Zilina (Zilina, Latvian Solna, Zsolna, Silein or Silein, Żylina) is a county and county town in northern Slovakia. It lies on the confluence of Váh, Kysuca and Rajčanka rivers. Population (83,684) is Žilina, the fourth largest city in Slovakia. It is the administrative, economic, transport and cultural center of north-west Slovakia, sometimes referred to as the “pearl of the Váh”