2. ZUBEREC Zuberec is a village in northern Slovakia It‘s a popular tourist center at the foothills of the Western Tatras The village is a place of several cultural and sporting events including folk festival, alpine skiing, triathlon & dogsled racing

3. LOCATION OF ZUBEREC

4. Zuberec is situated in the Tvrdošín District of the Ž ilina Region It was part of Orava Region The village lies at an altitude of 760 metres under the Rohá č e mountains It covers an area of 72 328 km² GEOGRAPHY

5. Zuberec was founded in 1593 (the village was known as Zwberczyc) It was subordinate to the Orava Castle Zuberec contains the neo-gothic church of Saint Vendelin (built in 1930) There are also relics of Saint Vendelin‘s house here There is a stone cross in front of the church from the year 1839 HISTORY

6. Zuberec has three ski resorts: ~ Zuberec Janovky ~ Zuberec Milotín ~ Zverovka Spálená SKIING

7. The Museum of the Orava Village is located here in Zuberec Museum of folk architecture exhibits intact rural houses brought from all around the region of Orava and re- assembled in Zuberec The museum was founded in 1967 OPEN-AIR MUSEUM

8. The oldest building, a Gothic wooden church, was constructed in the 15th century The gardens and fields around the houses show various ancient forms of farming and animal husbandry. OPEN-AIR MUSEUM

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