Stráňavy

Stráňavy

Stráňavy is a village and municipality in Žilina District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia. It lies below the moutain Polom.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1356. The coat-of-arms and the seal picture a brid feeding in a meadow.

Since 1598, the willage has grown from 22 houses to 430 houses and counts presently 1 838 inhabitants. Stranavy has a well-developed social and technical infrastrukture and pays mach attention to tourism. There is a termal bath (24-26°C), acommodation and food facilities.

Web Pages

http://www.stranavy.skonly in slovak language

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 420 metres and covers an area of 10.872km². It has a population of about 1838 people.

External links

*http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html


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