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  Fliegenfischen in der Slowakei
The Orava-river is situated in the north of the Slovakia near the Polish border.
The Orava is called under Slovakian flyfishermen "the pearl of all waters".
Orava grayling is characterised by its wonderful dark, nearly fl colouring and strong, torpedo-similar body form.
www.fliegenfischen-slowakei.de /en/Orava-herbstasche.htm   (529 words)

  
  orava   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Orava (in German: Arwa, in Hungarian and Latin: Arva, in Polish: Orawa) is the name of a historic administrative county (komitat) in northern Slovakia from a time when Slovakia was part of Hungary.
Orava is also the name of a castle situated on a high rock (520m), which was constructed in the 13th century, considered to be one of the most interesting castles in Slovakia.
Orava is also the name of a water reservoir in northernmost Slovakia, which is the largest lake in Slovakia (35,2 km²).
www.yourencyclopedia.net /orava.html   (280 words)

  
 Orava (county) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Orava (-Slovak, Latin: Arva, Hungarian: Árva, German: Arwa, Polish: Orawa) is the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary.
Orava county shared borders with the Austrian land Galicia and the Hungarian counties Trencsén (Trenčín), Turóc (Turiec) and Liptó (Liptov).
The county's territory was situated along the Orava River between Zázrivá and the Tatra Mountains.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/%C1rva   (232 words)

  
 Orava Castle
Orava Castle with the whole territory of Orava region was alternately in possession of the king and of rich sovereigns.
The stormiest times in Orava history were the 80’s of the 18th century when the new Theresian law on the allocation of land came into life.
In 1800, the castle was afflicted by the worst disaster, the fire that destroyed it, and the castle remained deserted.
www.slovakheritage.org /Castles/orava.htm   (1722 words)

  
 Orava
Orava is lately one of the most visited areas of Slovakia by not only local, but also foreign travelers.
Orava is enclosed at North by Oravske Beskydy, on the West by Kysucka Vrchovina and Mala Fatra, on East by Zapadne Tatry (Rohace) and South Chocske vrchy.
Orava’s region is preserving also spiritual cultural heritage of its ancestors, that is most felt in family and anniversary traditions.
www.slovakheritage.org /Regions/orava.htm   (414 words)

  
 King & Spalding > Attorney Brief > Stephen J. Orava   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Orava has substantial experience under the various agreements of the World Trade Organization ("WTO"), with a particular focus on the General Agreement on Trade in Services and the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade.
Orava received his law degree from Georgetown University Law Center and his undergraduate degree, magna cum laude, with departmental distinction, from Southern Methodist University, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa.
Orava is chair of the Committee on Trade and Investment Policy of the International Chamber of Commerce UK, a professor at the World Trade Institute in Berne, Switzerland, and a consultant to the London School of Economics.
www.kslaw.com /attorney_dir/attorneybrief.asp?1231   (598 words)

  
 Orava
Orava (in German: Arwa, in Hungarian and Latin: Arva) is the name of a historic administrative county in northern Slovakia from a time when Slovakia was part of Hungary.
The first fl-and-white famous film (1922) about Dracula (until recently thought to be made in Rumania) shows this castle and its surroundings as the castle of Lord Dracula.
Orava is also the name of a water reservoir in northernmost Slovakia, which is the largest lake in Slovakia (35,2 km2).
www.ukpedia.com /o/orava.html   (206 words)

  
 Recreation area “Bystrička” is situated in the region Orava   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The area Orava is administratively a part of the Žilina province.
The districts constituting the Orava region are Trstená, Tvrdošín, Námestovo and Dolný Kubín.
Valaská Dubová is a village situated in the boundary of Liptov and Orava regions.
rekreabystricka.szm.sk /textanglicky.htm   (328 words)

