Važec

Važec ( or ; or ) is a village and municipality in Liptovský Mikuláš District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia, at the foot of Kriváň in the High Tatras mountains, Slovakia's symbolic and often considered most beautiful mountain.

Key facts

Slovak place.name: Važec
Slovak place.settlement_type: Municipality
Slovak place.image_skyline: Vazec Stefanika.jpg
Slovak place.image_flag: Vazec-liptovsky mikulas-flag.svg
Slovak place.image_shield: Coat of Arms of Važec.svg
Slovak place.subdivision_type1: Region
Slovak place.subdivision_type2: District
Slovak place.subdivision_name2: Liptovský Mikuláš District
Slovak place.etymology: derived from the Váh River
Slovak place.pushpin_map: Slovakia Žilina Region#Slovakia
Slovak place.pushpin_relief: 1
Slovak place.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Važec in the Žilina Region##Location of Važec in Slovakia
Slovak place.established_title: First mentioned
Slovak place.established_date: 1280
Slovak place.elevation_m: 788
Slovak place.postal_code_type: Postal code
Slovak place.postal_code: 326 1
Slovak place.area_code: +421 44

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Važec
Population: 2366
Area: 59.641565
Elevation: 788
Official website: www.obecvazec.sk
Image: Važec obec 01.jpg
Dialing code: 044
Licence plate code: LM

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postal code: 032 61
Commons category: Važec
time of earliest written record: 1280-00-00
native label: Važec
inception: 1280-00-00
P8168: Pinhel

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Geography
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==History== In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1280. Jaroslav Augusta painted a number of watercolors of this village. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Važec was part of Liptó County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic. On 29 January 1945, the Red Army and the 1st Czechoslovak Army Corps entered Važec and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.