Makov ( hu, Trencsénmakó) is a
village
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and
municipality
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The term ''municipality ...
in
ÄŒadca District
ÄŒadca District (''okres ÄŒadca'') is a district in
the Žilina Region of northern central Slovakia, in the Kysuce region. It had been established in 1923 and the current borders exist from 1996. Forest covers 58% of the district area. It is one o ...
in the
Žilina Region
The Žilina Region ( sk, Žilinský kraj; pl, Kraj żyliński; hu, Zsolnai kerület) is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions and consists of 11 districts (okresy) and 315 municipalities, from which 18 have a town status. The region ...
of northern
Slovakia
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.
History
In
historical records the
village
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was first mentioned in 1720.
Geography
The
municipality
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lies at an
altitude
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of 583 metres and covers an
area
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of 46.052 km². It has a
population
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of about 1905 people.
Villages and municipalities in ÄŒadca District
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