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Zákamenné
Summary
Zákamenné is the biggest village in the Orava region in the northern part of Slovakia. Zákamenné lies in the north-western part of Orava. It belongs to the protected landscape area of Horná Orava and the specially protected area of Horná Orava. The villages which surround Zákamenné are Oravská Lesná, Novoť, Lomná, Breza, Krušetnica and Ujsoly in Poland.
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1615. The village was founded in 1615 on the feast of holy Jacob (28 July), but the first written mention dates from the 16th of July 1615.
The municipality lies at an altitude of 680–1156 metres and covers an area of 42.902 km2. It has a population of about 5,000 people.
Nižný koniec - entrance into village from Námestovo and Lokca. In this part are two banks, a supermarket, restaurant, pension, ski-lift, shops, health care and other services
Poriečie - direction Novoť, to the polish border, village Ujsoly and frontier crossing
Babinec
Špitáľ or Ústredie - here is the municipal office, post, district bureau of employment, old church, school and kindergarten
Farský Briežok
Pri kríži
Podkamenné
Pri píle
Trchovnica
Oravice - entrance into the village from Čadca. In this part is a kindergarten and industrial zone
Mrzáčka (upper, lower) - new church
Vyšný koniec
Tanečník - railway station
Calvary in Zákamenné
Church of translation of Madonna in Zákamenné from year 1901. Built in Neoromance style. One from few churches with two towers in Orava region.
Church of holy Joseph in Zákamenné - consecrated on 1 January 2000
The Historical Logging Switchback Railway - Vychyľovka and Oravská Lesná. Narrow gauge railway pass steep elevation by switchbacks. Similar technical solution of similar difficult elevation was used only in Peru.
Jewish cemetery
Rowland stone
Zákamenné belongs to the protected landscape area of Horná Orava and the specially protected area Horná Orava.
In the village there are two ski-lifts: 1500 Kýčera and ski-lift 800 at Prípor hill
The highest peak of Zákammené is Úšust (1156 m n.m.).
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