Zázrivá

Zázrivá
Zázrivá
Village
	Coat of arms
	Zázrivá Location of Zázrivá in Slovakia
	Coordinates: 49°16′30″N 19°9′0″E / 49.27500°N 19.15000°E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Žilina
District	Dolný Kubín
First mentioned	1556
Government
• Mayor	Matúš Mních
Area
• Total	67.24 km2 (25.96 sq mi)
Elevation	669 m (2,195 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	2,539
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	027 05
Area code	+421 43
Car plate	DK
Website	http://www.zazriva.com

Zázrivá (Hungarian: Zázriva) is a village and municipality in Dolný Kubín District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia. It is located in the Orava region, around 35 km from Žilina and 20 km from Dolný Kubín. It was first mentioned in 1556.

Etymology

The name means 'envied' (i.e., a village envied by others).^[5]

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

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