Námestovo
Town
Hviezdoslav Square in Námestovo
Country	Slovakia
Region	Žilina
District	Námestovo
Tourism region	Orava
Elevation	614 m (2,014 ft)
Coordinates	49°24′10″N 19°28′53″E / 49.40278, 19.48139
Area	44. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million The Žilina Region (Slovak Žilinský Kraj) is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions and consists of 11 districts ( Okresy. Námestovo District ( okres Námestovo) is a district inthe Orava is the traditional name of a region situated in northern Slovakia (as Orava) and partially also in southern Poland (as Orawa) The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit 474 km² (17 sq mi)
Population	8,094 (2005-12-31)
Density	182 /km² (471 /sq mi)
First mentioned	1557
Mayor	Ján Kadera
Timezone	CET (UTC+1)
- summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	029 01
Phone prefix	421-43
Car plate	NO
Location of Námestovo in Slovakia
Location of Námestovo in the Žilina Region
Wikimedia Commons: Námestovo
Statistics: MOŠ/MIS
Website: www.namestovo.sk

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Geography

The town is located under the Orava Highlands at the shores of the Orava reservoir, not far from the Polish border, around 15 km from Tvrdošín and 30 km from Dolný Kubín. Tvrdošín (Turdoschin (rare Turdossin Twardoszyn is a Town in central Slovakia. Dolný Kubín ( Unterkubin Alsókubin is a town in northern Slovakia in the Žilina Region.

History

The town was mentioned in the 16th century, when the massive colonisation of Orava took place. Árva ( Slovak: Orava, Polish: Orawa, German: Arwa) is the name of a historic administrative county ( comitatus It was growing quickly, thanks to its favourable location on the trade route to Poland. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland The town was burned down at the end of the World War II. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The construction of the Orava reservoir affected the way of life in the town, as two-thirds of the town were inundated, including the town centre. Orava is a reservoir in northernmost Slovakia, which is the largest lake in Slovakia (35 Boom of the industry and the following apartment construction in the 1970s contributed to the growth of the town.

Demographics

According to the 2001 census, the town had 8,135 inhabitants. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population 98. 65% of inhabitants were Slovaks and 0. } The Slovaks or Slovakians are a western Slavic People that primarily inhabit Slovakia and speak the Slovak language, which is 65% Czechs. Czechs (Češi ˈt͡ʃɛʃɪ archaic Čechové) are a western Slavic people of Central Europe, living predominantly in the Czech Republic ^[1] The religious makeup was 92. 12% Roman Catholics, 4. 95% people with no religious affiliation and 0. 84% Lutherans. Lutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the teachings of the sixteenth-century German reformer Martin Luther ^[1]

Pictures

Sunset above Orava dam lake

Námestovo in winter

Námestovo in autumn

References

External links

• The Town of Námestovo (Slovak)