Suchá Hora (also known by
other names
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) is a
village
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and
municipality
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in
TvrdoÅ¡Ãn District
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the Žilina Region of central Slovakia. The district was first established in 1996; in 1923 it had been a part of Trstená District.
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in the
Žilina Region
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of northern
Slovakia
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.
History
The village was founded in the mid 16th century based on
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* Inhabitants of Moravian Wallachia
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.
From 1920-1924 and shortly in 1939 the village belonged to
Poland
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.
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
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, 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
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lies at an
altitude
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of 790 metres and covers an
area
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of 21.855 km². It has a
population
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of about 1,290 people.
Suchá Hora is located in the historical region of
Orava.
Other locations
* 1228 metres high mountain near
Banská Bystrica
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. Site of an
FM- and TV-transmitter.
References
External links
*http://www.suchahora.eu
Sources
Suchá Hora - História. ''e-obce.sk'' (in Slovak). Retrieved October 1, 2020.
Villages and municipalities in TvrdoÅ¡Ãn District
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