Kvačany (Liptovský Mikuláš)
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Žilinský kraj | ||
| Okres : | Liptovský Mikuláš | ||
| Region : | Liptov | ||
| Area : | 22.44 km² | ||
| Residents : | 538 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 24 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 610 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 032 24 | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 44 | ||
| Geographic location : | 49 ° 10 ' N , 19 ° 33' E | ||
| License plate : | LM | ||
| Kód obce : | 510572 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Structure of the municipality: | 2 parts of the community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Jozef Grúň | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Kvačany 100 03224 Kvačany |
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| Website: | www.kvacanylm.sk | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Kvačany (Hungarian Kvacsan - until 1888 Kvacsán ) is a municipality in central Slovakia near the town of Liptovský Mikuláš .
It is located in the Chočské vrchy in the northern parts of the Liptov .
As early as 1256, the area was described as "desert" in a document, and in 1319 the place was first mentioned in writing as Kovachan . The Sankt-Katharinen-Kirche dates from the beginning of the 14th century, in 1456 the place Dlhá Luka (German Lange-Wiese , Hungarian Hosszúret ) is mentioned for the first time in writing . There has been evidence of a parish school in Kvačany since the 16th century, and over the centuries the population was mainly occupied with sheep breeding, agriculture and forestry.