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Vlkolínec
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Vlkolínec is a village under the administration of the town of Ružomberok in Slovakia. Historically, however, it was a separate village. The first written mention of the village came from 1376 and after 1882 it became part of Ružomberok. Its name is probably derived from the Slovak word "vlk", i.e. wolf.
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Vlkolínec is a village located in the Ružomberok district of Slovakia. It is situated within the Žilina Region and has a population of 13. The settlement is designated as a World Heritage Site and is recognized in the UNESCO World Heritage collection.
The village is positioned at an elevation of 733 meters. It operates in the Europe/Bratislava time zone, which corresponds to UTC+01:00 and UTC+02:00. Vlkolínec has an official website available for public access.
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Place details
- Locality
- Ružomberok
- Region
- Žilina Region
- Country
- Slovensko
- Population
- 13
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Vlkolínec
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Vlkolinecslovakia001.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Street in Vlkolínec
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Slovakia
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Žilina
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Ružomberok
- Settlement.subdivision_type4
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name4
- Ružomberok
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of Vlkolínec in Slovakia
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Slovakia
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 7.97
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 718
- Settlement.population_total
- 13
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Country
- Slovakia
- Located in
- Ružomberok
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Official website
- www.vlkolinec.sk
- Image
- Vlkolinec, Ružomberok, okres Ružomberok, Žilinský kraj 10.jpg
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- Commons category
- Vlkolínec
- heritage designation
- World Heritage Site
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Travel guide
Understand
The city lies on a cross of historical and current trade routes. Historically, it was part of Likava - which is a village next to it.
It is similar in character to other cities in the region (like Liptovský Mikuláš or Martin). Major employer in the city is Mondi SCP, a paper-making/processing company. The city also hosts one of the biggest Slovak colleges - "Katolícka univerzita".
Get in
Major train route also has a stop at the . Next to it, there's also a bus station, where inter-city and inter-country buses operate. Another way to get in is by car.
Get around
Private car is the most common way of transport, but the city has a public bus network which operates in around 1/2-1 hr intervals on the most common routes. The buses also operate to the nearby villages, mostly from the main station. Taxis operate mainly from the bus station and around city center (at Hotel Kultúra).
Apart from a few hilly parts (Klačno, Baničné, Cemetery surroundings), most of the town is easily accessible by bicycle, within ~20 minutes. The city center is also reasonably accessible by foot, 30 minutes should suffice in most cases.
See
thumb|Vlkolínec thumb|Likava castle
Do
Many attractions are present in or nearby the city.
Eat
There are several restaurants and coffees in the city centre. Most commonly regional food and pizza are served. Also the Čutkovo and Hrabovo valleys have restaurants.
Nearby the city, popular options include:
road to Banská Bystrica - see South-Western Liptov (still just 10-15 minutes by car from center). road to Žilina: road to Dolný Kubín:
Go next
The nearby areas of Orava, Liptovská Mara and Liptovská Osada.
Mountain ranges Tatra National Park, Great Fatra, Little Fatra and Low Tatras.
Cities Žilina, Martin, Banská Bystrica, Liptovský Mikuláš
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
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- See also
- Gallery
- References
- External links
Vlkolínec is a village under the administration of the town of Ružomberok in Slovakia. Historically, however, it was a separate village. The first written mention of the village came from 1376 and after 1882 it became part of Ružomberok. Its name is probably derived from the Slovak word "vlk", i.e. wolf.
Vlkolínec has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1993, and is one of ten Slovak villages that have been given the status of a folk architecture reservations. This status was granted because the village is an untouched and complex example of folk countryside architecture of the region of the Northern Carpathians.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vlkolínec” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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