Varín (Hungarian: Várna) is a village and municipality in Žilina District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia. It is located at the Malá Fatra National Park and also serves as a tourist resort.

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Varín
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Varín Location of Varín in Slovakia
Coordinates: 49°12′N 18°53′E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Žilina
District	Žilina
First mentioned	1235
Area
• Total	19.09[1] km2 (7.37[1] sq mi)
Elevation	358[2] m (1,175[2] ft)
Population  (2021)
• Total	3,905[3]
Postal code	013 03[2]
Area code	+421 41[2]
Car plate	ZA
Website	www.varin.sk

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The name is derived from Proto-Slavic varъ (Slovak: var, "boiling"). The original name was a hydronym referring to foamed water.^[4]

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1235. In the middle of the 13th century as terra Warna it was property of the Cseszneky de Milvány family.^[5] In 1993, the local government named one of the streets after Jozef Tiso, a president of the First Slovak Republic, the client state of Nazi Germany. This action sparkled controversy amongst some people and in 2021 a law enforcement authority launched a criminal investigation. ^[6]

The municipality lies at an altitude of 362 metres and covers an area of 19.092 km². It has a population of about 3,674 people.

• Pavol Gábor, opera singer
• Ladislav Pfliegel, Hero of the Slovak National Uprising ^[7]