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 | |
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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.