Párnica

Párnica is a municipality in the north - central Slovakia with 816 inhabitants (as at 31 December 2011), the kraj Okres in Dolny Kubin within the Žilinský situated, in the traditional landscape Orava.

Geography

The community is located between the south-western end of the hill country Orava highlands and the eastern foothills of the Little Fatra. The village extends on both sides of the creek Zázrivka, the above the village (towards Zázrivá ) breaks through the massif of Mala Fatra and opens into the Orava at the bottom. The highest point is the Velky Rozsutec (1610 m nm ) northwest of the town. The center is located at an altitude of 458 m nm and is nine kilometers from Dolny Kubin away.

History

Párnica was first mentioned in 1420 as a villa para Nice writing and was managed by a Erbvögten place in the manor of Castle Orava. 1778 were counted 876 inhabitants, in 1828 there were 196 houses with 685 inhabitants. In addition to agriculture, sheep farming, rafting and crafts were the main sources of income. In the 19th century there was a paper mill, later three quarries that are now all closed down.

Until 1918, belonged to the lying in the county Arwa place the Kingdom of Hungary and came after Czechoslovakia or Slovakia today.

Population

According to the 2011 census, there were in Párnica 809 inhabitants, of whom 775 Slovaks, 2 Magyars, 1 Moravians and 2 others. 29 inhabitants gave no indication. 530 inhabitants known to the Protestant Church AB, 180 inhabitants to the Roman Catholic Church. 64 residents were non-denominational and 29 inhabitants, the denomination is not determined.

Results according to the census 2001 (716 inhabitants):

After Ethnicity:

After Confession:

  • 79.33 % Evangelical
  • 17.18% Roman Catholic
  • 3.07% no religious affiliation

Structures

  • Evangelical church from 1926-27

Traffic

Through the village, the first order of 70 runs ( Kraľovany - Dolny Kubin -Polish border ) and the road ends 2nd order 583 (Žilina - Terchová - Párnica ). There is a station on the railway line Kraľovany - Sucha Hora.

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