 1985), ice hockey player
Mária Bieliková (born 1966), computer scientist
Hana Burzalová (born 2000), racewalker
Radoslav Ďuriš (born 1974), wheelchair curler
Artur Gajdoš (born 2004), association footballer
Katrina Grey (born 1991), actress
Marcel Hossa (born 1981), ice hockey player
Tomáš Kopecký (born 1982), ice hockey player, two-time Stanley Cup Champion
Marek Kvapil (born 1985), ice hockey player
Richard Pavlikovský (born 1975), ice hockey player
Natália Prekopová (born 1989), biathlete
Ľubomír Šatka (born 1995), association footballer
Tomáš Tatar (born 1990), ice hockey player
Pavel Traubner (1941–2024), neurologist

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Twin towns — sister cities

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