Vlkolínec

Geobox | Settlement
name = Vlkolínec
native_name =
other_name =
category = Village

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image_caption = Vlkolínec


symbol =
etymology = probably from "vlk" (Slovak: wolf)
official_name =
motto =
nickname =
country = Slovakia
country_

state =
region = Žilina
district = Ružomberok
municipality = Ružomberok
part =
river =
location =
elevation = 718
lat_d = 49
lat_m = 02
lat_s = 30
lat_NS = N
long_d = 19
long_m = 16
long_s = 30
long_EW = E
coordinates_type = region:SK_type:city
highest =
highest_elevation =
highest_lat_d =
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lowest =
lowest_elevation =
lowest_lat_d =
lowest_long_d =
area = 7.97
area_round = 2
population = 35
population_density = auto
established =
mayor =
timezone =
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postal_code =
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code =
whs_name = Vlkolínec
whs_year = 1993
whs_number = 622
whs_region = 4
whs_criteria = iv, v
category_iucn = Cultural
free =

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map_background = Slovakia - background map.png map_caption = Location of Vlkolínec in Slovakia
map_locator = Slovakia
map1 = Žilina Region - outline map.svg
map1_background = Žilina Region - background map.png map1_caption = Location of Vlkolínec in the Žilina Region
map1_locator = Žilina Region
commons = Vlkolínec
statistics =
website = [http://www.vlkolinec.sk www.vlkolinec.sk]
footnotes =

Vlkolínec, Slovakia is a picturesque city part of the town of Ružomberok, historically a separate village.

It was established in the 14th century and after 1882 it became part of Ružomberok.

Vlkolínec is part of the UNESCO World Heritage since 1993, and one of ten Slovak villages that have a status of a village preserve. It is because of being an untouched and complex example of folk countryside architecture of this region of the Northern Carpathians. The village comprises two or three room log cabine type houses. A wooden belfry from the 18th century has also been preserved.

Its name is probably derived from Slovak "vlk" i. e. wolf.

External links

* [http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/622 Vlkolínec at UNESCO]
* [http://www.slovakia.travel/entitaview.aspx?l=2&smi=108050&ami=108050&llt=1&idp=4926 Vlkolínec] at [http://www.slovakia.travel/intropage.aspx?l=2 Slovakia.travel]