Podbiel
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Žilinský kraj | ||
| Okres : | Tvrdošín | ||
| Region : | Orava | ||
| Area : | 19.290 km² | ||
| Residents : | 1,286 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 67 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 555 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 027 42 | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 43 | ||
| Geographic location : | 49 ° 18 ' N , 19 ° 29' E | ||
| License plate : | TS | ||
| Kód obce : | 509981 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Slavomír Korčuška | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Podbiel č. 210 027 42 Podbiel |
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| Website: | www.podbiel.sk | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Podbiel (Hungarian Podbjel ) is a place and a municipality in northern Slovakia , with 1286 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). It belongs to the Okres Tvrdošín and thus to the superordinate administrative unit Žilinský kraj .
geography
The municipality is located in the upper Orava valley on a meander shortly after its confluence with the Studený creek , in the traditional Arwa landscape . Geomorphologically it is located in the Oravská vrchovina mountains on the southeastern slopes of the Oravská Magura Mountains . Podbiel is seven kilometers from Tvrdošín and 25 kilometers from Dolný Kubín .
Neighboring towns are Nižná in the east, Oravský Biely Potok in the southeast, Krivá in the south and Lokca in the northwest (across the Oravská Magura).
history
Finds from the Hallstatt period and a settlement of the Puchau culture are proven in the municipality . The place itself was created in the 16th century as part of the Wallachian colonization on the territory of the estate of the Arwa Castle , which at that time belonged to the Thurzo family. The first written mention comes from the year 1556 (other information 1564). The name refers to the mountain Biel ( 750 m nm ) south of the place. The main sources of income were sheep, cattle breeding and forestry, at times also a brewery, mill, saw and pottery. In 1836 the construction of an ironworks and an attached hammer mill began in order to process the iron ore extracted from the surrounding mines. The iron was too brittle, however, so operations were stopped again in 1864.
Attractions
- Roman Catholic Church from 1861
- Ruins of the former ironworks
- 64 wooden houses in the Bobrova raľa district , listed as a monument reserve since 1977
- the rock Biela skala south of the village
- rafting on the Orava in summer
Personalities
- Eduard Goldstücker (1913–2000), Czechoslovak literary historian and journalist
