City profile · Slovakia · Europe
Žilina
City population
81,219
#6
in Slovakia
#1
in Zilina Region
#7,121
worldwide
49.223, 18.739 · 169 km from Bratislava
About Žilina
Žilina is a city in Zilina Region, Slovakia with a population of 81,219. It is the 6th largest of the 59 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Slovakia, and the 7,121st largest worldwide. It lies 169 km from Bratislava.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 6
Elevation
347 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Bratislava
Coordinates
49.223, 18.739
Record updated
2026-04-14
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 59 in SlovakiaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.