Oravské Veselé

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Oravské Veselé
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Oravské Veselé (Slovakia)
Oravské Veselé
Oravské Veselé
Basic data
State : Slovakia
Kraj : Žilinský kraj
Okres : Námestovo
Region : Orava
Area : 41.211 km²
Residents : 2,961 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 72 inhabitants per km²
Height : 749  m nm
Postal code : 029 57
Telephone code : 0 43
Geographic location : 49 ° 28 '  N , 19 ° 23'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 28 '0 "  N , 19 ° 23' 0"  E
License plate : NO
Kód obce : 509931
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Community type : local community
Administration (as of November 2018)
Mayor : Albín Maslaňák
Address: Obecný úrad Oravské Veselé
374
02962 Oravské Veselé
Website: www.oravskevesele.sk
Statistics information on statistics.sk

Oravské Veselé (until 1946 only Slovak "Veselé"; Hungarian Veszele , Polish Wesołe ) is a municipality in the central Slovakia .

It is located in the Beskydy Mountains in the Orava region at the confluence of the Veselianka and Mútnik rivers , 12 km from the town of Námestovo .

The first written mention was made in 1629 (foundation). In the village there is a church of St. Elisabeth from 1815.