Vasiľov (Hungarian: Vasziló) is a village and municipality in Námestovo District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1554.

In September 1939 citizens of Vasiľov witnessed crossing of German soldiers heading to Poland.

4. April front crossed the village. Early in the morning soviets started bombardment around the village. Later that day soviets soldiers arrived.

The municipality lies at an altitude of 428 metres and covers an area of 9.147 km². It has a population of about 757 people.

• http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html

49°21′N 19°23′E / 49.350°N 19.383°E / 49.350; 19.383

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