Hruštín

Hruštín (Hungarian Hrustin ) is a municipality in Okres Námestovo of Žilinský in the north of Slovakia with about 3,200 inhabitants ( 2010).

Geography

The municipality is located in the traditional landscape Orava (German Arwa ) in the southwest part of the basin Orava kotlina the creek Hruštinka, which is a right tributary of the Biela Orava. South of the village rises the Orava Magura, with the pass Príslop (808 m nm) directly south of the village. Hruštín is located 13 kilometers from Námestovo and 18 kilometers from Dolny Kubin and is on the main road 78

Administratively divided the community into districts Hruštín and Vaňovka.

History

Until the 16th century, the area was heavily wooded and sparsely populated accordingly, but this changed after the Wallachian colonization. The town was founded in 1588 by a group of Vlachs from the now defunct place Ústie nad Oravou and was the castle Arwa subject. The population engaged in agriculture ( potato and cereal cultivation ) and livestock, besides also there were some crafts that were mainly oriented to agriculture. The climatic conditions were difficult, however, so it always came back to emigration to Lower Hungary, in the 19th and 20th century in North America. 1739 were the plague 222 victims. In 1975, the city was incorporated Vaňovka (Hungarian Vanyovka ).

Babín | Beňadovo | Bobrov | Breza | Hruštín | Klin | Krusetnica | Lokca | Lomná | Mutne | Námestovo | Novoť | Oravská Jasenica | Oravská Lesná | Oravská Polhora | Oravské Veselé | Rabča | Rabčice | Sihelné | Ťapešovo | Vasilov | Vavrečka | Zákamenné | Zubrohlava

• Hruštín
• Kraj municipality in Žilinský
• Location in Slovakia