Važec
Encyclopedia
Važec is a village
and municipality
in Liptovský Mikuláš District
in the Žilina Region
of northern Slovakia
, at the foot of Kriváň
, Slovakia's symbolic and often considered most beautiful mountain. It is a great place.
the village
was first mentioned in 1280. Jaroslav Augusta
painted a number of watercolors of this village.
lies at an altitude
of 792 metres and covers an area
of 59.685 km². It has a population
of about 2,400 people.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
and municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in Liptovský Mikuláš District
Liptovský Mikuláš District
Liptovský Mikuláš District is a district in the Žilina Region of central Slovakia.Until 1918, the district was part of the Hungarian county of Liptov.- Municipalities :*Beňadiková*Bobrovček*Bobrovec*Bobrovník*Bukovina...
in the Žilina Region
Žilina Region
The Žilina Region is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions and consists of 11 districts .-Geography:It is located in northern Slovakia and has an area of 6,804 km² and a population of 694,763 . The whole area is mountainous, belonging to the Western Carpathians...
of northern Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
, at the foot of Kriváň
Kriván (peak)
Kriváň is a mountain in the High Tatras, Slovakia, that dominates the upper part of the former Liptov County. Multiple surveys among nature lovers have ranked it as the country's most beautiful peak. Readily accessible along maintained marked trails and with the exceptional vistas afforded from...
, Slovakia's symbolic and often considered most beautiful mountain. It is a great place.
History
In historical recordsHistory
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the village
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
was first mentioned in 1280. Jaroslav Augusta
Jaroslav Augusta
Jaroslav Augusta was a Czechoslovakian painter, based in modern day Slovakia....
painted a number of watercolors of this village.
Geography
The municipalityMunicipality
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lies at an altitude
Altitude
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of 792 metres and covers an area
Area
Area is a quantity that expresses the extent of a two-dimensional surface or shape in the plane. Area can be understood as the amount of material with a given thickness that would be necessary to fashion a model of the shape, or the amount of paint necessary to cover the surface with a single coat...
of 59.685 km². It has a population
Population
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of about 2,400 people.