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Tvrdošín District
Tvrdošín District (''okres Tvrdošín'') is a district in the Žilina Region of central Slovakia. The district was first established in 1996; in 1923 it had been a part of Trstená District. Municipalities * Brezovica * Čimhová * Habovka *Hladovka * Liesek * Nižná * Oravský Biely Potok *Podbiel * Suchá Hora * Štefanov nad Oravou *Trstená *Tvrdošín Tvrdošín (german: Turdoschin or ''Thurdossin''; hu, Turdossin; pl, Twardoszyn) is a town in central Slovakia. Geography The town is located at the confluence of the Orava and Oravica rivers, from the Polish borders and cca. from Dolný Kub ... * Vitanová * Zábiedovo * Zuberec External links Official site Districts of Slovakia {{Žilina-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Slovakia
An okres (in English district) is an administrative unit in Slovakia. It is a second-tier territorial administrative unit, below a Regions of Slovakia, Region in standing, and superior to a municipality. Each district contains at least several municipalities. The cities of Bratislava and Košice are the only cities in Slovakia divided into internal urban districts, with five in Bratislava, and four in Košice. These urban districts are then further divided into smaller boroughs (which serve a function analogous to municipalities in typical districts). All other districts are larger in size and also include rural areas, and rural as well as urban municipalities. Each of these more typical districts has an urban centre serving as the seat of the district, usually the largest town (or the only town) of a given district. Rural municipalities are not legally allowed to become district seats. Map of current Slovak districts Characteristics Several districts form a "Region" (Slova ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liesek
Liesek ( hu, Ljeszek) is a village and municipality in Tvrdošín District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1558. Geography The municipality lies at an altitude of 631 metres and covers an area of 30.904 km². It has a population of about 2,595 people. Climate According to Köppen climate classification, Liesek has a humid continental climate with warm summers, classified as ''Dfb''. Church The Baroque The Baroque (, ; ) is a style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished in Europe from the early 17th century until the 1750s. In the territories of the Spanish and Portuguese empires including t ... church of Saint Michael Archangel, consecrated at 1818, has been extended in 1996–97. The extension initiated by the parish priest Stefan Koma is a unique blend of the Baroque and modern functionalist style. References Villages and municip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zábiedovo
Zábiedovo ( hu, Zábidó) is a village and municipality in Tvrdošín District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1567. Geography The municipality lies at an elevation of 670 metres and covers an area of 17.974 km². It has a population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ... of about 790 people. External links *https://web.archive.org/web/20070513023228/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html Villages and municipalities in Tvrdošín District Orava (region) {{Žilina-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vitanová
Vitanová ( hu, Vitanova) is a village and municipality in Tvrdošín District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s .... History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1550. Geography The municipality lies at an altitude of 700 metres and covers an area of 45.798 km2. It has a population of about 1,235 people. References External links *http://www.vitanova.obce.info Villages and municipalities in Tvrdošín District Orava (region) {{Žilina-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tvrdošín
Tvrdošín (german: Turdoschin or ''Thurdossin''; hu, Turdossin; pl, Twardoszyn) is a town in central Slovakia. Geography The town is located at the confluence of the Orava and Oravica rivers, from the Polish borders and cca. from Dolný Kubín. It consists of the boroughs of Krásna Hôrka, Medvedzie, and Tvrdošín. History The town was mentioned in the Zobor documents in 1111 and in the document of Béla III of Hungary in 1183. It received royal free town privileges in 1369. Demographics According to the 2001 census, the town had 9,544 inhabitants. 99.03% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 0.53% Czechs and 0.19% Polish. The religious make-up was 92.10% Roman Catholics, 4.84% people with no religious affiliation and 1.18% Lutherans. Twin towns — Sister cities Tvrdošín is twinned with: * Kościelisko, Poland * Kobylnica, Poland * Durbuy, Belgium * Orimattila, Finland * Östhammar, Sweden * Uusikaupunki, Finland * Valga, Estonia * Valka, Latvia * Weißenburg in Baye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trstená
