Orava is the traditional name of a region situated in northern Slovakia (as Orava) and partially also in southern Poland (as Orawa). It encompasses the...
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Look up orava in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Orava or Orawa may refer to: Orava (region), a region in Slovakia and Poland Orava (river) in Slovakia...
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Orava Castle (Slovak: Oravský hrad, German: Arwaburg, Hungarian: Árva vára) is a castle situated on a high rock above Orava river in the village of Oravský...
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Árva County (redirect from Orava county)
used as an informal designation of the corresponding territory (see Orava region). Between 1804-1854 and 1860-1920, Árva County shared borders with Austrian...
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Dolný Kubín (category Orava (region))
northern Slovakia in the Žilina Region. It is the historical capital and the largest settlement of the Orava region. The name is derived from the archaic...
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type of semi-hard or medium hard string cheese. It originates from the Orava region of northern Slovakia and South Poland as well as many other Goralic Regions...
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The Orava Magura (Slovak: Oravská Magura, Hungarian: Árvai-Magura) is a mountain range in the Žilina Region of northern central Slovakia. The range is...
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vrchy, Kysuce and Horná Orava. The region borders Prešov Region in the east, Banská Bystrica Region in the south, Trenčín Region in the south-west and west...
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traditional informal name of a region in north-western Slovakia, situated around the Kysuca river and bordering the Orava region in the east, Poland in the...
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Istebné, in Orava region in Slovakia, is Slovakia’s largest ferroalloy manufacturer. OFZ stands for Oravské Ferozliatinové Závody (Orava Ferroalloy Industries)...
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Horná Orava Protected Landscape Area (Slovak: Chránená krajinná oblasť Horná Orava) is one of the 14 protected landscape areas in Slovakia. It is situated...
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Námestovo (category Orava (region))
less probable theory). The town is located under the Orava Highlands at the shores of the Orava reservoir, not far from the Polish border, around 15 km...
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The Orava Highlands (in Slovak, Oravská vrchovina) is a range of small mountains in the Žilina Region of north central Slovakia, part of the Outer Western...
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Republic 1992–1994: Chairman of KDH (Christian Democratic Movement) (Orava region) 1994–1998: Member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic for...
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haruľa in the Horehronie, Pohronie, Kysuce regions or baba, babka in the Orava region Granatiersky pochod or granadír, also known as granadírmarš and grenadírmarš...
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Jabłonka, Lesser Poland Voivodeship (category Orava (region))
the drainage basin of the Black Sea (through Orava, Váh and Danube rivers), in the historical region of Orava (Polish: Orawa). The area became part of Poland...
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Veličná (category Orava (region))
economic development. In 1520, the town became the seat of Orava County. In the 16th century, the region suffered several uprisings, therefore George Thurzo...
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Tvrdošín (category Orava (region))
town in central Slovakia. 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...
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Zuberec (category Orava (region))
Antiqua Valachorum. It was subordinate, like the surrounding villages, to the Orava Castle. The village ceased to exist because of the Bocskay uprising, but...
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tourism and the popular Polish-Slovak border crossing to Suchá Hora in the Orava region. Chochołów is a village comprised almost exclusively of the heritage...
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states. The conflicts centered on the disputed areas of Cieszyn Silesia, Orava Territory and Spiš. After World War II they broadened to include areas around...
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Oravský Podzámok (category Orava (region))
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...
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Podwilk (category Orava (region))
the drainage basin of the Black Sea (through Orava, Váh and Danube rivers), in the historical region of Orava (Polish: Orawa). The area became part of Poland...
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& Karaska, D. (2010). The Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo) diet in the Orava Region (N Slovakia). Raptor Journal, 4(1), 83-98. Hume, R. (1991). Owls of the...
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Zubrzyca Dolna (category Orava (region))
the drainage basin of the Black Sea (through Orava, Váh and Danube rivers), in the historical region of Orava (Polish: Orawa). The area became part of Poland...
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Cavan, Ireland Arva River, tributary of the Milcov River in Romania Orava (region) (Hungarian Árva), in Slovakia and Poland Aladangady or Arva, Karnataka...
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Sihelné (category Orava (region))
Szihelne) is a village and municipality in Námestovo District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia. In historical records the village was first mentioned...
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Krušetnica (category Orava (region))
is a large village and municipality in Námestovo District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia. In historical records the village was first mentioned...
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Žaškov (category Orava (region))
Zsaskó) is a village and municipality in Dolný Kubín District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia. In historical records, the village was first mentioned...
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Suchá Hora (category Orava (region))
as "Sucha Góra Orawska" (Orawska meaning Oravian, referring to the region of Orava/Orawa). The village is known as "Szuchahora" in Hungarian. The municipality...
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