Žaškov

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Žaškov
coat of arms map
Coat of arms of Žaškov
Žaškov (Slovakia)
Žaškov
Žaškov
Basic data
State : Slovakia
Kraj : Žilinský kraj
Okres : Dolny Kubin
Region : Orava
Area : 24.723 km²
Residents : 1,590 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 64 inhabitants per km²
Height : 482  m nm
Postal code : 027 21
Telephone code : 0 44
Geographic location : 49 ° 11 '  N , 19 ° 13'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 10 '43 "  N , 19 ° 12' 44"  E
License plate : DK
Kód obce : 510254
structure
Community type : local community
Administration (as of November 2018)
Mayor : Milan Pavlovčík
Address: Obecný úrad Žaškov
č. 112
027 21 Žaškov
Website: www.obeczaskov.sk
Statistics information on statistics.sk

Žaškov (Hungarian Zsaskó ) is a municipality in the north-center of Slovakia with 1590 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019), which is located in Okres Dolný Kubín within the Žilinský kraj and at the same time in the traditional Orava landscape .

geography

The village is located at the southern end of the Oravská vrchovina hills between the mountains Zemiansky diel ( 758  m nm ) and Šíp ( 1170  m nm ), the second part of the Great Fatra . The village occupies a valley location along the Žaškovský creek up to the mouth of the Orava . The center of the village lies at an altitude of 482  m nm and is 12 kilometers from Dolný Kubín .

history

The place was founded in 1380 according to German Sillein law and was then called Dewczdorf , in 1382 Dewsdorff , but in 1388 already Zsaskow . The village belonged to the estate of Arwa Castle and was administered by a hereditary bailiff. During the Kuruzenkrieg Žaškov suffered considerable damage. In 1715 there were 570 inhabitants, in 1778 already 902 inhabitants and finally in 1828 242 houses with 1,738 inhabitants. The main sources of income were agriculture, domestic crafts, linen weaving and rafting. During the first Czechoslovak Republic some of them also worked in the quarry in Párnica . The first school was mentioned in 1794, then in 1861 when the school building was opposite the Protestant church. The current school building was opened in September 1970.

For a long time the village could only be reached via a ford through the Orava before a wooden bridge was built in 1923, but it was at risk of flooding and was finally replaced by a reinforced concrete bridge in 1961.

population

Results after the 2001 census (1711 inhabitants):

By ethnicity:

  • 99.82% Slovaks
  • 0.12% Czechs

By denomination:

  • 55.99% Protestant
  • 41.15% Roman Catholic
  • 2.34% non-denominational
  • 0.53% no information

Buildings

  • Roman Catholic church from 1625, rebuilt in Baroque style in the 18th century, the furnishings include a sculpture from the 16th century
  • Evangelical Tolerance Church from 1792, with a neo-Romanesque design made in 1890

traffic

Žaškov can only be reached via a 3rd order street, with a connection to 1st order street 70 in Párnica. The nearest train station on the Kraľovany – Suchá Hora railway line is also there.

Web links