Orava

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Orava is a historical region in northern Slovakia and southern Poland, known for its mountainous landscapes, traditional villages, and the prominent Orava Castle.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form As subject As object
Orava River 0 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region
administrativeCenter Dolný Kubín NERFINISHED
borders Kysuce
Liptov
Podhale NERFINISHED
Spiš
Turiec
climate cool continental climate
contains Orava Beskids NERFINISHED
Orava Castle NERFINISHED
Orava Magura
Orava Reservoir
country Poland
Slovakia
dividedBy Polish–Slovak border
surface form: Slovak–Polish border
economy agriculture
forestry
tourism
ethnographicRegionOf Poland
Slovakia
hasCulturalHeritage Orava Castle complex NERFINISHED
traditional wooden architecture
hasFeature traditional villages
hasLandmark Orava Castle
hasLandscape mountainous terrain
hasProtectedArea Orava Protected Landscape Area NERFINISHED
historicalCounty Arva County
historicalRegionOf Kingdom of Hungary NERFINISHED
knownFor cheese production
folk costumes
folklore traditions
sheep farming
wooden churches
languageVariety Goral dialects
largestTown Dolný Kubín NERFINISHED
locatedIn Western Carpathians NERFINISHED
northern Slovakia
southern Poland
partlyIn Lesser Poland Voivodeship NERFINISHED
partOf Carpathian region NERFINISHED
Žilina Region NERFINISHED
religion Lutheranism
Roman Catholicism
tourismType hiking
rural tourism
winter sports
traditionalArchitecture wooden houses
traversedBy Orava River NERFINISHED

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

subject surface form: Northern Slovakia
this entity surface form: Orava River
Spisz sharesBorderWith Orava