Nižná (Tvrdošín)

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Nižná
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Nižná (Slovakia)
Nižná
Nižná
Basic data
State : Slovakia
Kraj : Žilinský kraj
Okres : Tvrdošín
Region : Orava
Area : 27.779 km²
Residents : 4,017 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 145 inhabitants per km²
Height : 573  m nm
Postal code : 027 43
Telephone code : 0 43
Geographic location : 49 ° 19 ′  N , 19 ° 32 ′  E Coordinates: 49 ° 18 ′ 37 ″  N , 19 ° 31 ′ 48 ″  E
License plate : TS
Kód obce : 509876
structure
Community type : local community
Structure of the municipality: 2 parts of the community
Administration (as of November 2018)
Mayor : Jaroslav Rosina
Address: Obecný úrad Nižná
Nová Doba 506
02743 Nižná
Website: www.nizna.sk
Statistics information on statistics.sk

Nižná ( Hungarian Nizsna , Polish Niżna ) is a municipality in northern Slovakia .

location

It is located in the Orava Valley at the foot of the Oravská Magura, 5 km from Tvrdošín and 25 km from Dolný Kubín .

In addition to the main town, the settlement Zemianska Dedina (incorporated in 1985) belongs to the municipality .

history

The place was first mentioned in 1420 as Nissne Wes .

Web links

Commons : Nižná  - collection of images, videos and audio files
View of the television factory in town