Zuberec
| Zuberec | |
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| Country | Slovakia |
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| Region | Žilina |
| District | Tvrdošín |
| Elevation | 760 m (2,493 ft) |
| Coordinates | 49°16′N 19°37′E / 49.267°N 19.617°ECoordinates: 49°16′N 19°37′E / 49.267°N 19.617°E |
| Area | 72.328 km2 (27.93 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,814 (2004-12-31) |
| Density | 25/km2 (65/sq mi) |
| Founded | 1593 |
| Postal code | 027 32 |
| Area code | +421-43 |
| Car plate | TS |
   Location of Zuberec in Slovakia
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  Location of Zuberec in the Žilina Region
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| Statistics: MOŠ/MIS | |
| Website: www.zuberec.sk | |
Zuberec is a village in northern Slovakia and a popular tourist center at the foothills of the Western Tatras. Zuberec features numerous accommodation facilities, restaurants, museum and a tourist information office.
The village is the place of several cultural and sporting events including Podroháčske folklórne slávnosti (folk festival), Goralský klobúčik (alpine skiing), Oravaman (triathlon) and WSA Eurocup Zuberec (dogsled racing).
Zuberec is called Zuberzec in Polish and Bölényfalu in Hungarian. It is named after the European bison (Slovak: Zubor), an animal that used to be abundant in the region at the time of the foundation of the village.
Zuberec was founded in 1593, when the village was known as Zwberczyc, by shepherds and farmers under Vlach colonization law Lex Antiqua Valachorum. It was subordinate, like the surrounding villages, to the Orava Castle. The village ceased to exist because of the Bocskay uprising, but it was later re-colonized. In 1683 it was devastated by the soldiers of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
Zuberec contains the neo-gothic Church of Saint Vendelin built in the 1930s according to project of Milan Michal Harminec. At that time, Zuberec did not contain a church and there were space issues in the church in nearby village Habovka. Its founding stone was laid down in 1929 and the church was consecrated in 1933 by the catholic priest Andrej Hlinka. There are relics of Saint Vendelin housed here. There is a stone cross in front of the church from the year 1839. Local cemetery contains gravestones featuring folklore stone reliefs from the end of the 19th century.
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