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Zázrivá

Coordinates: 49°16′30″N 19°9′0″E / 49.27500°N 19.15000°E / 49.27500; 19.15000
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Zázrivá
Village
Coat of arms of Zázrivá
Zázrivá is located in Slovakia
Zázrivá
Zázrivá
Location of Zázrivá in Slovakia
Coordinates: 49°16′30″N 19°9′0″E / 49.27500°N 19.15000°E / 49.27500; 19.15000
CountrySlovakia
RegionŽilina
DistrictDolný Kubín
First mentioned1556
Government
 • MayorMatúš Mních
Area
 • Total67.24[2] km2 (25.96[2] sq mi)
Elevation
669[3] m (2,195[3] ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total2,539[1]
Time zoneCET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST)CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code
027 05[3]
Area code+421 43[3]
Car plateDK
Websitehttp://www.zazriva.com

Zázrivá (Hungarian: Zázriva) is a village and municipality in Dolný Kubín District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia. It is located in the Orava region, around 35 km from Žilina and 20 km from Dolný Kubín. It was first mentioned in 1556.

Etymology

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The name means 'envied' (i.e., a village envied by others).[5]

History

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Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Zázrivá was part of Árva County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic.

References

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  1. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  5. ^ Majtán, Milan (2003). "Adjektívum zázrivý - proprium Zázrivá v slovenčine" [The Adjective zázrivý – The Proper Noun Zázrivá in Slovak]. Slovenská reč (6). Jazykovedný ústav Ľudovíta Štúra SAV: 336.
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