Bobrov, Slovakia

Village and municipality in Slovakia

Roman Catholic church Location of Námestovo District in the Zilina Region

Bobrov (Hungarian: Bobró) is a village and municipality in Námestovo District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.

## History

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In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1564.

## Geography

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The municipality lies at an altitude of 610 metres and covers an area of 25.753 km2. It has a population of about 1520 people.

## Genealogical resources

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

* Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1770-1895 (parish A)

## Notable residents

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* Irena Schusterová – First Lady of Slovakia (1999–2004), born in Bobrov[1]

## See also

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* List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia

## References

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1. ^ Jesenský, Mikuláš (2008-05-26). "Zomrela Irena Schusterová". SME. Archived from the original on 2017-09-23. Retrieved 2018-08-26.

## External links

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* https://web.archive.org/web/20071116010355/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
* Surnames of living people in Bobrov

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Municipalities of Námestovo District

* Námestovo

* Babín
* Beňadovo
* Bobrov
* Breza
* Hruštín
* Klin
* Krušetnica
* Lokca
* Lomná
* Mútne
* Novoť
* Oravská Jasenica
* Oravská Lesná
* Oravská Polhora
* Oravské Veselé
* Rabča
* Rabčice
* Sihelné
* Ťapešovo
* Vasiľov
* Vavrečka
* Zákamenné
* Zubrohlava

49°26′N 19°33′E﻿ / ﻿49.433°N 19.550°E﻿ / 49.433; 19.550

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