Tvrdošín District (''okres Tvrdošín'') is a
district
A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...
in
the
Žilina Region
The Žilina Region (; ; ) is one of the eight Regions of Slovakia, Slovak administrative regions and consists of 11 districts (okresy) and 315 municipalities, from which 18 have a town status. The region was established in 1923, however, in its p ...
of central
Slovakia
Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, 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 west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's m ...
. The district was first established in 1996; in 1923 it had been a part of
Trstená District.
Municipalities
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Brezovica
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Čimhová
Čimhová (, Polish language, Polish: Czymhowa) is a village and municipality in Tvrdošín District in the Žilina Region of the northern Slovakia. It has over 600 inhabitants and lies on the banks of Oravica river, in the Orava Basin, near the S ...
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Habovka
Habovka 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 1593. The first settlers came from the Polish village of Chabówka, whic ...
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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 be ...
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Liesek
Liesek () 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 co ...
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Nižná
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Oravský Biely Potok
Oravský Biely Potok () 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 ...
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Podbiel
Podbiel () 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 ...
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Suchá Hora
Suchá Hora ( Polish: ''Sucha Góra Orawska ;'' also known by other names) is a village and municipality in Tvrdošín District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.
History
The area became part of Poland in the 10th or early 11th century ...
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Štefanov nad Oravou
Štefanov nad Oravou () 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 57 ...
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Trstená
Trstená ( or ''Árvanádasd''; ; German: ''Bingenstadt'') is a town in Tvrdošín District, Žilina Region, Northern Slovakia.
Location
Trstená is situated on the Orava River at the Orava (reservoir) in the Slovak part of the Orava valle ...
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Tvrdošín
Tvrdošín (; ) is a town in Northern 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 ...
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Vitanová
Vitanová () is a village and municipality in Tvrdošín District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia
Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukra ...
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Zábiedovo
Zábiedovo () 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 ...
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Zuberec
Zuberec () is a village in northern Slovakia and a popular tourist center at the foothills of the Western Tatras. Zuberec features numerous accommodation facilities, restaurants, museum and a tourist information office.
The village is the place ...
External links
Official site
Districts of Žilina Region
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