Skalité

Skalité (Hungarian: Sziklaszoros) is a village and municipality in Čadca District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1662. In late October 1938, Skalite, together with adjacent villages, was occupied by the Polish Army. In response, units of the Czechoslovak Border Guard opened fire on the Polish units, and a skirmish took place, with some victims. On November 1, 1938, Poland and Czechoslovakia signed a treaty, after which a commission was created to establish a new borderline. On November 30 in Zakopane, both sides agreed that Skalité would be annexed by the Second Polish Republic. As a result, the town became a border station of the Polish State Railways, along the strategic line from Zwardoń to Čadca. In the period fall 1938 - September 1939, Polish trains ran along the Zwardoń - Čadca - Mosty Slaskie line, without stopping at Čadca railway station, which remained part of Czechoslovakia (later Slovakia). In September 1939, following the Polish September Campaign, Skalité was re-annexed by Slovakia.

The municipality lies at an altitude of 526 metres (1,726 ft)^[3] and covers an area of 33.16 km² (12.80 sq mi) (2024).^[4]

It has a population of 5274 people (31 December 2024).^[6]

In year 2021 was 5247 people by ethnicity 5177 as Slovak, 81 as Not found out, 36 as Czech, 9 as Other, 8 as Polish, 6 as Russian, 6 as Hungarian, 3 as Moravian, 3 as Greek, 2 as Ukrainian, 1 as Silesian, 1 as Romani, 1 as Rusyn, 1 as Austrian, 1 as German, 1 as Korean and 1 as Canadian.

Note on population

The difference between the population numbers above and in the census (here and below) is that the population numbers above are mostly made up of permanent residents, etc.; and the census should indicate the place where people actually mainly live. For example, a student is a citizen of a village because he has permanent residence there (he lived there as a child and has parents), but most of the time he studies at a university in the city.

In year 2021 was 5247 people by religion 4799 from Roman Catholic Church, 262 from None, 48 from Not found out, 39 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 23 from Greek Catholic Church, 16 from Ad hoc movements, 12 from Evangelical Church, 9 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 9 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 6 from Calvinist Church, 6 from Other, 4 from Islam, 3 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 3 from Apostolic Church, 2 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 2 from Hinduism, 2 from Buddhism, 1 from United Methodist Church and 1 from Czechoslovak Hussite Church.