The city of Ilava has an area of 24.3 km2 and a population of 5,416. The population density is 223 inhabitants / km2. In terms of the development of the city area, the biggest changes took place in the seventies, when the villages of Iliavka and Klobušice were merged with Ilava (April 1, 1969). Therefore, currently the area of the city extends into two cadastral areas, ie. Ilava a k.ú. Klobušice.
The city of Ilava has an area of 24.3 km2 and a population of 5,416. The population density is 223 inhabitants / km2. In terms of the development of the city area, the biggest changes took place in the seventies, when the villages of Iliavka and Klobušice were merged with Ilava (April 1, 1969). Therefore, currently the area of the city extends into two cadastral areas, ie. Ilava a k.ú. Klobušice.
From time immemorial, the town of Ilava has been considered the heart of the Ilava Basin, lying in the arms of the picturesque Považie Mountains. The basin is almost 27 kilometers long and 4 kilometers wide. Above the carpets of the green mountains on the northwest side, limestone stone cliffs and the ruins of the once proud border guard castle Vršatec rise. The Strážovská hornatina stretches to the southeast, above which the Vápča stone cone rises. The historical part of the city lies on the southern loess terrace at an altitude of 253 meters above sea level, while the railway station and the part of Ilava located in the Váh river basin below the terrace are only at an altitude of 243.5 m. The latitude is 48 ° 59´ 50´´ and the longitude of the city is 18 ° 14´ 10´´.
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