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Oravský Podzámok

Place in Slovakia

Coat of arms

49°16′N 19°22′E / 49.267°N 19.367°E / 49.267; 19.367Country

SlovakiaRegionŽilinaDistrictDolný KubínFounded1267Area

• Total35.24^[2] km² (13.61^[2] sq mi)Elevation

505^[3] m (1,657^[3] ft)Population

(2021)

• Total1,367^[1]Postal code

027 41^[3]

Area code+421 43^[3]Car plateDKWebsitewww.oravsky-podzamok.sk

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.

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

Before 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

Oravský Podzámok is twinned with:^[5]

Lipinki, Poland
Vodňany, Czech Republic
Włodowice, Poland

References

^ "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.