Vyšná Boca
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| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Žilinský kraj | ||
| Okres : | Liptovský Mikuláš | ||
| Region : | Liptov | ||
| Area : | 20.591 km² | ||
| Residents : | 101 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 5 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 950 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 032 34 ( Malužiná post office ) | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 44 | ||
| Geographic location : | 48 ° 56 ' N , 19 ° 45' E | ||
| License plate : | LM | ||
| Kód obce : | 511188 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Ľubica Trégerová | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Vyšná Boca č. 50 032 34 Malužiná |
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| Website: | www.vysnaboca.sk | ||
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Vyšná Boca (until 1927 Slovak also "Kráľovská Boca"; German Oberbotza , Hungarian Királyboca and temporarily Felsőboca ) is a municipality in northern Slovakia with 101 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019), which belongs to the Okres Liptovský Mikuláš , part of the Žilinský kraj , and is part of the traditional Liptov region .
geography
The municipality is located in the Low Tatras on the Boca river north of the Čertovica saddle . The center of the village is at an altitude of 950 m nm and is 19 kilometers from Liptovský Hrádok and 29 kilometers from Liptovský Mikuláš .
Neighboring communities are Vyšná Boca in the north and east, Jarabá in the south and Liptovský Ján in the west.
history
The history of Vyšná Boca is closely related to that of Nižná Boca . First mentions date back to 1285, but a permanent settlement did not emerge until the 16th century. Above all gold, silver, copper and iron ore were mined. In 1552 the place became the seat of a mining court. In 1784 the village had 61 houses and 373 inhabitants. After the decline of mining in the late 19th century, many residents emigrated, while others were employed as cattle farmers and as workers in foreign mines.
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, 119 inhabitants lived in Nižná Boca, 108 of them Slovaks . 11 residents did not provide any information on ethnicity .
53 residents committed themselves to the Evangelical Church AB, 32 residents to the Roman Catholic Church, three residents to the Greek Catholic Church and one resident each to the Old Catholic Church, the Evangelical Methodist Church and the Orthodox Church. 16 residents were without a denomination and the denomination of 12 residents was not determined.
Buildings
- Protestant church in classicist style from 1785
- Mining log houses from the 18th and 19th centuries. In one of the houses there is a small exhibition of the traditional way of life of a mining family with original furnishings. It operates as an exposition of the Liptov Museum in Ružomberok .
tourism
Vyšná Boca is also a ski resort, with the Bačova Roveň ski center right in the village and the Čertovica and STIV Čertovica ski centers about three kilometers above the village. In addition to ski runs, cross-country trails are also groomed.
traffic
The 1st order road 72 runs through the outskirts of Vyšná 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)