Oravská Jasenica

Oravská Jasenica
Oravská Jasenica
Municipality
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	Oravská Jasenica Location of Oravská Jasenica in the Žilina Region Oravská Jasenica Location of Oravská Jasenica in Slovakia
	Coordinates: 49°23′N 19°26′E / 49.39°N 19.44°E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Žilina Region
District	Námestovo District
First mentioned	1588
Area
• Total	23.68 km2 (9.14 sq mi)
Elevation	624 m (2,047 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	1,967
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	290 1
Area code	+421 43
Car plate	NO
Website	www.oravskajasenica.sk

Oravská Jasenica (Hungarian: Jaszenica) is a village and municipality in Námestovo District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.

History

The village was founded in the 1680s. The first written mention of the place under the name Jasenica is dated by 1588. There are later further records under various spellings. The current name Oravská Jasenica was documented in 1949.^[4]^[5]

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 630 metres and covers an area of 23.684 km². It has a population of about 1575 people.

References

^ "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 "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ Oravská Jasenica. In: KROPILÁK, Miroslav, ed. Vlastivedný slovník obcí na Slovensku II 1st edition Bratislava: Veda, 1977, p. 351.
^ História, Oravská Jasenica official website

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[area-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.

[base_info-2] "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.

[pop-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] Oravská Jasenica. In: KROPILÁK, Miroslav, ed. Vlastivedný slovník obcí na Slovensku II 1st edition Bratislava: Veda, 1977, p. 351.

[5] História, Oravská Jasenica official website

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