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Orava (county)
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Orava or Orawa may refer to: *Orava (region), a region in Slovakia and Poland *Orava (river) in Slovakia *Orava Castle, a castle in Slovakia *Orava (reservoir), a reservoir in Slovakia * Orava County, a historic administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary *Orava Parish, a rural municipality in southern Estonia **Orava, Estonia, a village in Orava Parish * Orava, Russia, an Estonian village in Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia *Oriava, a village in western Ukraine *Sakari Orava (born 1945), Finnish sports-medicine surgeon *Pikku Orava, a Finnish artist character that resembles the Chipmunks *''Orawa'', a classical music piece by Wojciech Kilar Wojciech Kilar (; 17 July 1932 – 29 December 2013) was a Polish classical and film music composer. One of his greatest successes came with his score to Francis Ford Coppola's '' Bram Stoker's Dracula'' in 1992, which received the ASCAP Award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orava (region)
Orava is the traditional name of a region situated in northern Slovakia (as ) and partially also in southern Poland (as ). It encompasses the territory of the former (county) of Árva (or in German). The northern part of is one of the regions which are part of the Goral Lands. Etymology The name arises from the Orava river (a major river flowing through the region). History The county arose before the 15th century. The county's territory was situated along the Orava River between Zázrivá and the Tatra Mountains. Its area amounted to around 1910. The original seat of the county was Orava Castle. Geography Orava is now recognized as one of Slovakia's 25 tourist regions, however, it is not an administrative region unlike its predecessor. In Slovakia, Orava is divided between Dolný Kubín, Tvrdošín, and Námestovo districts in the Žilina Region. It has an area of , with the population on the Slovak side around 126,000. The village of Oravská Polhora is the northernmos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orava (river)
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Orava Castle
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Orava or Orawa may refer to: *Orava (region), a region in Slovakia and Poland *Orava (river) in Slovakia *Orava Castle, a castle in Slovakia *Orava (reservoir), a reservoir in Slovakia * Orava County, a historic administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary *Orava Parish, a rural municipality in southern Estonia **Orava, Estonia, a village in Orava Parish * Orava, Russia, an Estonian village in Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia *Oriava, a village in western Ukraine *Sakari Orava (born 1945), Finnish sports-medicine surgeon *Pikku Orava, a Finnish artist character that resembles the Chipmunks *''Orawa'', a classical music piece by Wojciech Kilar Wojciech Kilar (; 17 July 1932 – 29 December 2013) was a Polish classical and film music composer. One of his greatest successes came with his score to Francis Ford Coppola's '' Bram Stoker's Dracula'' in 1992, which received the ASCAP Award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orava (reservoir)
Orava ( sk, Oravská priehrada) is a reservoir (water), reservoir in northernmost Slovakia, forming the largest lake in Slovakia (35.2 km2). History It was created by the construction of a dam between 1941 and 1953 on the former two sources of the Orava (river), Orava river. Several former villages had to be inundated for this purpose, including Hamri, Oszada, and Usztye.http://lazarus.elte.hu/hun/maps/1910/arva.jpg Probably the best known of them was Slanica, Today, the reservoir is protected by the Horná Orava Protected Landscape Area. The average depth of the reservoir is 15 meters. Islands Vtáčí ostrov In the northeastern extension of the reservoir lies Bird Island (Orava reservoir), Vtáčí ostrov ("Bird Island"), a government ornithological reservation with Protected Bird Area status. The nature reserve in and around the island is also part of the Horná Orava Protected Landscape Area. Waterfowl species inhabiting the Bird Island reserve include herons, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Árva County
Árva County ( hu, Árva vármegye, la, Comitatus Arvensis, sk, Oravská stolica/župa, german: Komitat Arwa, pl, Komitat Orawa) was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary since the 14th century until 1920. Its territory is now in northern Slovakia and southern Poland. Today, the Slovak name is only used as an informal designation of the corresponding territory (see Orava region). Geography Between 1804-1854 and 1860-1920, Árva County shared borders with Austrian Galicia and the Hungarian counties of Trencsén, Turóc and Liptó County. The county's territory was situated along the Árva (Orava) river between Zázriva (Zázrivá) and the Tatra mountains. Its area was 2,019 km² around 1910. Now the territory is divided between Poland and Slovakia. The main Polish town of Orava is Jabłonka. Capitals The county seat was at the Orava Castle (Hungarian: Árva vára). After the destruction of the town by the Lithuanian troops in 1683, the seat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orava Parish
