Ochodnica ( hu, Ösvényes, until 1899 ) is a
village
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and
municipality
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in
Kysucké Nové Mesto District
Kysucké Nové Mesto District (''okres Kysucké Nové Mesto'') is a district in the Žilina Region of northern central Slovakia, in the Kysuce region. It is entirely surrounded by the Žilina and Čadca districts. Apart from the city districts in B ...
in the
Zilina Region of northern
Slovakia
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.
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History
In historical records the village
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was first mentioned in 1598.
Geography
The municipality
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lies at an altitude
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of 403 metres and covers an area
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of 18.052km². It has a population
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of about 1,027 people.
References
External links
Ochodnica Local website (in Slovak)
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Villages and municipalities in Kysucké Nové Mesto District