Klin (Slovakia)

Klin is a municipality in the far north of Slovakia with 2468 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) and belongs to the Okres Námestovo within the Žilinský kraj .

geography

The village is located in the Oravská kotlina basin under the Podbeskydská vrchovina mountain range by the Kliňanka brook above the Orava reservoir . The center of the village is at an altitude of 630 m nm and is five kilometers from Námestovo .

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View of the place from Mount Grapa

history

The place was founded according to Wallachian law on the territory of the Thurzo family and is mentioned in writing for the first time in 1580. The first residents were given various rights and tax exemptions called lehota for 16 years . In 1828 there are 121 houses and 822 inhabitants. Originally sheep breeding was the main source of income, in the 18th and 19th centuries, however, linen weaving was the main occupation. Because of the great poverty there were great waves of emigration in the 19th and 20th centuries, but also before that in the 18th century.

The place name is derived from the name for a mountain spur between two streams, ie a "wedge" between them.

population

Results after the 2001 census (1975 inhabitants):

By ethnicity:

99.34% Slovaks
0.15% Czechs
0.05% German
0.05% Poland

By religion:

98.89% Roman Catholic
1.06% no information
0.05% Protestant

Attractions

Roman Catholic Church of St. Anthony from the 19th century
Chapel from 1900