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Námestovo - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 49°24′10″N 19°28′53″E / 49.40278°N 19.48139°E

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Námestovo
Town
Hviezdoslav Square in Námestovo
Flag Coat of arms
Námestovo Location of Námestovo in Slovakia Show map of Žilina Region Námestovo Námestovo (Slovakia) Show map of Slovakia
Coordinates: 49°24′10″N 19°28′53″E / 49.40278°N 19.48139°E / 49.40278; 19.48139
Country	Slovakia
Region	Žilina
District	Námestovo
First mentioned	1557
Government
• Mayor	Ján Kadera
Area ^[1]
• Total	44.45 km² (17.16 sq mi)
	(2022)
Elevation	620^[2] m (2,030^[2] ft)
Population (2022)^[3]
• Total	7,539
• Density	170/km² (440/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	029 01^[2]
Area code	+421 43^[2]
Car plate	NO
Website	www.namestovo.sk

Námestovo (Hungarian: Námesztó; Polish: Namiestów) is a town in northern Slovakia. It is the capital and largest town of Námestovo District in the Žilina Region. As of 2018^[update] its population was 7,827.

Etymology

The name is derived from a word námesta (a representative, a deputy; like modern Slovak námestník or Czech náměstek) referring to a representative of Vlach settlers whose seat was in Námestovo.^[4] Alternatively, it could be derived from a personal name Namest (a less probable theory).^[4]

Geography

The town is located under the Orava Highlands at the shores of the Orava reservoir, not far from the Polish border, around 15 km (9.32 mi) from Tvrdošín and 30 km (18.64 mi) from Dolný Kubín.

History

The town was mentioned in the 16th century, when the massive colonisation of Orava took place. It was growing quickly, thanks to its favourable location on the trade route to Poland. The town was burned down at the end of World War II. The construction of the Orava reservoir affected the way of life in the town, as two-thirds of the town were inundated, including the town centre. Boom of the industry and the following apartment construction in the 1970s contributed to the growth of the town.

Demographics

According to the 2001 census, the town had 8,135 inhabitants. 98.65% of inhabitants were Slovaks and 0.65% Czechs.^[5] The religious makeup was 92.12% Roman Catholics, 4.95% people with no religious affiliation and 0.84% Lutherans.^[5]

Pictures

Summer afternoon at Orava Reservoir
A sailboat on the Orava Reservoir
Námestovo in winter
Winter on the bank of Orava Reservoir
Námestovo in autumn
Statue of Anton Bernolák on Slanica Isle
A memorial plaque to Anton Bernolák on Slanica Isle

People

References

^ Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk). "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk). "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
^ ^a ^b Krajčovič, Rudolf (2013). "Z lexiky stredovekej slovenčiny s výkladmi názvov obcí a miest (38)". Kultúra slova (in Slovak) (3). Martin: Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej: 92.
^ ^a ^b "Municipal Statistics". Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Archived from the original on 2008-01-11. Retrieved 2008-01-26.

External links

The Town of Námestovo (in Slovak)

v t e Municipalities of Námestovo District
Námestovo Babín Beňadovo Bobrov Breza Hruštín Klin Krušetnica Lokca Lomná Mútne Novoť Oravská Jasenica Oravská Lesná Oravská Polhora Oravské Veselé Rabča Rabčice Sihelné Ťapešovo Vasiľov Vavrečka Zákamenné Zubrohlava