Tvrdošín

Tvrdošín (Hungarian: Turdossin; Polish: Twardoszyn) is a town in Northern Slovakia.

Tvrdošín
Municipality
Most Holy Trinity Church, Tvrdošín
Flag Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 49.33°N 19.55°E / 49.33; 19.55
Country	Slovakia
Region	Žilina Region
District	Tvrdošín District
First mentioned	1265
Government
• Mayor	Ivan Šaško
Area [1]
• Total	56.55 km2 (21.83 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	592 m (1,942 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	8,786
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	274 4[2]
Area code	+421 43[2]
Car plate	TS
Website	www.tvrdosin.sk

Geography

The town is located at the confluence of the Orava and Oravica rivers, 12 km (7 mi) from the Polish borders and cca. 32 km (20 mi) from Dolný Kubín. It consists of the boroughs of Krásna Hôrka, Medvedzie, and Tvrdošín.

History

The town was mentioned in the Zobor documents in 1111 and in the document of Béla III of Hungary in 1183. It received royal free town privileges in 1369.^[4]

Demographics

According to the 2001 census, the town had 9,544 inhabitants. 99.03% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 0.53% Czechs and 0.19% Polish.^[5] The religious make-up was 92.10% Roman Catholics, 4.84% people with no religious affiliation and 1.18% Lutherans.^[5]

Twin towns — Sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Slovakia

Tvrdošín is twinned with:^[6]

• Kościelisko, Poland
• Kobylnica, Poland
• Durbuy, Belgium
• Orimattila, Finland
• Östhammar, Sweden
• Uusikaupunki, Finland
• Valga, Estonia
• Valka, Latvia
• Weißenburg in Bayern, Germany