Kvačany (Hungarian: Kvacsan) is a village and municipality in Liptovský Mikuláš District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.
History
editIn historical records the village was first mentioned in 1286. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, it was part of Liptó County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic.
Geography
editThe municipality lies at an altitude of 610 metres (2001 ft) and covers an area of 22.435 km² (13.94 mi). It has a population of about 560 people.
External links
edit- https://web.archive.org/web/20070513023228/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
- Village website (in Slovak)
49°10′22″N 19°32′37″E / 49.1728°N 19.5436°E
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