Orava
Orava is the traditional name of a region situated in northern Slovakia and partially also in southern Poland. It encompasses the territory of the former comitatus of Árva of Kingdom of Hungary.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Dolny Kubin and Tvrdošín.
Dolny Kubin
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Dolný Kubín is a town in Central Slovakia, and the historical capital of the Orava region.
Terchová
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Terchová is a mountain town with 4,000 inhabitants in Central Slovakia. It is a nice and convenient base to hike the Malá Fatra, especially the Jánošík Holes and Chleb trails.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Horna Orava.
Horna Orava
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Horna Orava is a Protected Landscape area, part of Beskids in Western Carpathians in Orava of Slovakia.
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Orava
- Type: territory
- Description: historical region in Slovakia and Poland
- Also known as: “Orawa”
- Location: Central Slovakia, Slovakia, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude of center
49.368° or 49° 22′ 5″ northLongitude of center
19.483° or 19° 28′ 59″ eastWikidata ID
Q2028412
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Vietnamese—“Orava” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Орава”
- Czech: “Orava”
- Estonian: “Orava (Slovakkia regioon)”
- Estonian: “Orava”
- French: “Orava”
- German: “Arwa (Landschaft)”
- German: “Arwa”
- German: “Orava”
- Greek: “Οράβα”
- Japanese: “オラヴァ地方”
- Kirghiz: “Орава”
- Latvian: “Orava”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Orava”
- Polish: “Orawa”
- Russian: “Орава”
- Rusyn: “Орава”
- Slovak: “Orava”
- Slovenian: “Orava”
- Spanish: “Orava”
- Ukrainian: “Орава”
- Vietnamese: “Vùng Orava”
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