Važec
Važec is a locality in Liptovský Mikuláš, Žilina Region and has an elevation of 808 metres. Važec is situated nearby to the locality Hôrka, as well as near the suburb Tatranská Štrba.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Važecká Cave and Troch kráľov.
Važecká Cave
Cave
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Važecká Cave is a 530-metre long stalactite limestone cave. Lying at an elevation of 784 metres, it is located near the village of Važec, in the Liptov Basin, near the Biely Váh River, on the northern edge of the Low Tatra mountain range in northern Slovakia.
Važec railway station
Railway stop
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Važec railway station is a railway stop.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Važec and Tatranská Štrba.
Važec
Village
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Važec is a village and municipality in Liptovský Mikuláš District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia, at the foot of Kriváň in the High Tatras mountains, Slovakia's symbolic and often considered most beautiful mountain.
Tatranská Štrba
Suburb
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Tatranská Štrba is a suburb, which is situated 6 km east of Važec.
Čierny Váh
Hamlet
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Čierny Váh is a hamlet, which is situated 7 km southwest of Važec.
Važec
- Type: Locality with 2,380 residents
- Also known as: “511129” and “Vazec”
- Location: Liptovský Mikuláš, Žilina Region, Slovakia, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
49.0648° or 49° 3′ 53″ northLongitude
19.9867° or 19° 59′ 12″ eastPopulation
2,380Elevation
808 metres (2,651 feet)Open location code
8FXX3X7P+WMGeoNames ID
12057323
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In Other Languages
“Važec” goes by many names.
- Slovak: “Važec”
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