Oravský Podzámok

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	View of the village from Orava Castle
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	Coordinates: 49°16′N 19°22′E / 49.267°N 19.367°E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Žilina
District	Dolný Kubín
Founded	1267
Area
• Total	35.24 km2 (13.61 sq mi)
Elevation	505 m (1,657 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	1,367
Postal code	027 41
Area code	+421 43
Car plate	DK
Website	www.oravsky-podzamok.sk

Oravský Podzámok (Hungarian: Árvaváralja) is a village and municipality in Dolný Kubín District in the Zilina Region of northern Slovakia. Orava Castle is located in the village.

The village is located at 508 m (1677 ft) and has a population of 1331 inhabitants.

Factory OFZ, Istebné, the largest Slovak producer of ferroalloys, is located in Oravský Podzámok.

History

Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Oravský Podzámok was part of Árva County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic.

Oravský Podzámok is twinned with:^[5]

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^ "Uznesenie z 5.zasadnutia obecného zastupiteľstva obce Oravský Podzámok zo dňa 24. 06. 2015". oravskypodzamok.sk (in Slovak). Oravský Podzámok. 2015-06-24. p. 14. Retrieved 2020-03-21.

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