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Oravská Jasenica

Coordinates: 49°23′N 19°26′E / 49.39°N 19.44°E / 49.39; 19.44
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Oravská Jasenica
Flag of Oravská Jasenica
Oravská Jasenica is located in Žilina Region
Oravská Jasenica
Oravská Jasenica
Location of Oravská Jasenica in the Žilina Region
Oravská Jasenica is located in Slovakia
Oravská Jasenica
Oravská Jasenica
Location of Oravská Jasenica in Slovakia
Coordinates: 49°23′N 19°26′E / 49.39°N 19.44°E / 49.39; 19.44
Country Slovakia
Region Žilina Region
DistrictNámestovo District
First mentioned1588
Area
 • Total
23.68 km2 (9.14 sq mi)
Elevation624 m (2,047 ft)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
1,967
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
290 1[2]
Area code+421 43[2]
Car plateNO
Websitewww.oravskajasenica.sk

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

History

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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

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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

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  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. ^ 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