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Living in Žilina
http://www.zilina.sk
Getting to Žilina
The city of Žilina has excellent train and bus connections with many cities. When flying, you may arrive at the following airports with convenient connections to Žilina:
- Vienna International Airport (Austria), which is situated about 60 kilometers from Bratislava, capital of the Slovak Republic. The airport has a regular bus connection with Bratislava's bus station (about a 50-minute bus ride). Then take a direct train to Žilina (200 kilometers, about a 2-hour and 40-minute train ride).
- Prague Airport (Czech Republic). Take a direct train to Žilina (450 kilometers, about a 7-hour train ride).
- Bratislava Airport (flights via Prague from other European cities) and then direct train to Žilina.
- Žilina airport is situated few kms from the city of Žilina.
Local Transport
www.dpmz.sk
Žilina has a relatively efficient public transport system that includes buses and trolley buses with a satisfactory coverage area and time density around the clock. A single fare is as cheap as 0.6 EUR; student seasonal tickets are also sold at reasonable prices.
Taxi
Taxis operate 24 hours a day. Compared to other cities in Europe the taxi services are not very expensive in Žilina. For example, a journey from the center to student hostel of University is about 5-6 EUR.
Rent- a- car
Prices for renting a car depend on the make and model of the car (app.50 EUR per day)
Banks
There are various banks and branch offices in Žilina, e.g.:
- Tatrabanka, Mariánske námestie 196
- Všeobecná úverová banka (VÚB), Na bráne 1
- Československá obchodná banka (ČSOB), Legionárska 1
- UniCredit bank, Národná 12
- Slovenská sporitelna, Hurbanova 4
Currency and Notation
The Slovak currency is the Slovak crown -Sk.
There are banknotes of the following values:
5 000, 1 000, 500, 200, 100, 50, 20, Sk.
Coins are in the value of 10,5,2,1,- crowns.
From 01.01.2009 the Slovak currency is going to be EURO.
Foreign currency can be exchanged in exchange offices or banks. There is a network of bank cash machines in the town operating non-stop.
Important Post Offices
Pošta 1 (G.P.O.), Sládkovičova 14
Pošta 2, Hviezdoslavova 3
The easiest places to make long -distance calls are public telephones located in the streets - this requires a phone card. Phone cards are available at post offices.
More info at: www.slovakiasite.com/telephoning.php
Religion
Slovakia is a Christian country tolerating other churches and denominations. Most of the Slovaks are Roman-Catholics (60 %) and Evangelicals (8%). There are 3 Roman-Catholic churches and one Evangelical church in the center. The services are held in Slovak.
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