Olešná (Slovakia)
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Žilinský kraj | ||
| Okres : | Čadca | ||
| Region : | Kysuce | ||
| Area : | 19.774 km² | ||
| Residents : | 1,938 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 98 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 480 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 023 52 | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 41 | ||
| Geographic location : | 49 ° 26 ' N , 18 ° 40' E | ||
| License plate : | CA | ||
| Kód obce : | 509337 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Structure of the municipality: | 2 cadastral communities | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Štefan Cudrák | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Olešná 493 023 52 Olešná |
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| Website: | www.obecolesna.sk | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Olešná (Hungarian Berekfalu - until 1907 Olesna ) is a place and a municipality in the Okres Čadca of the Žilinský kraj in the extreme north of Slovakia with about 2000 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2010).
geography
The municipality is located in the upper Kysuca Valley in the traditional Kysuce landscape , on the left bank of the Kysuce at its confluence with the Olešianka brook . The Turzovská vrchovina mountain range rises to the north of the main town , while Javorníky crosses the Kysuce river to the south . The highest point is the Burkov vrch on the border with the Czech Republic with 1032 m nm Olešná is located on a junction from the national road 487 and is seven kilometers from Turzovka and nine kilometers from Čadca .
Administratively, the municipality is divided into cadastral parishes Olešná (previously Olešná I) and Burkov vrch (previously Olešná II).
history
Today's place was created during the colonization of the area in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. As early as 1325, a hill called Holesne is mentioned there , and in 1435 as Wyrch Olessna . Olešná originated in the then area of the city of Turzovka and was later spun off. As an independent community, it is mentioned for the first time in 1580 as Olessna ; other sources give 1619 as the earliest mention. Olešná belonged to the Bitsch estate , which was once owned by the Thurzos .