Slanica
Sign in to saveSlanica is a former village that was located in the Orava region of Slovakia. The village was flooded by the Orava Dam. After the dam was built, the name of the extinct village was commemorated for many years by a sightseeing boat from 1947. Slanica was one of the most important villages in the Upper Orava region, known as a center of linen weaving.
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- Instance of
- ghost town
- Country
- Slovakia
- Located in
- Námestovo District
- Image
- Slanicky ostrov.jpg
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Slanica is a former village that was located in the Orava region of Slovakia. The village was flooded by the Orava Dam. After the dam was built, the name of the extinct village was commemorated for many years by a sightseeing boat from 1947. Slanica was one of the most important villages in the Upper Orava region, known as a center of linen weaving.
The only remnant of the village is an island in the middle of the lake, where the church is located.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Slanica” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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