Nižná Boca
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| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Žilinský kraj | ||
| Okres : | Liptovský Mikuláš | ||
| Region : | Liptov | ||
| Area : | 25.172 km² | ||
| Residents : | 163 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 6 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 851 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 032 34 ( Malužiná post office ) | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 44 | ||
| Geographic location : | 48 ° 57 ' N , 19 ° 46' E | ||
| License plate : | LM | ||
| Kód obce : | 510874 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Silvia Skusilová | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Nižná Boca č. 3 032 34 Malužiná |
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| Website: | www.niznaboca.sk | ||
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Nižná Boca (until 1927 also "Svätojánska Boca" or "Nižná Boca a Prostredná Boca" in Slovak ; German Unterbotza , Hungarian Szentivánboca and temporarily Alsóboca ) is a municipality in northern Slovakia with 163 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019), which belongs to the Okres Liptovský Mikuláš , part of the Žilinský kraj , belongs to the traditional Liptov region .
geography
The village is located in the Low Tatras on the Boca river north of the Čertovica saddle , on the slope of the Rovná hoľa mountain ( 1723 m nm ). The center of the village lies at an altitude of 851 m nm and is 15 kilometers from Liptovský Hrádok and 26 kilometers from Liptovský Mikuláš .
Neighboring municipalities are Malužiná in the north and east, Vyšná Boca in the south and Liptovská Porúbka in the west and northwest.
history
The history of Nižná Boca and Vyšná Boca is closely related to mining. In the 13th century, Saxon “guests” were invited to mine and mine gold ore here. Gold, silver, copper and iron ore mines were established here on both sides of the Boca River in the mid-16th century. In 1558 60 kg of gold were extracted from the mines. Declining profitability and disputes between the royal chamber and the Szentiványi family caused the decline in the 17th century, before mining activity increased again in the 18th century. In 1784 the village had 141 houses and 798 inhabitants. The mines were finally closed after 1860 and the residents were now employed as linen weavers, cattle farmers and miners in foreign mines. In 1882 the previously independent place Prostredná Boca (then in Hungarian Középboca or Királyboca ) was incorporated.
The place in Liptov County belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary until 1918 and then came to Czechoslovakia and finally to Slovakia.
population
According to the 2011 census, Nižná Boca had 156 inhabitants, 148 of whom were Slovaks and one each was Polish and Ukrainian . Six residents did not provide any information about their ethnicity .
61 residents committed themselves to the Evangelical Church AB, 30 residents to the Roman Catholic Church, and one resident each to the Baptists, the Evangelical Methodist Church and the Orthodox Church. 47 residents had no denomination and the denomination of 15 residents was not determined.
Buildings
- Protestant church from 1844
- Mining log houses in the typical regional architectural style
Outdoor stables on the mountain meadows, which were used for wintering cattle, are a rarity in Slovakia.
traffic
The 1st order road 72 runs through the outskirts of Nižná Boca from Kráľova Lehota to Podbrezová over the Čertovica saddle.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Slovenské slovníky: názvy obcí Slovenskej republiky (Majtán 1998)
- ↑ Results of the 2011 census (Slovak)
Web links
- Entry on e-obce.sk (Slovak)