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Town in Slovakia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tvrdošín (German: Turdoschin or Thurdossin; Hungarian: Turdossin; Polish: Twardoszyn) is a town in central Slovakia.
Tvrdošín | |
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Town | |
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Coordinates: 49°20′3.4″N 19°33′17.3″E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Žilina |
District | Tvrdošín |
First mentioned | 1111 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ivan Šaško |
Area | |
• Total | 56.55 km2 (21.83 sq mi) |
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Elevation | 592[2] m (1,942[2] ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 8,812 |
• Density | 160/km2 (400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 027 44[2] |
Area code | +421 43[2] |
Car plate | TS |
Website | www.tvrdosin.sk |
The town is located at the confluence of the Orava and Oravica rivers, 12 km (7 mi) from the Polish borders and cca. 32 km (20 mi) from Dolný Kubín. It consists of the boroughs of Krásna Hôrka, Medvedzie, and Tvrdošín.
The town was mentioned in the Zobor documents in 1111 and in the document of Béla III of Hungary in 1183. It received royal free town privileges in 1369.[4]
According to the 2001 census, the town had 9,544 inhabitants. 99.03% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 0.53% Czechs and 0.19% Polish.[5] The religious make-up was 92.10% Roman Catholics, 4.84% people with no religious affiliation and 1.18% Lutherans.[5]
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