Paština Závada (Hungarian: Pásztorzávod) is a village and municipality in Žilina District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1402.

The municipality lies at an altitude of 380 metres and covers an area of 7.328 km². It has a population of about 257 people.

• https://web.archive.org/web/20080111223415/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html

49°13′N 18°38′E / 49.217°N 18.633°E / 49.217; 18.633