| Tvrdošín | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Žilina |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Tvrdošín |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovakia Žilina Region#Slovakia |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Tvrdošín in Slovakia |
| Coordinates: | 49.3343°N 19.5548°W |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Ivan Šaško |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1111 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 56.55 |
| Elevation M: | 592[2] |
| Elevation Ft: | 1,942 |
| Population Footnotes: | [3] |
| Population Total: | 8812 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 027 44 |
| Area Code: | +421 43 |
| Blank Name: | Car plate |
| Blank Info: | TS |
| Website: | www.tvrdosin.sk |
| Area Note: | |
Tvrdošín (de|Turdoschin or Thurdossin; hu|Turdossin; pl|Twardoszyn) is a town in central Slovakia.
The town is located at the confluence of the Orava and Oravica rivers, 12km (07miles) from the Polish borders and cca. 32km (20miles) from Dolný Kubín. It consists of the boroughs of Krásna Hôrka, Medvedzie, and Tvrdošín.
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]
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]
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Slovakia.
Kościelisko, Poland Kobylnica, Poland
Durbuy, Belgium
Orimattila, Finland
Östhammar, Sweden Uusikaupunki, Finland
Valga, Estonia
Valka, Latvia