Oravský Podzámok (Hungarian: Árvaváralja) is a village and municipality in Dolný Kubín District in the Zilina Region of northern Slovakia. Orava Castle is located in the village.
Oravský Podzámok | |
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 View of the village from Orava Castle | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Oravský Podzámok Location of Oravský Podzámok in Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 49°16′N 19°22′E / 49.267°N 19.367°E | |
| Country |  Slovakia |
| Region | Žilina |
| District | Dolný Kubín |
| Founded | 1267 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.24[2] km2 (13.61[2] sq mi) |
| Elevation | 505[3] m (1,657[3] ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 1,367[1] |
| Postal code | 027 41[3] |
| Area code | +421 43[3] |
| Car plate | DK |
| Website | www.oravsky-podzamok.sk |
The village is located at 508 m (1677 ft) and has a population of 1331 inhabitants.
Factory OFZ, Istebné, the largest Slovak producer of ferroalloys, is located in Oravský Podzámok.
History
editBefore the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Oravský Podzámok was part of Árva County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic.
Twin towns – sister cities
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References
edit- ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ "Uznesenie z 5.zasadnutia obecného zastupiteľstva obce Oravský Podzámok zo dňa 24. 06. 2015". oravskypodzamok.sk (in Slovak). Oravský Podzámok. 2015-06-24. p. 14. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
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