Zázrivá

Village in Slovakia

Coat of arms

49°16′30″N 19°9′0″E / 49.27500°N 19.15000°E / 49.27500; 19.15000CountrySlovakiaRegionŽilinaDistrictDolný KubínFirst mentioned1556Government

• MayorMatúš MníchArea

• 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 plateDKWebsitehttp://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

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

History

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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^ ^a ^b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ 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.