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Kysuce Dialect
Kysuce is a traditional informal name of a region in north-western Slovakia, situated around the Kysuca river and bordering the Orava region in the east, Poland in the north and the Czech Republic in the west. It consists of two districts: Čadca and Kysucké Nové Mesto. The northern part is called the Čadecké region and is part of the Goral Lands. The region is surrounded by the numerous mountain ranges, for example Javorníky with the highest hill Veľký Javorník (1,071 m) in the west, the Moravian-Silesian Beskids with the highest hill Veľký Polom (1,067 m) in the north. In the East there are Kysucké Beskydy with the highest mountain (also the highest in the region) – Veľká Rača (1,236 m) – the symbol of Kysuce. In the South there is Kysucká vrchovina with the highest hill – Ľadonhora (999 m). The oldest known settlement in Kysuce is the city Kysucké Nové Mesto, which is located on an important trade route through the region. The route connects north with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velka Raca
Velka () is a dispersed settlement in the hills to the northeast of Dravograd in the Carinthia region in northern Slovenia, next to the border with Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust .... References External linksVelka on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Dravograd {{Dravograd-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lutiše
Lutiše () is a village and municipality in Žilina District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1662. Geography The municipality lies at an altitude of 560 metres and covers an area of . It has a population Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Governments conduct a census to quantify the resident population size within a given jurisdiction. The term is also applied to non-human animals, microorganisms, and pl ... of about 818 people. External links *https://web.archive.org/web/20070427022352/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html Villages and municipalities in Žilina District {{Žilina-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radôstka
Radôstka () is a village and municipality in Čadca District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1662. Geography The municipality lies at an altitude of 487 metres and covers an area of 13.172 km2. It has a population Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Governments conduct a census to quantify the resident population size within a given jurisdiction. The term is also applied to non-human animals, microorganisms, and pl ... of about 886 people. External links *http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html Villages and municipalities in Čadca District {{Žilina-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nová Bystrica
Nová Bystrica () is a village and municipality in Čadca District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia, in the Kysuce region. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1662. Geography The municipality lies at an altitude of 526 metres and covers an area of 125.261 km². It has a population Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Governments conduct a census to quantify the resident population size within a given jurisdiction. The term is also applied to non-human animals, microorganisms, and pl ... of about 2855 people. It is located in the ''Bystrica'' river valley. Tourism In the local part Vychylovka, around 4 km further north-east, tourists can find some interesting attractions: the switchback railway, open-air museum of Kysuce village, established in 1974 primarily to save buildings from the now non-existing villages ''Riečnica'' and ''Harvelka'', which were inundated by the Nová Bystrica re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turzovka
Turzovka () is a town in the Čadca District, Žilina Region in north-western Slovakia. History The present-day town was established in 1598 by a palatine of the Thurzó family. It gained town status in 1968. This town became well known by the Marian apparitions reported by Matúš Lašut between 1958 and 1962. The town museum was established on October 1, 2015. Geography Turzovka lies at an altitude of above sea level and covers an area of . It lies in the Kysuca river valley, surrounded by the mountain ranges of Beskydy and Javorníky. Demographics According to the 2010 census, the town had 7,802 inhabitants. The largest minority group were Czech 0.75% and Roma 0.27%. The religious make-up was 92.74% Roman Catholics and 0.2% Lutherans, most of the others giving no affiliation. Notable people * Ladislav Polka (1952–2025), politician Twin towns — sister cities Turzovka is twinned with: * Frýdlant nad Ostravicí Frýdlant (, also known as Frýdlant v Čechách; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ochodnica A Stará Bystrica
Ochodnica (, until 1899 ) is a village and municipality in Kysucké Nové Mesto District in the Zilina Region of northern Slovakia. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1598. Geography The municipality lies at an altitude of 403 metres and covers an area of 18.052km². It has a population Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Governments conduct a census to quantify the resident population size within a given jurisdiction. The term is also applied to non-human animals, microorganisms, and pl ... of about 1,027 people. References External linksOchodnica Local website (in Slovak) {{Authority control Villages and municipalities in Kysucké Nové Mesto District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dunajov
Dunajov () is a village and municipality in Čadca District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1598. Geography The municipality lies at an altitude of 373 metres and covers an area of 6.062 km2. It has a population of about 914 people. Genealogical resources The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bytca, Slovakia" * Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1666-1903 (parish B) See also * List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia This is an alphabetical list of the 2,891 (singular , "municipality") in Slovakia. They are grouped into 79 Districts of Slovakia, districts (, singular ), in turn grouped into 8 Regions of Slovakia, regions (, singular ); articles on individu ... External links *https://web.archive.org/web/20080111223415/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.htmlof living people in Dunajov Villages and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svrčinovec
Svrčinovec (, until 1899 ) is a village and municipality in Čadca District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1658. In November 1938, the village was annexed by the Polish Army, in wake of the annexation of Trans-Olza region to the Second Polish Republic. Geography The municipality lies at an altitude of 432 metres and covers an area of 15.736 km2. Demographics According to the 2001 census, the village had 3 382 inhabitants. 98,29% of inhabitants were Slovaks and 0,98% Czech. The religious make-up was 97,37% Roman Catholics The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institut ... and 0,98% people with no religious affiliation. References Villages and municipalities in Čadca District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalinov, Medzilaborce
Kalinov (; ) is a village and municipality in the Medzilaborce District in the Prešov Region of far north-eastern Slovakia. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1596 and 1604. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, it was part of Zemplén County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1944, it was part of the Slovak Republic, a client state of Nazi Germany. On 21 September 1944, the Red Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Kalinov and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia. It was the first municipality in Czechoslovakia to be liberated from German occupation. Geography The municipality lies at an altitude of 453 metres and covers an area of 13.784 km². It has a population of about 300 people. Genealogical resources The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Presov, Slovakia" * Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1786-1898 (parish B) * Greek Catho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zborov Nad Bystricou
Zborov nad Bystricou () is a village and municipality in Čadca District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1662. Before 1918 the official name was Felsozboró, or only Zboró. The total population in 1910 was 1,607 which included mostly Roman Catholic Slovaks. The region was devastated by the attacks of Tartars in the 13th century and the first settlers came here after 1400AD (Stara Bystrica). Zborov nad Bystricou were founded by the Valach colonists in the 15th century. Geography The municipality lies at an altitude of 420 metres and covers an area of 18.709 km2. It has a population Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Governments conduct a census to quantify the resident population size within a given jurisdiction. The term is also applied to non-human animals, microorganisms, and pl ... of about 2290 people. External links * https://web.archive.o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
