strong industry base - home to Matador and Continental Tire plants, producers of pneumatic tyres, and Makyta, a producer of fashion clothes. Matador is a 20-minute walk from the train station in Púchov, while the city center is a 10-minute walk in the other direction. Sport The number one sport in the town is football. The local team FK Matador Púchov had several successful seasons in the Slovak highest league, but currently is only in the Slovak second league. Among other sports, there has been a long tradition of swimming. Several of the best swimmers made it to the European championship. Some other sport clubs worth mentioning are volleyball and handball. The local ice hockey team is actually the Slovak National Ice Hockey Team under 20. The team named "Slovakia 20" is a permanent member of the highest Ice Hockey league. This was done as an experiment to help the young players to get more tough matches and increase their motivation. Cyclists, Peter and Martin Velits, come from Púchov as well. Slovak Bandy Association has organised rink bandy practice in Púchov. Culture and education The town has several high schools and a branch of the Slovak University of Technology. Twin towns — sister cities Púchov is twinned with: Babruysk, Belarus Bela Cerkev, Ukraine Hlinsko, Czech Republic Omsk, Russia Stara Pazova, Serbia References External links Cities and towns in Slovakia