Podbiel

Village in Slovakia

Coat of arms

49°19′N 19°29′E / 49.317°N 19.483°E / 49.317; 19.483CountrySlovakiaRegionŽilinaDistrictTvrdošínFirst mentioned1564Area

• Total19.29^[2] km² (7.45^[2] sq mi)Elevation

559^[3] m (1,834^[3] ft)Population

(2021)

• Total1,308^[1]Postal code

027 42^[3]

Area code+421 43^[3]Car plateTS

Podbiel (Hungarian: Podbjel) is a village and municipality in Tvrdošín District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia. It contains a beautiful set of traditional wooden cottages, which have been declared a folk architecture preservation area.

History

In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1564.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 555 metres and covers an area of 19.293 km². It has a population of about 1255 people.

References

^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.