Bobrovec

Bobrovec (Hungarian: Nagybobróc) is a village and municipality in Liptovský Mikuláš District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1231.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 634 metres and covers an area of 31.132 km². It has a population of about 1775 people.[1]

Notable people

The ski mountaineer Jozef Hlavco was born in Bobrovec.

Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bytca, Slovakia"

See also

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 16, 2007. Retrieved November 16, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Municipal Statistics from the Statistical Office of the Slovak republic

49°07′N 19°37′E / 49.117°N 19.617°E / 49.117; 19.617



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