  
 Genealogy.com: Descendants of Andreas Panek from Trstena, Orava, Slovakia
Genealogy.com: Descendants of Andreas Panek from Trstena, Orava, Slovakia
Descendants of Andreas Panek from Trstena, Orava, Slovakia
Pavol Orsagh Hviezdoslav, the great Slovak poet who worshipped the Orava region's beauty, wrote of his home, "I greet you, forests and mountains, from the bottom of my soul I greet you..." Orava, sometimes called the forgotten corner of the Slovak homeland, is a land of fragrant meadows, deep forests and dark-blue mountains.
www.genealogy.com /genealogy/users/p/a/n/Bob-Panek   (220 words)

  
 Slovakia - Orava   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The town of Dolný Kubín is a centre of Orava region.
The Orava lake is a centre of tourisme as well, since many trips and tours can be started from here into the surrounding Oravska Magura and Slovak Beskides as well as into the more remonte Oravice and Rohace mountains.
Orava Castle has been continuously rebuilt from the 13th century to the present.
www.relaxdk.host.sk /english/information/orava_e.html   (355 words)

  
 Orava   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Orava (- Eslovaco en, húngaro y latín: Árva, en alemán: Arwa, en pulimento: Orawa) es el nombre de un condado administrativo histórico (comitatus) del reino de Hungría.
El condado de Orava como comitatus húngaro se presentó antes del décimo quinto siglo.
Orava es un municipio en Estonia del este, en el condado de Plva.
www.yotor.net /wiki/es/or/Orava.htm   (420 words)

  
 CK ITALtour - Welcome to Slovakia - ORAVA
Slovakia, as a country in a centre of Europe was manytimes affected by foreign cultures and Orava was indeed as some sort of mirror of these cultures.
Today, Orava is country, which will fascinate you in first moment by it's beautiful nature and fascinating historical relics and creations often looking like fairy tale.
Orava also offers many possibilities in sport mostly in winter and touris in summer.
www.italtour.sk /stranky_eng/home.html   (152 words)

  
 Vlado's Virtual Photo Gallery - Christmas at Orava Castle
In the Castle itself Oravske muzeum (the Orava Museum) was established with a numerous series of expositions.
In the oldest part of the upper castle an archaeological exposition documenting the oldest history of the Orava settlement is installed including the finds of the golden and silver coins, and evidence of a remote Slavic settlement.
Natural history is represented in the bottom floors of the central castle with samples of fauna and flora of the Rohace mountains, the Orava Dam and the Oravska kotlina basin.
www.angelfire.com /home/vj/orava/Castle.htm   (1050 words)

  
 Orava (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary: Orava (county)
In the Finnish language, the word "orava" means "squirrel".
This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Orava   (86 words)

  
 Dr. Stefan - Kysuce and Orava
The Orava region was formed on the territory of Zvolenské domínium in the 14-th century.
An inseparable part of Orava is Malofatransky National Park which interferes here with the most attractive part - the part of Kriváň and the second highest mountain in Slovakia - the West Tatras.
In 1633 it was given town privileges and in 1686 it became the centre of the Orava's region.
www.drstefan.sk /package/regions/regions4.htm   (1006 words)

  
 Orava Newletter - Fall 1996, Volume 1, Issue 1
The Orava region is an active economic region with numerous successes and persistent economic difficulties.
Orava was originally a single district but is now divided into three regions with centers in Dolný Kubín, Námestovo and Tvrdošín.
It is important to pay tribute to the huge number of people who have contributed to the Orava Project as a way of expressing thanks to all within the UNI community who have worked for, supported and aided the Orava Project over the last three years.
www.uni.edu /coe/orava/news/fall1996.html   (3182 words)

  
 Orava
Orava is situated in the northern part of Žilina’s region and covers 1 660 km2.
The main population is in the valleys of the river Orava and some smaller streams around the mountains: Beskydská vrchovina, Chočské vrchy, Malá a Veľká Fatra, Oravská Magura and Oravské Beskydy, Polhorská vrchovina, Skorušina a Západné Tatry – Roháče with highest peak Baníkov – 2,178 m a.s.l.
The picturesque region of Orava is very attractive for every visitor, history and architecture lovers, nature and sports lovers as well as the people who are interested in the traditional folk festivals.
www.zask.sk /showdoc.do?docid=600   (583 words)

