Oravské Veselé

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Oravské Veselé

Total population

2,821

Founded

1629

Elevation755 m

Land area41.21 km²

Coordinates49.47°, 19.38°

Demographic figures from Statistical Office of Slovakia. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Oravské Veselé is a village and municipality in Námestovo District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Sinai Schiffer

Rabbi of the Karlsruhe orthodox Israelite (1852–1923)

Martin Hamuljak

Slovak linguist

Jozef Kabaň

Slovak automobile designer

I

Ivan Uhliarik

Slovak Minister of Health, doctor and politician

József Kunszt

Hungarian catholic archbishop (1790–1866)

Dénes Mednyánszky

Hungarian geologist, politician (1830-1911)

L

László Radó

Hungarian actor (1902-1977)

D

Dušan Tittel

Slovak footballer (born 1966)

K

Károly Vass

Hungarian camera operator (1896–1953)

O

Ondrej Kutlik

Slovak weightlifter

Ignác Grebáč-Orlov

Czechoslovak member of Czechoslovak national parliament, poet, translator, roman catholic priest and Slovak nation politician (1888-1957)

J

Jozef Danielak

Slovak roman catholic priest (1856–1883)

J

Jozef Tarčák

Slovak politician

P

Peter Brňák

Slovak member of Slovak National Council and constitutional judge

A

Augustín Mat̕ovčík

E

Eva Kurjaková

1947-

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Žilina

• Mútne
  2.8 mi away
• Sihelné
  3.2 mi away · pop. 2,033
• Beňadovo
  3.2 mi away · pop. 740
• Rabča
  4.6 mi away · pop. 4,464
• Oravská Polhora
  4.6 mi away · pop. 3,689
• Breza
  5.5 mi away · pop. 1,568
• Klin
  5.6 mi away · pop. 2,134
• Námestovo
  5.9 mi away · pop. 8,123
• Zubrohlava
  6 mi away · pop. 2,098
• Novoť
  6 mi away · pop. 3,262
• Oravská Jasenica
  6.1 mi away
• Krušetnica
  6.5 mi away · pop. 928

Browse all places in Žilina →

Recently spotted species

Parasol

Macrolepiota procera

Seen 2026-09-27

False Chanterelle

Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca

Seen 2026-09-27

Canada goldenrod

Solidago canadensis

Seen 2026-09-23

Bog Stitchwort

Stellaria alsine

Seen 2026-09-23

Fox Moth

Macrothylacia rubi

Seen 2026-09-23

common silverweed

Argentina anserina

Seen 2026-09-20

European dewberry

Rubus caesius

Seen 2026-09-20

Sun spurge

Euphorbia helioscopia

Seen 2026-09-20

garlic mustard

Alliaria petiolata

Seen 2026-09-20

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).