Rabčice ( hu, Rabcsice) is a village and municipality in
Námestovo District
Námestovo District (''okres Námestovo'') is a district in the Žilina Region of central Slovakia
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in the
Žilina Region
The Žilina Region ( sk, Žilinský kraj; pl, Kraj żyliński; hu, Zsolnai kerület) is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions and consists of 11 districts ( okresy) and 315 municipalities, from which 18 have a town status. The region ...
of northern
Slovakia
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.
History
In
historical records the village was first mentioned in 1616.
Geography
The municipality lies at an altitude of 756 metres and covers an area of 22.183 km². It has a population of about 1885 people.
Notable people
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Milan Jagnešák, Slovak bobsledder
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Milo Urban
Milo Urban (pseudonyms Ján Rovňan ml., Podbabjagurský) (24 August 1904 – 10 March 1982) was Slovakia, Slovak writer, translator, journalist and important representatives of modern Slovak literature. Urban is controversial figure because ...
, Slovak writer
External links
*http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
Villages and municipalities in Námestovo District
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