Rabčice () is a village and municipality in
Námestovo District
Námestovo District (''okres Námestovo'') is a district in the Žilina Region 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 ea ...
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
Slovakia
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.
History
In
historical records the village was first mentioned in 1616.
Geography
The municipality lies at an altitude of 756 metres and covers an area of 22.183 km². It has a population of about 1885 people.
Notable people
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Milan Jagnešák
Milan Jagnešák (born 29 August 1969) is a former Slovak bobsledder who serves as president of the Slovak Bobsleigh Federation. He competed in four Winter Olympics between 2002 and 2014.
Early life
Jagnešák was born on 29 August 1969 in Rabč ...
, Slovak bobsledder
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Milo Urban
Milo Urban (pseudonyms: ''Ján Rovňan ml.'', ''Podbabjagurský'') (24 August 1904 – 10 March 1982) was Slovak writer, translator, journalist and an important representative of modern Slovak literature.
Biography
Urban finished elementary ...
, Slovak writer
External links
*http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
Villages and municipalities in Námestovo District
Orava (region)
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