🏛️ Vlkolínec

Slovakia · Europe · Cultural · 48.95°N, 19.27°E

Vlkolínec is a village under the administration of the town of Ružomberok in Slovakia. Historically, however, it was a separate village. The first written mention of the village came from 1376 and after 1882 it became part of Ružomberok. Its name is probably derived from the Slovak word "vlk", i.e. wolf.

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Quick facts

Country	Slovakia
Continent / region	Europe
List type	🏛️ Cultural heritage site
Coordinates (approx.)	48.95°N, 19.27°E · view on map

Vlkolínec is a cultural World Heritage site in Slovakia, in Europe. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Vlkolínec was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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