Orava Parish ( et, Orava vald) was a rural municipality in south-eastern Estonia, Põlva County. The municipality had a population of 854 (as of 1 January 2008) and covered an area of 175.52 km². The population density was 4.9 inhabitants per km². Villages There were a total of 30 villages in Orava Parish. Administrative centre of the municipality was Orava village. Other villages were Hanikase, Jantra, Kahkva, Kakusuu, Kamnitsa, Kliima, Korgõmõisa, Kõivsaare, Kõliküla, Kõvera, Lepassaare, Liinamäe, Luuska, Madi, Marga, Oro, Piusa, Praakmani, Päka, Pääväkese, Rebasmäe, Riihora, Rõssa, Soe, Soena, Suuremetsa, Tamme, Tuderna and Vivva Gallery Orava kool.JPG, Orava school Rebasmäe allikas 2015-05-23.JPG, Rebasmäe spring Piusa koopad 2011 09.jpg, Piusa caves Põrguhaud, Ilumetsa.jpg, Põrguhaud, biggest of the Ilumetsa crater Ilumetsa is a set of two probable meteorite craters in Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orava, Estonia
Orava is a village in Võru Parish, Võru County, South East Estonia. (retrieved 28 July 2021) Orava railway station on Tartu-Pechory railway line is located around 3 km north of the village. It is second station on the Edelaraudtee Edelaraudtee (''Southwestern railway'') is an Estonian railway operator founded in 1997. AS Edelaraudtee operates freight services on lines from Tallinn to Rapla, Pärnu & Viljandi owned by Edelaraudtee Infrastruktuuri AS. Until 2014, the com ... Koidula - Tartu route. Gallery Orava village Estonia.jpg, Orava village Orava kool.JPG, Orava school Orava vallamaja küljelt.JPG, Orava mõisa teenijatemaja mantelkorsten.JPG, Orava Vabadussõja mälestussammas.JPG, References Villages in Võru County Kreis Werro {{Estonia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novosibirsk Oblast
Novosibirsk Oblast (russian: Новосиби́рская о́бласть, ''Novosibirskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast) located in southwestern Siberia. Its administrative and economic center is the city of Novosibirsk. The population was 2,788,849 as of the 2018 Census. Geography Overview Novosibirsk Oblast is located in the south of the West Siberian Plain, at the foothills of low Salair ridge, between the Ob and Irtysh Rivers. The oblast borders Omsk Oblast in the west, Kazakhstan (Pavlodar Province) in the southwest, Tomsk Oblast in the north, Kemerovo Oblast in the east, and Altai Krai in the south. The territory of the oblast extends for more than from west to east, and for over from north to south. The oblast is mainly plain; in the south the steppes prevail; in the north enormous tracts of woodland with great number of marshes prevail. There are many lakes, the largest ones located at the south. The majority of the rivers belong to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oriava
Oriava ( uk, Оря́ва, pl, Orawa) is a village (''selo'') in Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast, of Western Ukraine. Village Oriava is located in the Ukrainian Carpathians, within the limits of the Eastern Beskids ( Skole Beskids ) in southern Lviv Oblast. It belongs to Kozova rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. The village is located along the river with the same name Oriava. It is from the city of Lviv, from Stryi, and from Skole. Local government– Oriavska village council. The first mention of Oriava dates from 1574. Until 18 July 2020, Oriava belonged to Skole Raion Skole Raion ( uk, Сколівський район) was a raion in Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center was Skole. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the nu .... The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Lviv Oblast to seven. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sakari Orava
Sakari is a given name, and may refer to: * Sakari Kukko (born 1953), Finnish saxophonist and flutist * Sakari Kuosmanen (born 1956), Finnish singer and actor * Sakari Oramo (born 1965), Finnish conductor * Sakari Pinomäki, Finnish mechanical and hydraulic systems engineer * Sakari Timonen (born 1957), Finnish blogger * Sakari Tuomioja (1911-1964), Finnish politician * Yrjö Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen (1830-1903), freiherr, senator, professor, historian, and politician See also *Sakari (village), India *Sakari Station *Sakari were chosen guard of the Pharaoh Pharaoh (, ; Egyptian: ''pr ꜥꜣ''; cop, , Pǝrro; Biblical Hebrew: ''Parʿō'') is the vernacular term often used by modern authors for the kings of ancient Egypt who ruled as monarchs from the First Dynasty (c. 3150 BC) until the an ... {{given name Finnish masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pikku Orava
Pikku Orava (Finnish for Little Squirrel) is an animated singing squirrel, popular in Finland. Its album, ''Uusi Seedee'' reached number two in the Finnish album charts, and has achieved platinum status (30,000 sales). The songs are cover versions of popular Finnish songs, in a squeaky voice similar to The Chipmunks. Albums * '' Uusi Seedee'' (2006) * '' Uusi Seedee'' – gold edition (2CD, 2006) * '' Kesä Seedee'' (2CD, 2007) * '' Tosi Seedee'' (2007) * ''Satu Seedee Satu may refer to: Geography * Satu Mare, a town in northwest Romania * SATU, a people mover in Portugal Other * Satu (name) Satu is a female given name in Finland, meaning ''fairytale''. Its nameday In Christianity, a name day is a traditi ...'' (2008) References External linksOfficial website {{Authority control [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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