Medzibrodie nad Oravou
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| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Žilinský kraj | ||
| Okres : | Dolny Kubin | ||
| Region : | Orava | ||
| Area : | 6.576 km² | ||
| Residents : | 559 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 85 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 514 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 026 01 ( Dolný Kubín Post Office ) | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 44 | ||
| Geographic location : | 49 ° 14 ' N , 19 ° 21' E | ||
| License plate : | DK | ||
| Kód obce : | 509833 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Michal Janota | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Medzibrodie nad Oravou č. 122 026 01 Dolný Kubín |
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| Website: | www.medzibrodienadoravou.sk | ||
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Medzibrodie nad Oravou (Slovak until 1927 only "Medzibrodie"; Hungarian Medzibrogy ) is a municipality in the north-center of Slovakia with 559 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 Landscape Orava lies.
geography
The village is located on the left bank of the Orava , at the mouth of the Pucovský potok in the river, in the Oravská vrchovina mountains . The town center is located at an altitude of 514 m nm and is seven kilometers from Dolný Kubín .
Neighboring municipalities are Oravský Podzámok in the north, Pribiš in the east, Pucov in the southeast, Bziny in the south and Dolný Kubín (district Kňažia ) in the west.
history
The name Medzibrodie literally means "intermediate ford " and refers to the ford through the Orava that once existed .
Archaeological investigations in 1982 revealed the remains of a fortified settlement in the Hallstatt period . The current place was mentioned in writing for the first time in 1357 and was then a subject village organized according to Wallachian law in the rulership of the Arwaburg on the right bank of the Orava. Traditional names that have come down to us include Medzbrode (1420), Medzibrogy (1474), Meczybrogh (1547), Medzibrodie (1625) and Medzibrod (1786). In 1624 the village had about 110 inhabitants and was devastated during the Kuruc uprising . After a devastating flood in 1813, the decision was made to rebuild it on the left bank of the Orava. In 1827 a fire caused great damage. In 1828 there were 87 houses and 720 inhabitants who were employed as farmers, cattle herders and stonemasons.
The place in Arwa County belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary until 1918 and then became part of Czechoslovakia or now Slovakia.
population
According to the 2011 census, 475 inhabitants lived in Medzibrodie nad Oravou, of which 469 were Slovaks and one each was Polish and Czech . One resident indicated a different ethnic group and three residents gave no information about the ethnic group .
463 residents confessed to the Roman Catholic Church and one resident confessed to another denomination. Seven residents had no denomination and four residents had no denomination.
Buildings
- Roman Catholic Virgin Church from 1993
Individual evidence
- ↑ Results of the 2011 census (Slovak) ( Memento of the original from March 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Entry on e-obce.sk (Slovak)