Zákamenné is the biggest

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

in the Orava region in the northern part of

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 ...

. Zákamenné lies in the north-western part of Orava. It belongs to the protected landscape area of Horná Orava and the specially protected area of Horná Orava. The villages which surround Zákamenné are Oravská Lesná, Novoť, Lomná, Breza, Krušetnica and Ujsoly in Poland.

History

In historical records the

was first mentioned in 1615. The village was founded in 1615 on the feast of holy Jacob (28 July), but the first written mention dates from the 16th of July 1615.

Geography and districts

The

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lies at an

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of 680–1156 metres and covers an

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of 42.902 km². It has a

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of about 5,000 people.

Parts of Zákamenné

* Nižný koniec - entrance into village from Námestovo and Lokca. In this part are two banks, a supermarket, restaurant, pension, ski-lift, shops, health care and other services * Poriečie - direction Novoť, to the polish border, village Ujsoly and frontier crossing * Babinec * Špitáľ or Ústredie - here is the municipal office, post, district bureau of employment, old church, school and kindergarten * Farský Briežok ** Pri kríži * Podkamenné ** Pri píle ** Trchovnica * Oravice - entrance into the village from Čadca. In this part is a kindergarten and industrial zone * Mrzáčka (upper, lower) - new church * Vyšný koniec * Tanečník
railway station

Historic landmarks and attractions

* '
Calvary in Zákamenné
'' * '
Church of translation of Madonna
'' in Zákamenné from year 1901. Built in Neoromance style. One from few churches with two towers in Orava region. * '
Church of holy Joseph
'' in Zákamenné - consecrated on 1 January 2000 * The Historical Logging Switchback Railway - Vychyľovka and Oravská Lesná. Narrow gauge railway pass steep elevation by switchbacks. Similar technical solution of similar difficult elevation was used only in

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. * Jewish cemetery * '
Rowland stone
''

Tourism

* Zákamenné belongs to the protected landscape area of Horná Orava and the specially protected area Horná Orava. * In the village there are two ski-lifts: 1500 Kýčera and ski-lift 800 at Prípor hill * The highest peak of Zákammené is Úšust (1156 m n.m.). It lies on the border with

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

and it is possible to see the

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Pilsko Pilsko is the second highest mountain, , in the Żywiec Beskids ( Oravské Beskydy in Slovakia) mountain range, on the border between Poland and Slovakia. It is a hiking destination in summer and a skiing area in winter. The name Pilsko is freque ...

and Malá Fatra mountains in good weather conditions from this peak. On the Polish side of the mountain original fir-beech forests can be found. * Accommodation is possible in four pensions and two hostels

Transportation into Zákamenné

* By the car: from towns

Námestovo Námestovo ( hu, Námesztó; pl, Namiestów) is a town in northern Slovakia. It is the capital and largest town of Námestovo District in the Žilina Region. its population was 7,827. Etymology The name is derived from a word ''námesta'' (a re ...

Čadca Čadca (; until 1918 Čatca, Czača, hu, Csaca, pl, Czadca) is a district town in northern Slovakia, near the border with Poland and the Czech Republic. Etymology The name is derived from a word ''čad'' (smoke, soot; Proto-Slavic: ''čadъ'', ...

, Žywiec * By the bus: directions

- Zákamenné,

Dolný Kubín Dolný Kubín (; also known by other names) is a town in northern Slovakia in the Žilina Region. It is the historical capital and the largest settlement of the Orava region. Names The name is derived from the archaic Slovak word meaning a "gla ...

- Zákamenné and Kraľovany - Zákamenné, more at http://www.cp.sk or https://www.ubian.sk * By the train: directions

Bratislava Bratislava (, also ; ; german: Preßburg/Pressburg ; hu, Pozsony) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Slovakia. Officially, the population of the city is about 475,000; however, it is estimated to be more than 660,000 — approxim ...

Žilina Žilina (; hu, Zsolna, ; german: Sillein, or ; pl, Żylina , names in other languages) is a city in north-western Slovakia, around from the capital Bratislava, close to both the Czech and Polish borders. It is the fourth largest city of Sl ...

-Kraľovany nad

Košice Košice ( , ; german: Kaschau ; hu, Kassa ; pl, Коszyce) is the largest city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary. With a population of app ...

-Kraľovany. In the Kraľovany passage to bus, possible straight connection into Zákamenné on Saturday, Friday and Sunday.

Municipal office

* Address: Zákamenné 746, 02956

Famous people

* Ján Vojtaššák - bishop in the region of Spiš during the years between the two World Wars and after World War II *

Milan Čič Milan Čič (2 January 1932 – 9 November 2012) was a Slovak lawyer and politician who served as the prime minister of the Slovak Socialist Republic from 1989 to 1990. Čič entered politics in 1961 as a member of the Communist Party of Czechos ...

- politician, former president of the constitutional court, presently an advisor of the president of the Slovak Republic * Martin Bajčičák - Slovakian cross-country skier who has been competing since 1994. Bajčičák's best finish at the Winter Olympics was also in the 15 km + 15 km double pursuit, eighth place in 2006.

References

External links

Official website of the village Zákamenné

Official website of the parish office Zákamenné
* https://web.archive.org/web/20070513023228/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html

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