Tvrdošín

Town in Slovakia

Coat of arms

2022)Elevation

592^[2] m (1,942^[2] ft)Population

(2022)^[3]

• Total8,812 • Density160/km² (400/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

027 44^[2]

Area code+421 43^[2]Car plateTSWebsitewww.tvrdosin.sk

Tvrdošín (German: Turdoschin or Thurdossin; Hungarian: Turdossin; Polish: Twardoszyn) is a town in central Slovakia.

Geography

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.

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.^[4]

Demographics

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]

Twin towns — Sister cities

Tvrdošín is twinned with:^[6]

Kościelisko, Poland
Kobylnica, Poland
Durbuy, Belgium
Orimattila, Finland
Östhammar, Sweden
Uusikaupunki, Finland
Valga, Estonia
Valka, Latvia
Weißenburg in Bayern, Germany

References

^ Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk). "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk). "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
^ (Slovak)
^ ^a ^b "Municipal Statistics". Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Archived from the original on 2008-02-08. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
^ "Partnerské mestá". tvrdosin.sk (in Slovak). Tvrdošín. Retrieved 2019-09-08.