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	Orava (castle) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Orava Castle (Slovak: Oravský hrad) is 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.
		In 1370 the castle became the centre of the Orava County.
		The Orava Museum is one of the oldest in Slovakia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Orava_(castle) (835 words)

	Liptov - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Liptov county shared borders with the Austrian land Galicia and the Hungarian counties Árva (Orava), Turóc (Turiec), Zólyom (Zvolen), Gömör-Kishont (Gemer-Malohont) and Szepes (Spiš).
		The county's territory was situated along the upper Váh river between the High Tatras and the Low Tatras.
		The capitals of the county were the Liptov Castle and the villages of Liptovská Mara and Partizánska Ľupča since 1677 the capital was Liptovský Mikuláš.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Liptov (266 words)

	math lessons - Spis
		Spiš county shared borders with Poland (or from the late 18th century to 1918 with the Austrian land Galicia) and with the counties Liptov (Hungarian: Liptó), Gemer-Malohont (Gömör-Kishont), Abov-Turňa (Abaúj-Torna) and ari (Sáros) in the Kingdom of Hungary.
		The capitals of the Spiš county were the Spiš Castle which was constructed in the 12th century and then from the 16th century (de-facto partly already from around 1300) Levoča (in Hungarian: Lőcse).
		It had an autonomous government, similar to that of normal counties, but was partly subordinated to the county head of the Spi county.
	www.mathdaily.com /lessons/Spisz (2601 words)

	Spiš - Wikipedia Light!
		The northern border of the county stabilized in the early 14th century.
		Until 1802, there was a special separate tiny county called "Parvus comitatus Small county/ Sedes superior Upper county/ Sedes X lanceatorum County of the ten lance-bearers", which was situated to the east of Poprad in present-day southern Spiš, and whose origin is unknown.
		From the 12th century onwards its inhabitants were known as the "guardians of the northern border." The inhabitants were Slovaks and the names of the settlements in the county were Slovak, as well.
	godseye.com /wiki/index.php?title=Spis (2640 words)

	Orava
		During World War II, when Czechoslovakia was split temporarily, Orava was part of independent Slovakia.
		Orava is also the name of a water reservoir in northernmost Slovakia, which is the largest lake in Slovakia (35,2 km²).
		Orava is a municipality in eastern Estonia, in Pőlva county.
	www.askfactmaster.com /Orava (379 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
		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 Orava Region was a part of Orava County until 1922 and has now been part of Považská County since 1928.
	www.zask.sk /showdoc.do?docid=600 (583 words)

	wikien.info: Main_Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The capitals of the Spiš county were the Spiš Castle which was constructed in the 12th century and then from the 16th century (de-facto partly already from around 1300) Levoča (Hungarian: Lőcse, German: Leutschau).
		The territory of the Spiš county was originally populated by Slovaks.
		According to censuses performed in the Kingdom of Hungary in 1869 (1900, 1910) the population of the Spiš county included the following nationalities: Slovaks 50.4%, (58.2%, 58%), Germans 35% (25%, 25%), Ruthenians/Ukrainians 13.8% (8.4%, 8%) and 0.7% (6%, 6%) Magyars (Hungarians).
	www.hostingciamca.com /index.php?title=Spis (2668 words)

	Holiday Resorts Guide. Guide to Holiday Resorts
		The Orava region, situated in northern Slovakia, with its surface of 1661 km2 and almost 125.000 residents belongs to the most splendid regions in the country endowed with many natural beauties and fascinating places of interest.
		The town of Dolny Kubin (20.000 residents) is the largest ward and a cultural center of the region.
		The climate (Orava is one of the coolest areas of Slovakia) and geographical conditions of the region provide many sports opportunities and also many ways to enjoy yourself and your leisure: hiking, alpinism and various kinds of winter sports.
	www.holidayresortsguide.com /Advert_Displays/Advert_96.asp (372 words)

	Namestovo city (Slovakia) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The year 1878 was also important for Namestovo because the Orava people gained the privilege to conduct business in the linen trade.
		The economy of the town was based on crafts and agriculture and its development until the end of 19th century was especially influenced by the linen trade.
		The church has priceless artifacts: the baroque sculptures of St. Barbora and St. Catherine from 18th century, pacifical by the artist Szilassi from 1743, the main altar, two side altars and a pupils are from the mid of 19th century.
	fotw.vexillum.com /flags/sk-names.html (451 words)

