Suchá Hora
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| established_date = 1566
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Suchá Hora (Polish: Sucha Góra Orawska ; also known by other names) is a village and municipality in Tvrdošín District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.
History
The area became part of Poland in the 10th or early 11th century, and later it passed to Hungary. The village was founded in the mid 16th century based on Wallachian Law. Around 1890, the village had a population of 804, 91,8% Polish by ethnicity.{{cite book|author=|title=Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XI|year=1890|language=pl|location=Warsaw|page=529}} It became again part of Poland in 1918, then it passed to Czechoslovakia in 1919, back to Poland in 1920, to Czechoslovakia in 1924, to Poland in 1938, to Slovakia in 1939, to Czechoslovakia in 1945 and to Slovakia in 1993.
Etymology and other names
The oldest mention of the village is from 1566 as "Zucha" and from 1588 it has been known as Suchá Hora (In Slovak). The name of the village means dry mountain.
The village is known as "Sucha Góra" in Polish, occasionally as "Sucha Góra Orawska" (Orawska meaning Oravian, referring to the region of Orava/Orawa).
The village is known as "Szuchahora" in Hungarian.
Geography
The municipality lies at an altitude of 790 metres and covers an area of 21.855 km2. It has a population of about 1,290 people.
Suchá Hora is located in the historical region of Orava.
Other locations
- 1228 metres high mountain near Banská Bystrica. Site of an FM- and TV-transmitter.
References
External links
- http://www.suchahora.eu
Sources
- "[https://www.e-obce.sk/obec/suchahora/2-historia.html Suchá Hora - História]". e-obce.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved October 1, 2020.
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