Nižná, Tvrdošín District

Village in Slovakia

Coat of arms

49°18′37″N 19°31′48″E / 49.31028°N 19.53000°E / 49.31028; 19.53000CountrySlovakiaRegionŽilinaDistrictTvrdošínFirst mentioned1420Area

• Total27.77^[2] km² (10.72^[2] sq mi)Elevation

584^[3] m (1,916^[3] ft)Population

(2021)

• Total3,948^[1]Postal code

027 43^[3]

Area code+421 43^[3]Car plateTSWebsitewww.nizna.sk

Nižná (Hungarian: Nizsna) is a village and municipality in Tvrdošín District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1420 as Nissne Wes.

The municipality lies at an altitude of 573 metres and covers an area of 27.779 km². It has a population of about 4,140 people.

Nižná is twinned with:^[5]

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^ ^a ^b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ "Úvodní strana". nizna.sk (in Slovak). Nižná. Retrieved 2019-09-09.