	Symphony No. 3 (Bruckner) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Spiš county shared borders with Poland (or from the late 18th century to 1918 with the Austria n land Galicia (Central Europe)) and with the counties Liptov (Hungarian: Liptó), Gömör-Kishont (Gömör-Kishont), Abaúj-Torna (Abaúj-Torna) and Šariš (Sáros) in the Kingdom of Hungary.
		The capitals of the Spiš county were the Spis Castle which was constructed in the 12th century and then from the 16th century (de-facto partly already from around 1300) Levoca (Hungarian: Lőcse, German: Leutschau).
		From the beginning of the 15th century, the county was subdivided into three Processus (Kingdom of Hungary).
	sv_grigorij.rasputin.sv.iwet.info (4819 words)

	TouristChannel.com - Slovakia and Tourism
		The town Dolný Kubín is a centre of Orava region, the northest region of Slovakia (486 m).
		Since 1683 the town was the seat of the Orava county.
		And admired object of the contemporary Dolný Kubín is the wooden column bridge over the river Orava.
	www.tourist-channel.sk /dolny-kubin/indexen.html (214 words)

	SlovakiaPhotos.com Royalty Free Stock Photos Slovakia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Description: Orava castle is considered to be one of the most interesting castles in Slovakia.
		It was founded in 13th century as a gardian fortification on the drive to Poland and soon it became the centre of the Orava County.
		In his last testament Count Palffy expressed the wish that his palaces in Vienna and Budapest, mansion in Kralova and his castle in Bojnice, be accessible for the public and that the works of art remain in their original place and that tours be made possible for those interested.
	www.slovakiaphotos.com /products_recommended.php (1498 words)

	The Orava Gallery - County Hall exhibition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		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)

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		Therefore, you have to write them [in romanian or english language; check an example of letter asking for approval mentioning the villages [the exact today's name and county is required] and the religion for which you ask the permission.
		In 4-6 weeks you will receive [or not!] their approval by snail mail; see the list of addresses for the National Archives branch for every romanian county.
		Generally, you must check every possibility - FHL or IfA, The Romanian National County's Archives, village Mayoralty, today's Parish, etc. - in order to identify the exact location of all the records as a premise to be successful in your family research.
	www.genealogy.ro /cont/22n.htm (998 words)

	PANEK/GONDERA-Trstena,Orava,Slovakia
		I'm researching the area in Orava County, (northwestern) Slovakia where my grandparents and great grandparents came from.
		My grandmother, Marie GONDERA Panek was born 1879 in Oszada (Osada) which was a small village on the Black Orava River a few miles north of Trstena.
		I've located both towns on old maps, however the town of Oszada was evidently flooded over by the creation of Lake Orava ("Oravska Priehrada") sometime around 1950.
	genforum.genealogy.com /panek/messages/3.html (124 words)

	Fasiangy in Orava
		Living example of preservation of these traditions is low Orava's villages of Vysny Kubin and Parnica.
		In Vysny Kubin it was on Tuesday, before Ash Wednesday and in Parnica a week earlier, so the week prior to the Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent period, would not be disturbed.
		The rounds had to be approved by the Mayor, County office and the local priest.
	www.slovakheritage.org /Folkcustoms/fasiangorava.htm (629 words)

	Orava - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		An Estonian village in Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia: Orava, Russia
		In the Finnish language, the word "orava" means "squirrel".
		This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Orava (93 words)

	Orava castle :: Slovak castles
		Oravský zámok, Orava; 1267 castrum Arwa, 1319 castrum Arua
		In 15th and 16th century extended, final form is from 17th century.
		orava to je hrad chalani ja vobec neviem komu sa oravsky hrad nepaci
	www.castles.sk /?castle=132 (193 words)

