- Tvrdošín
Geobox | Settlement
name = Tvrdošín
other_name =
category = Town
image_caption =Most Holy Trinity Church, Tvrdošín
symbol = Tvrdošin erb.svg
etymology =
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country = Slovakia
country_
state =
region = Žilina
district = Tvrdošín
municipality =
part =
river = Orava
location =
elevation = 569
lat_d = 49
lat_m = 20
lat_s = 13
lat_NS = N
long_d = 19
long_m = 33
long_s = 01
long_EW = E
coordinates_type = region:SK_type:city
highest =
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lowest =
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area = 56.553
area_round = 3
population = 9402
population_date = 2006-12-31
population_density = auto
established = 1111
established_type = First mentioned
mayor = Ivan Šaško
timezone =
map_background = Slovakia - background map.png
map_locator = Slovakia
map1 = Žilina Region - outline map.svg
map1_background = Žilina Region - background map.png
map1_locator = Žilina Region
commons = Tvrdošín
statistics = [http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/prvav2.jsp?txtUroven430510&lstObec510114&Okruhzaklad MOŠ/MIS]
website = [http://www.tvrdosin.sk www.tvrdosin.sk]
footnotes =Tvrdošín ( _de. Turdoschin (rare); _hu. Turdossin; _pl. Twardoszyn) is a
town in centralSlovakia .Geography
The town is located at the confluence of the Orava and Oravica rivers, 12 km from the Polish borders and cca. 32 km from
Dolný Kubín . It consists of the boroughs of Krásna Hôrka, Medvedzie, and Tvrdošín.History
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. [http://www.tvrdosin.sk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74&Itemid=87 (Slovak)]Demographics
According to the 2001
census , the town had 9,544 inhabitants. 99.03% of inhabitants wereSlovaks , 0.53% Czechs and 0.19% Polish.cite web | title = Municipal Statistics | publisher = Statistical Office of the Slovak republic | url = http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html | accessdate = 2008-02-17] The religious make-up was 92.10%Roman Catholics , 4.84% people with no religious affiliation and 1.18%Lutherans .References
External links
* [http://www.tvrdosin.sk Official website]
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