Trstená ( hu, Trsztena or ''Árvanádasd''; pl, Trzciana; Middle German: ''B ngenstadt'') is a town in Tvrdošín District, Žilina Region, central Slovakia. Location Trstená is situated on the Orava River at the Orava (reservoir) in the Slovak part of the Orava valley, approximately south of the Polish border. Its elevation is . Trstená is surrounded by fields, hills, dense forests and the Tatra Mountains to the East. Nearby are thermal pools. The nearest international airport is Kraków in Poland. The city has rail and road transport.Thomson, James. "Trstená: The hole has itTravel Spectator website. In English. Accessed 26 October 2013 History In 1371, King Louis I of Hungary granted Ladislav Piasta of Opole, (Hungarian palatine and landlord of the Orava district), Schwankomir (Piasta's notary and brother in law), Jan Hertel, a relative of Schwankomir from Einseidel in Silesia (and his sons, Jakub and Martin) and Ladislav's brothers (Janko, Grimok, Junislav and Wismer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Štefanov Nad Oravou
Štefanov nad Oravou ( hu, Stepanó) is a village and municipality in Tvrdošín District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1355. Geography The municipality lies at an altitude of 570 metres (1,800 feet) and covers an area of 12.348 km² (7.67 mi²). It has a population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ... of about 605 people. External links *http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html Villages and municipalities in Tvrdošín District Orava (region) {{Žilina-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suchá Hora
Suchá Hora (also known by other names) is a village and municipality in Tvrdošín District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia. History The village was founded in the mid 16th century based on Wallachian Law. From 1920-1924 and shortly in 1939 the village belonged to Poland. Etymology and other names The oldest mention of the village is from 1566 as "''Zucha''" and from 1588 it has been known as Suchá Hora (In Slovak). The name of the village means dry mountain. The village is known as "''Sucha Góra''" in Polish, occasionally as "''Sucha Góra Orawska''" (Orawska meaning Oravian, referring to the region of Orava/Orawa). The village is known as "''Szuchahora''" in Hungarian. Geography The municipality lies at an altitude of 790 metres and covers an area of 21.855 km². It has a population of about 1,290 people. Suchá Hora is located in the historical region of Orava. Other locations * 1228 metres high mountain near Banská Bystrica Banská Bystrica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Podbiel
Podbiel ( hu, Podbjel) is a village and municipality in Tvrdošín District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia. It contains a beautiful set of traditional wooden cottages, which have been declared a folk architecture preservation area. History In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1564. Geography The municipality lies at an altitude of 555 metres and covers an area of 19.293 km2. It has a population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ... of about 1255 people. References External links Official website of Podbiel Villages and municipalities in Tvrdošín District {{Žilina-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oravský Biely Potok
Oravský Biely Potok ( hu, Árvafejérpatak) is a village and municipality in Tvrdošín District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1567. Geography The municipality lies at an altitude of 644 metres and covers an area of 18.447 km². It has a population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ... of about 627 people. External links *https://web.archive.org/web/20080111223415/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html *http://www.oravskybielypotok.sk/ *https://web.archive.org/web/20070914195506/http://www.orawa.sk/oravskybielypotok Villages and municipalities in Tvrdošín District Orava (region) {{Žilina-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nižná, Tvrdošín District
Nižná ( hu, Nizsna) is a village and municipality in Tvrdošín District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1420 as ''Nissne Wes''. Geography The municipality lies at an altitude of 573 metres and covers an area of 27.779 km². It has a population of about 4,140 people. Twin towns — sister cities Nižná is twinned with: * Horní Suchá, Czech Republic * Mszana Dolna Mszana (German: ''Mschanna'') is a village in Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Mszana. It lies approximately south-east of Wodzisław Śląski and s ..., Poland References External links *http://www.nizna.sk/ Villages and municipalities in Tvrdošín District {{Žilina-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hladovka
Hladovka (Polish: ''Głodówka,'' Goral: ''Glodōvka'') is a village and municipality in Tvrdošín District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1598. Until 1918/20 it belonged to Hungary, 1920-1924 and 1938–1939 to Poland, 1939–1945 to Slovakia, 1945–1993 to Czechoslovakia. Geography The municipality lies at an altitude of 747 metres and covers an area of 18.098 km2. It has a population of about 960 people. Genealogical resources The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bytca, Slovakia" * Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1763-1893 (parish A) See also * List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia This is an alphabetical list of the 2,891 Obec, obcí (singular ''obec'', "municipality") in Slovakia. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
