Oravský Podzámok

Oravský Podzámok
View of the village from Orava Castle
Oravský Podzámok
Location of Oravský Podzámok in the Žilina Region
Oravský Podzámok
Location of Oravský Podzámok in Slovakia
Coordinates: 49°16′N 19°22′E / 49.27°N 19.37°E / 49.27; 19.37
Country Slovakia
Region Žilina Region
DistrictDolný Kubín District
First mentioned1267
Area
 • Total
35.25 km2 (13.61 sq mi)
Elevation505 m (1,657 ft)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
1,353
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
274 1[2]
Area code+421 43[2]
Car plateDK
Websitewww.oravskypodzamok.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:[4]

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ a b c "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. ^ "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.