Oravská Polhora
| Oravská Polhora | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Žilinský kraj | ||
| Okres : | Námestovo | ||
| Region : | Orava | ||
| Area : | 84.519 km² | ||
| Residents : | 3,997 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 47 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 688 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 029 47 | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 43 | ||
| Geographic location : | 49 ° 31 ′ N , 19 ° 27 ′ E | ||
| License plate : | NO | ||
| Kód obce : | 509914 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Michal Strnál | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Oravská Polhora 454 02947 Oravská Polhora |
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| Website: | www.oravskapolhora.sk | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Oravská Polhora (until 1948 in Slovak "Polhora"; in Hungarian Polhora - 1882–1888 Árvapolhora , in Polish and Goral Orawska Półgóra / Półhora ) is a municipality in northern Slovakia . It is the northernmost municipality in the country, is located in the Oravské Beskydy area about 22 km from Námestovo and 5 km from the border crossing to Poland .
The place was first mentioned in writing as Polgora in 1550 . The name Polhora is said to be derived from the location of the municipality, which is half defined by the Babia hora massif .
Most of the residents speak a Goral dialect.
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