	Slovakia - Heart of Europe: Orava Gallery
		Formerly the County House, the two-storeyed Baroque-style building that dominates the town square is today the home of the Orava art gallery.
		The Orava Gallery was founded in 1965 as a state charity organisation, and organizes a variety of art expositions.
		Old Art C15th - C19th, Icons, C20th Slovak Art, Traditional Folk Art and the "Maria Medvecka - Painter of Orava" Exhibition (this actually won the Martin Benka prize for the presentation and promotion of Slovak Art, in 1996).
	www.heartofeurope.co.uk /trav_museums_oravagallery.htm (164 words)

	Dolny Kubin: Caplovic, Vavrinec
		During the years 1798 and 1810, he acted as a clerk for the Orava County and from April 1810 until the year 1852 he worked in the services of the Zichy family in Bratislava, as their secretary and keeper of their archives.
		Caplovic's library became famous throughout the whole of the Hungarian Empire and in 1839, he gave his rich library as a present to his natives in Orava, in order to raise their education.
		In his honor the Society of Caplovic's Library was founded, and in 1907 they specially built a house in Dolny Kubin to store this library in, which is still here today.
	www.dolnykubin.com /history_people3.htm (210 words)

	Lewes Links - achievements in the 1990s
		Artists from Lewes and Newhaven have in turn been invited to Veszprém and Balatonfüred in Hungary, and during the 1997 Lewes Festival there was an exhibition of folk woodcarving from the mountainous county of Orava in northern Slovakia, together with works by Lewes artists who had visited central Europe.
		A close relationship has been developed between the county of Veszprém and East Sussex, especially with the signing of an Accord between the two counties in 1996.
		A group of young people from Lewes and Brighton, who joined an international youth camp at lake Balaton, were shown round the city of Veszprém, and young people from that city have also joined in an extended "twinning" summer camp with youngsters from Uckfield and four other countries.
	www.sussexineurope.org /LewesLinks/achievements.htm (541 words)

	e_varkep_x10 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The church was once surrounded by a graveyard and several gravestones can still be seen.
		In the eighteenth century following the Turkish occupation Slovak peasants from Árva county (Orava, in present-day Slovakia) arrived and repopulated the village.
		The house is typical example of the kind of swelling familied in Kisnána lived in at the turn of the century.
	www.div.iif.hu /en/kisnana.htm (193 words)

	Liptov - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
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		Liptov (-Slovak, in Latin: Liptovium, in German: Liptau, in Hungarian: Liptó, in Polish: Liptów) is the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary.
		Nowadays, the territory of the former Liptov county largely corresponds to the Ružomberok District and Liptovský Mikuláš District in northern Slovakia.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Liptov (321 words)

	Genealogy Lapikás, Generatie 1
		It is even possible that Matthias (1A) and Matthias (1B) are one and the same person, who has married a second time.
		They lived in Namestovo, a small village, at that time belonging to Austria-Hungary, presently in Orava County, Slovakia near the border with Poland.
		The town was known for its textile trade in the nineteenth century.
	www.nikhef.nl /~louk/LAP/generation1.html (240 words)

	Paradox Interactive Forums - Hammer of the Gods - a Danish AAR
		Poland is at war with the County of Orava, and the Kingdom of Hungary.
		The Empire of Byzantium is at war with the Principality of Gallich.
		The King of France is at war with his former vassal, the County of Nevers.
	www.europa-universalis.com /forum/printthread.php?t=143516 (5303 words)

	Searching in Slovakia - September 1998
		Anna married Joseph Ferencak or Ferenczak in Westmoreland County, Pa. in 1904, was widowed and remarried Peter Tokarz in Slovakia in 1913.
		Mara Czabn born Sept 8 1875 village of Bacuch, county Zvolenska Stolica.
		The 1920 census for Montgomery County, Illinois, states that they were both born in Slovacland so were both their parents.
	www.iarelative.com /search/sea0998b.htm (6235 words)

	Rocky Podhale Map (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		This map represents the area of Poland nearest the High Tatra mountains referred to locally as Skalne Podhale or "Rocky Podhale".
		The area immediately to the east called "Spisz" (two of its villages shown as "Trybs" and "Niedzica") was until 1920 a part of Spis county, Slovakia.
		Likewise, a comparable section immediately to the west (including the village of "Orawka" as shown) was part of Orava county, Slovakia until 1920.
	www.e-targ.org /Maps/rpodhalemap.html (143 words)

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