Kysuce Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels

About Kysuce

Historically one of the poorer regions, it's recovering thanks to car manufacturing, skiing and cross-country possibilities. The oldest known settlement in the Kysuce region isKysucké Nové Mesto, which was first mentioned in 1321 as a toll-collecting place, which was part of a trade route betweenŽilinaandTěšínvia Jablunkov Pass, but otherwise the region was relatively uninhabited. Kysuce region began to be settled in the 16th and 17th centuries at the time of Valach colonization. The new inhabitants were mostly Slovaks, from foreign settlers Rusyns, Poles and Romanians, but also Czechs and Germans. Many towns were established first around this time, for example Čadca in 1572. Many people live in small villages or lone cottages in the mountains (which are calledkopanice).

Top Attractions in Kysuce

Explore the best things to see and do in Kysuce:

• ★Historical Logging Switchback Railway
• ★Korňanský ropný prameň
• ★Museum of Kysuce village
• ★Slovenský Orloj
• ★Stone balls in Javorníky
• ★Veľká Rača

Kysuce Travel Guide Sections

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