The Orava Magura (, ) is a mountain range 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 northern central Slovakia. The range is part of the
Central Beskids
The Low Beskids () or Central Beskids (; ; ) are a mountain range in southeastern Poland and northeastern Slovakia. They constitute a middle (central) section of the Beskids, within the Outer Eastern Carpathians.
Since there are several traditi ...
, which are themselves part of the
Outer Western Carpathians
Divisions of the Carpathians are a categorization of the Carpathian mountains system.
Below is a detailed overview of the major subdivisions and ranges of the Carpathian Mountains. The Carpathians are a "subsystem" of a bigger Alps-Himalaya S ...
.
The Orava Magura is a sandstone massif, densely forested, with primarily spruce and beech, with cultivated birch and hazel. The highest peak of the range is ''Minčol'', 1394 meters, along with ''Paráč'' (1325 meters), ''Budín'' (1222 meters), and some others.
The most important tourist resorts include
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 ...
,
Zázrivá
Zázrivá () is a village and municipality in Dolný Kubín District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia. It is located in the Orava region, around 35 km from Žilina and 20 km from Dolný Kubín. It was first mentioned in 1556.
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, and
Dolný Kubín
Dolný Kubín (; also known by #Names, 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), Orava region.
Names
The name is derived from the archaic Slov ...
which are often visited during Slovakia's summer. The region is also home to the
Horná Orava Protected Landscape Area.
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Mountain ranges of Slovakia
Mountain ranges of the Western Carpathians