Fačkov

Fačkov () is a village and municipality in Žilina District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.

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Slovak place.name: Fačkov
Slovak place.settlement_type: Municipality
Slovak place.image_skyline: Fackov.jpg
Slovak place.image_flag: Fackov-zilina-flag.svg
Slovak place.subdivision_type1: Region
Slovak place.subdivision_type2: District
Slovak place.subdivision_name2: Žilina District
Slovak place.pushpin_map: Slovakia Žilina Region#Slovakia
Slovak place.pushpin_relief: 1
Slovak place.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Fačkov in the Žilina Region##Location of Fačkov in Slovakia
Slovak place.established_title: First mentioned
Slovak place.established_date

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Fačkov () is a village and municipality in Žilina District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.

==History== The first written mention is from 1351, it is mentioned as Luchka - "a settlement on a meadow in the forest". The name of the village is derived from the name of the first hereditary mayor, who was called Fachkó. The village belonged to the Považ manor, a small part of the farm was owned by zemans. In the village there is a Baroque Church of St. Nicholas built in 1761, which has already undergone several reconstructions.