  
 The History of the John Shroba and Zuzanna Stech Family page 1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The county of Orava, Slovakia encompasses the drainage area of the Orava River.
Orava Castle lies on the river in the village of Oravsky Podzamok (Orava below-the-castle).
Villages throughout Orava owed allegiance to the nobles in Orava Castle.
www.mikulich.com /shroba_stech.htm   (1250 words)

  
 Orava region (Spectacular Slovakia travel guide)
Coiling into a cragged ridge above the Orava river, the expansive stone structure rises gloriously from the landscape as if it were a naturally occurring feature, as if someone planted a monarchy and watched it grow.
During the summer, thousands of visitors hike Orava's myriad mountain trails, while biking, canoeing, and swimming and sunning on Orava Dam Lake are also popular.
Afterwards, at the nearby koliba (a small country restaurant), I sat down to a capital bowl of cabbage soup and a plate of bryndzové halušky (Oravians are said to excel at improvising with cabbage and potatoes because several famines in the 1800's made it clear the land would only support those two crops).
www.spectacularslovakia.sk /ss2001/orava.html   (719 words)

  
 Ramsar Sites Database   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The peatbogs and streams are important in the natural functioning of the Orava River basin, which is in a transboundary situation.
The river system is natural except for the Orava reservoir that was built in 1953.
There are some problems with unregulated recreation in the Orava Reservoir area, hunting of waterbirds, gathering of forest fruits in the peatlands and the illegal collection of insects.
www.wetlands.org /RDB/Ramsar_Dir/SlovakRepublic/SK012D02.htm   (924 words)

  
 Cestovná agentúra Oravatourist - Ubytovanie Orava, zájazdy
There are many turist attractions in Orava, it is possible to make hike trips in the mountains or in the hilly forests, it is possible to make historical routes, cultural routes and educational routes or to prefer the relax in the Orava Dam water.
Orava offers wide range of activities which can provide an interesting schedule for your stay during different weather conditions and for the different requirements.
Through those option it is possible to get acquainted with the Orava region it's ancient history and it's variable culture.
www.oravatourist.orava.sk /English/aktivity_eng.htm   (192 words)

  
 TIC Trstená
The towns and villages of the Upper Orava are Trstena, Tvrdosin, Nizna, Sucha Hora, Hladovka, Cimhová, Habovka, Vitanova, Liesek, Zabiedovo, Brezovica, Zuberec, Oravsky Biely Potok, Podbiel a Stefanov nad Oravou.
Orava is also known as the source of beauty and inexhaustible reservoir of national culture.
Low Orava is situated on the low end of the stream of Orava river.
www.oravatic.sk /index.php?module=kraj&lng=en   (489 words)

  
 Orava | Golding
Orava is one of the traditional and quieter resorts of Slovakia.
The region attracts its guests with the vast reservoirs (Orava reservoir, Liptovska Mara), the slopes of the Rohace range popular with skiers and mountain trekkers, as well as historical monuments (the Orava Castle).
Orava is an extensive region north-west of the main range of the Tatras extending far into Poland.
www.golding.cz /en/region/Orava   (252 words)

  
 holiday.sk - orava
Privat Restaurant Anna is situated in the town Dolny Kubin in a wonderful region Orava.
A lot of attractions are concentrated in a small area : mountains, lakes, historical buildings and the folk architecture.
There is also a possibility of recreation in Roháče mountains, near the thermal lake Oravice and Orava lake.
www.holiday.sk /search/?search=orava   (276 words)

  
 Vlado's Virtual Photo Gallery - Christmas at Orava Castle
In the Castle itself Oravske muzeum (the Orava Museum) was established with a numerous series of expositions.
In the oldest part of the upper castle an archaeological exposition documenting the oldest history of the Orava settlement is installed including the finds of the golden and silver coins, and evidence of a remote Slavic settlement.
As the primary trade route lead from Banska Bystrica to Orava and further into Poland and Germany, passing the all important Orava castle, it is little wonder that it aroused the interest of the Thurzos', namely Frantisek.
vvpg.net /orava/Castle.htm   (1059 words)

