Habovka | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Slovakia |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Žilina |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Tvrdošín |
Pushpin Map: | Slovakia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Habovka in Slovakia |
Coordinates: | 49.2833°N 56°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1593 |
Area Total Km2: | 29.41[1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 11.36 |
Elevation M: | 736[2] |
Elevation Ft: | 2,415 |
Population Total: | 1369[3] |
Population Density Km2: | 46.63[4] |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 18.00 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 027 32 |
Area Code: | +421 43 |
Blank Name: | Car plate |
Blank Info: | TS |
Website: | www.habovka.sk |
Habovka is a village and municipality in Tvrdošín District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1593. The first settlers came from the Polish village of Chabówka, which lent the settlement its name.[5]
The municipality lies at an altitude of 730 metres and covers an area of 29.414 km². It has a population of about 1,350 people.
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bytca, Slovakia"