Žiar
Žiar is a village and municipality in Liptovský Mikuláš District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 431 residents
- Description: village and municipality in Slovakia in Liptovský Mikuláš district
- Also known as: “Ziar” and “Žiar, Liptovský Mikuláš District”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kostol Očišťovania Panny Márie and Sionská hora matky božej.
Kostol Očišťovania Panny Márie
Church
Photo: Peter Zelizňák, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kostol Očišťovania Panny Márie is a church.
Sionská hora matky božej
Church
Photo: Fry72, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sionská hora matky božej is a church, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Žiar.
Kostol Všetkých svätých
Church
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Kostol Všetkých svätých is a church, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Žiar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Smrečany and Jalovec.
Smrečany
Village
Photo: Peter Zelizňák, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Smrečany is a village and municipality in Liptovský Mikuláš District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.
Jalovec
Village
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Jalovec is a village and municipality in Liptovský Mikuláš District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.
Veterná Poruba
Village
Veterná Poruba is a village and municipality in Liptovský Mikuláš District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia. Veterná Poruba is situated 2½ km southeast of Žiar.
Žiar
- Categories: municipality of Slovakia and locality
- Location: Žiar, Liptovský Mikuláš, Žilina Region, Slovakia, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
49.12875° or 49° 7′ 44″ northLongitude
19.659° or 19° 39′ 32″ eastPopulation
431Elevation
759 metres (2,490 feet)Open location code
8FXX4MH5+FJOpenStreetMap ID
node 26036717OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
3056524Wikidata ID
Q585841
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Waray—“Žiar” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Žiar”
- Catalan: “Žiar (Žilina)”
- Catalan: “Žiar”
- Chechen: “Жьяр (Липтовски Микулаш)”
- Chechen: “Жьяр”
- Chinese: “Žiar”
- Czech: “Žiar”
- Dutch: “Žiar”
- Esperanto: “Žiar”
- French: “Žiar”
- German: “Žiar”
- Hungarian: “Žiar”
- Hungarian: “Zsár”
- Irish: “Žiar, Ceantar Liptovský Mikuláš”
- Italian: “Žiar (Žilina)”
- Italian: “Žiar”
- Lombard: “Žiar (Žilina)”
- Lombard: “Žiar”
- Malay: “Žiar, Daerah Liptovský Mikuláš”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Žiar”
- Polish: “Żar”
- Polish: “Žiar”
- Portuguese: “Žiar”
- Romanian: “Žiar, Liptovský Mikuláš”
- Romanian: “Žiar”
- Serbian: “Жјар (Липтовски Микулаш)”
- Serbian: “Жјар”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Žjar”
- Slovak: “Žiar”
- Spanish: “Žiar”
- Tatar: “Жьяр (Липтовски Микулаш)”
- Tatar: “Жьяр”
- Turkish: “Žiar (Liptovský Mikuláš)”
- Ukrainian: “Ж’яр (Ліптовски Мікулаш)”
- Ukrainian: “Ж’яр”
- Waray (Philippines): “Žiar, Distrito han Liptovský Mikuláš”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Jubilejný háj RČS 1918-1928 Žiar - Závrbičie and Obecný úrad.
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