Krivá

Krivá
Krivá
Village
	A view of Krivá
	Coat of arms
	Krivá Location of Krivá in Slovakia
	Coordinates: 49°16′59″N 19°28′43″E / 49.28306°N 19.47861°E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Žilina Region
District	Dolný Kubín District
First mentioned	1575
Area
• Total	18.87 km2 (7.29 sq mi)
Elevation	550 m (1,800 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	820
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	027 55
Area code	+421 43
Car plate	DK
Website	kriva.sk

Krivá (Hungarian: Kriva) is a village and municipality in Dolný Kubín District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1575. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Krivá was part of Árva County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic.

The municipality lies at an altitude of 545 metres and covers an area of 18.877 km². It has a population of about 819 people.

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