  
 Orava Castle: Castle Slovakia
The castle dominates on the rocky hill above the river Orava and the Oravsky Podzamok village.
Today to the inside of the castle is situated the exhibitions of the Orava Museum - one of the most ancient museums in Slovakia.
In the castle chapel is situated the tombstone of the Juraj Thurzo.
www.slovakiatravels.com /sections/Routes/castle/castle_oravsky-en.php   (376 words)

  
 CTK - Orava2000-eng
We have been catching several carps for four days, two smaller were prepared for us and our friends from Magic Hunters CT for a dinner, but others were released back to the water.
Carp from Orava is really tasteful, it is big difference between these carps and carps from some small ponds.
But it is necessary to think about protection of Orava lake, because a lot of carps and other fish are sold in the pubs and restaurants around the Orava lake.
www.ctkochanovce.host.sk /English/orava2000.htm   (450 words)

  
 Orava Deep Drilling Project (ODDP) – Workshop Proposal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Parallel to this application, we are preparing a preliminary proposal of drilling in the Orava region of the Western Carpathians addressed to the ICDP, as well as to our national science foundations and prospecting institutions.
The current version of the proposal (subjected to constant revisions as new ideas are forwarded from scientists involved) will be available at the http://icdp.igf.edu.pl/oddp.
Michal Potfaj                            Geology of the Slovakian Orava
icdp.igf.edu.pl /orava_v91.htm   (2210 words)

  
 Orava (Spectacular Slovakia travel guide)
The village has 64 wooden cottages (drevenica) distinct to the area, five of which have been renovated and are rented out to the public.
But on my final day, I took the cheapest option and thumbed my way to the Orava Outdoor Village Museum, a showcase of 70-80 wooden structures dating back to the 16th century in the town Zuberec (by car, south-east on highway 584 from Podbiel).
Afterwards, at the nearby koliba (a small country restaurant), I sat down to a capital bowl of cabbage soup and a plate of bryndzove halusky (Oravians are said to excel at improvising with cabbage and potatoes because several famines in the 1800s made it clear the land would only support those two crops).
www.spectacularslovakia.sk /ss2002/orava_ascii.html   (722 words)

  
 CTK - Orava2002-eng
We decided for Orava and it was good decision.
Two days before our arrival to Orava we were explored our place.
Catch and release is in Orava unknown motto and if they catch a fish, they first pull it on a stone bank and than it is given to box.
www.ctkochanovce.host.sk /English/Orava2002.htm   (459 words)

  
 The Orava Gallery - County Hall exhibition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The establishment of the Orava Gallery in Dolný Kubín in 1965 was made possible by the vigorous creative culture of the Orava region; by the amalgam of professional artistic activity and folk art expression.
The administrative headquarters of the Orava Gallery is the County Hall, erected at the end of the 17th century and located in Dolný Kubín.
There are also numerous items by members of the former Mikuláš Galanda group, and works by the youngest creative generation are gradually being acquired and added to the collection.
www.oravskagaleria.sk /ENGLISH/og_zd.htm   (269 words)

  
 Tournaments: Rage Across Helsinki
Petri "Orava" Wessman) was tied for the Wisdom Award, but as he already had one award, it was decided that Jere should be awarded.
In the finals Orava´s Sharp Ears kills Jere´s Thorvald (who attacked Sharp Ears twice with Halt the Coward´s Flight) and after that kills Samuli´s Paint-your-Nightmares, that attacked badly wounded Sharp Ears after Thorvald, even though Samuli had repeatedly said that the Lord´s and Children would have to co-operate together against the Gets.
As Orava said after the game: "Having insight of +4 to +5 rules!" Shadow Lords really got into character in the finals and managed to honor their traditions by getting the CLEARLY lowest percentage of Wyrm kills.
www.mistrunner.com /rage/scream40.html   (478 words)

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