From Stone age to Antiquity

Archeological foundings in Kysuce allow you to assume the presence of man on this territory already in the earlier Stone Age. This is evidenced by, for example, the findings of mammoths teeth and bones of a rhinosaurs, a fraction of patented clawed blade from Nezbudska Lúčka. Or a spear from Ochodnica. An important place for archaeologists is Koscelisko in Radoľa. From there we have a hammer and blade from obsidian and various other fragments which can document settlement of Kysuce in Neolit, but also other findings from earlier periods. The largest fortification built in Kysuce was built by the local people on a small hill, Malý Vreten in Oškerda, which is located close to Kysucká brána. Found ceramics in the fort is thought to be dated back from the late Bronze Age or the beginning of the old Iron Age (8th–7th century BCE)

Middle ages

There is no evidence of human presence in Kysuce in the 1st century CE and it is believed that the territory began to be used again by the first Slavs in the 5th century CE. The oldest direct written record of Kysuce is Belos deed from 1244 which was for Bohumír, the son of Sebeslav; "... terram quandam in confinio Polonia... KisZudcze...“. This borders the property between the rivers Kysuca, Divinka and Vranie, around the same as the territory of the later Budatín estate.

In Radoľa were discovered the foundations of a church from around the 13th century. From historical documents, only data from the census of papal tithes (1332–1337), when the local pastor, Peter, paid tax 6 pennies and his rectory was the only one in the region, can be assigned. In the deed from 1244 Belo IV gives Bohumír, the son of Sebeslav, territory west to Kysuce until the polish borders on the north and river Vranie in the south. The core of this region was in 1254 town Jačatín, which was important as a toll station in 1321 and as a settlement growing into a city in 1325 – nowadays Kysucké Nové mesto.

From 1325 comes the first written mention of the village Krasno nad Kysucou – the oldest town in the north of Kysuce. In the 15th–16th century the village belonged to the parish Radoľa, later to parish Kysucké Nové Mesto. In the 1770s and 1780s the village belonged to the parish of Stará Bystrica. In 1788, created in Krasno nad Kysucou a separated parish with an affiliate in Zborov nad Bystricou. Krásno nad Kysucou now has a status of a city.

Modern age

From the period of the modern age comes great fortification Šance pri Mostoch near Jablunkov.

In 1535, the first time mentioned a new settlement Klubina first location in Kysuce established by the Wallachian law. In throwing Strečno, Bytča and old castle from 1540 mentions hills Zborov, Diedova and Blasovicz.

First mention of Čadca is located in a dispute over Hungary-Silesian border in 1565, which shows that as more permanent settlement started to develop only recently, got a name from a river Čadčianka (Čadečka). The landowners Budatín estate in 1572 was referred to as "Wes Cziatcza" that had Wallachian mayoralty, 2 peasant and one cotter homestead.

The landowners in 1572, in addition to Cadca first time in written documents also appears Lopušné. In 1578 states that privileged Vlachs are well established in Vadičov. Already in the 1580s several Wallachian sheep farms chorvarky concentrated in places Ochodnica, Stará Bystrica, Oščadnica, Zborov, Kalinov, Svrčinovec, Javorské, turned into villages, respectively. kopanice

In the second half of the 16th century incurred for shepherding rights settlements Dunajov, Ochodnica a Stará Bystrica.

The oldest settlement based on this law has been Turzovka. First mentioned in 1601, it was an established Bytča estate of Turzo and began to be built in the late 16th century.

Additional settlements of Kysuce colonization based on this law include: Olešná, Vysoká nad Kysucou (from the homesteads in the early 18th century. Settlement began to shape Makov) mentioned in 1619. Lodno, Horelica, Raková, Svrčinovec a Staškov are first mentioned in 1640. In 1641, Oščadnica is written. As a brand new complex provides landowners Nová Bystrica in 1662. Also Zborov, Pažite i Zákopčie are mentioned here as villages for the first time. Radôstka and Lutiše were built by the people of Stará Bystrica in around half of the 17th century. Čierne is mentioned in 1662 also built by locals.

In 1696, a new village Riečnica, which was shared by Löwenburgs homestead in 1713. In division and in the borders Riečnica in the border states and Nova Bystrica mentions Vychylovka settlement, which later developed into a separate village. New Bystrica was part of the "mons Havrjelka" and "aqua Oselnicza" below which arose later hamlets inhabitants of the Old and New Bystrica. Their association was founded in 1950 Harvelka village. At the same time arose the vast Turzovka, of which only recently created municipality Klokočov, Korňa and Dlhá nad Kysucou.

The Manor-house in Radola is one of the oldest historical monuments in Kysuce.