Važec

Važec is a and municipality in Liptovský Mikuláš District in the Žilina Region of northern , at the foot of Kriváň in the mountains, Slovakia's symbolic and often considered most beautiful mountain.
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Ľuboš Repta, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Village with about 2,370 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 820 metres (2,700 feet)
  • Description: municipality of Slovakia

Places of Interest

Highlights include Troch kráľov and Važecká Cave.
Ľuboš Repta, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church.
Peko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a 530-metre long stalactite limestone cave.
Jan Starec, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a railway stop.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Čierny Váh and Východná.
Patrik Kunec, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 6 km southwest of Važec.
Achernar.sk, CC0.
is a and municipality in Liptovský… is situated 6 km west of Važec.
Doko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb, which is situated 7 km northeast of Važec.

Važec

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Latitude
49.05911° or 49° 3′ 33″ north
Longitude
19.98148° or 19° 58′ 53″ east
Open location code
8FXX3X5J+JH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 26036684
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3056947
Wiki­data ID
Q1091398

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Waray—“Važec” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Važec”
  • Catalan: “Važec”
  • Chechen: “Важец”
  • Croatian: “Važec”
  • Czech: “Važec”
  • Dutch: “Važec”
  • Esperanto: “Važec”
  • French: “Važec”
  • German: “Važec”
  • German: “Waagsdorf”
  • German: “Waschetz”
  • German: “Weißwaag”
  • Greek: “Βάζετς”
  • Hungarian: “Važec”
  • Hungarian: “Vázsec”
  • Irish: “Važec”
  • Italian: “Važec”
  • Lombard: “Važec”
  • Malay: “Važec”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Važec”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Važec”
  • Polish: “Važec”
  • Polish: “Ważec”
  • Portuguese: “Važec”
  • Romanian: “Važec”
  • Russian: “Važec”
  • Russian: “Важец”
  • Serbian: “Važec”
  • Serbian: “Важец”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Važec”
  • Slovak: “Važec”
  • Spanish: “Važec”
  • Swedish: “Važec”
  • Tatar: “Важец”
  • Turkish: “Važec”
  • Ukrainian: “Важец”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Važec”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include múzeum J. Hálu and Važec.

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