Podbiel

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| name = Podbiel

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| settlement_type = Village

| image_skyline = Podbiel typical houses.JPG

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| image_shield = Podbiel CoA.png

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Slovakia

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| subdivision_type2 = Region

| subdivision_name2 = Žilina

| subdivision_type3 = District

| subdivision_name3 = Tvrdošín

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Podbiel in Slovakia

| coordinates = {{coord|49|19|N|19|29|E|display=inline,title}}

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| established_title = First mentioned

| established_date = 1564

| area_footnotes =

| area_total_km2 = 19.29{{Cite web |url=http://datacube.statistics.sk/#!/view/sk/VBD_DEM/om7014rr/v_om7014rr_00_00_00_sk |title=Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)] |language=sk |date=2022-03-31 |website=www.statistics.sk |publisher= Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic|access-date=2022-03-31}}

| area_total_sq_mi = 7.45

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| elevation_m = 559{{Cite web |url=http://datacube.statistics.sk/#!/view/sk/VBD_SK_WIN/om5001rr/v_om5001rr_00_00_00_sk |title=Základná charakteristika |language=sk |date=2015-04-17 |website=www.statistics.sk |publisher= Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic|access-date=2022-03-31}}

| elevation_ft = 1,834

| population_as_of = {{abbr|2021|Population: 2021-12-31. Population density & Total area: 2021-06-30/-07-01. Elevation, Postal code & Area code (last updated): 2015-04-17.}}

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| population_total = 1308{{Cite web |url=http://datacube.statistics.sk/#!/view/sk/VBD_DEM/om7101rr/v_om7101rr_00_00_00_sk |title=Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) |language=sk |date=2022-03-31 |website=www.statistics.sk |publisher= Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic|access-date=2022-03-31}}

| population_density_km2 = 67.7{{Cite web |url=http://datacube.statistics.sk/#!/view/sk/VBD_DEM/om7014rr/v_om7014rr_00_00_00_sk |title=Hustota obyvateľstva - obce |language=sk |date=2022-03-31 |website=www.statistics.sk |publisher= Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic|access-date=2022-03-31}}

| population_density_sq_mi= 26.1

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| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 027 42

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| area_code = +421 43

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Podbiel ({{langx|hu|Podbjel}}) is a village and municipality in Tvrdošín District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia. It contains a beautiful set of traditional wooden cottages, which have been declared a folk architecture preservation area.

History

In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1564.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 555 metres and covers an area of 19.293 km2. It has a population of about 1255 people.

References