Zákamenné

Zákamenné (pol. Zakamienny Klin) is the biggest village in the Orava region in the northern part of Slovakia. Zákamenné lies in the north-western part of Orava. It belongs to the protected landscape area of Horná Orava and the specially protected area of Horná Orava. The villages which surround Zákamenné are Oravská Lesná, Novoť, Lomná, Breza, Krušetnica and Ujsoly in Poland.

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1615. The village was founded in 1615 on the feast of holy Jacob (28 July), but the first written mention dates from the 16th of July 1615.

The municipality lies at an altitude of 703 metres (2,306 ft)^[3] and covers an area of 42.90 km² (16.56 sq mi) (2024).^[4]

• Nižný koniec - entrance into village from Námestovo and Lokca. In this part are two banks, a supermarket, restaurant, pension, ski-lift, shops, health care and other services
• Poriečie - direction Novoť, to the polish border, village Ujsoly and frontier crossing
• Babinec
• Špitáľ or Ústredie - here is the municipal office, post, district bureau of employment, old church, school and kindergarten
• Farský Briežok
  • Pri kríži
• Podkamenné
  • Pri píle
  • Trchovnica
• Oravice - entrance into the village from Čadca. In this part is a kindergarten and industrial zone
• Mrzáčka (upper, lower) - new church
• Vyšný koniec
• Tanečník - railway station Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine

It has a population of 5694 people (31 December 2024).^[6]

In year 2021 was 5542 people by ethnicity 5466 as Slovak, 182 as Not found out, 10 as Czech, 8 as Polish, 8 as Other, 1 as Ukrainian, 1 as Serbian, 1 as Romani, 1 as Russian and 1 as Moravian.

Note on population

The difference between the population numbers above and in the census (here and below) is that the population numbers above are mostly made up of permanent residents, etc.; and the census should indicate the place where people actually mainly live. For example, a student is a citizen of a village because he has permanent residence there (he lived there as a child and has parents), but most of the time he studies at a university in the city.

In year 2021 was 5542 people by religion 5257 from Roman Catholic Church, 136 from None, 78 from Not found out, 17 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 11 from Evangelical Church, 11 from Ad hoc movements, 9 from Old Catholic Church, 6 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 5 from Other, 5 from Greek Catholic Church, 2 from Calvinist Church, 2 from Buddhism, 1 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 1 from Islam and 1 from Apostolic Church.

• Calvary in Zákamenné Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
• Church of translation of Madonna Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine in Zákamenné from year 1901. Built in Neoromance style. One from few churches with two towers in Orava region.
• Church of holy Joseph Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine in Zákamenné - consecrated on 1 January 2000
• The Historical Logging Switchback Railway - Vychyľovka and Oravská Lesná. Narrow gauge railway pass steep elevation by switchbacks. Similar technical solution of similar difficult elevation was used only in Peru.
• Jewish cemetery
• Rowland stone Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine

• Zákamenné belongs to the protected landscape area of Horná Orava and the specially protected area Horná Orava.
• In the village there are two ski-lifts: 1500 Kýčera and ski-lift 800 at Prípor hill
• The highest peak of Zákammené is Úšust (1156 m n.m.). It lies on the border with Poland and it is possible to see the West Tatras, Pilsko and Malá Fatra mountains in good weather conditions from this peak. On the Polish side of the mountain original fir-beech forests can be found.
• Accommodation is possible in four pensions and two hostels

• By the car: from towns Námestovo, Čadca, Žywiec
• By the bus: directions Námestovo - Zákamenné, Dolný Kubín - Zákamenné and Kraľovany - Zákamenné, more at http://www.cp.sk or https://www.ubian.sk
• By the train: directions Bratislava-Žilina-Kraľovany nad Košice-Kraľovany. In the Kraľovany passage to bus, possible straight connection into Zákamenné on Saturday, Friday and Sunday.

The address of the municipal office is Zákamenné 746, 02956.

• Ján Vojtaššák - bishop in the region of Spiš during the years between the two World Wars and after World War II
• Milan Čič - politician, former president of the constitutional court, presently an advisor of the president of the Slovak Republic
• Martin Bajčičák - Slovakian cross-country skier who has been competing since 1994. Bajčičák's best finish at the Winter Olympics was also in the 15 km + 15 km double pursuit, eighth place in 2006.

• Goral dialect from linguistic point of view – covering Zakamenné (in Slovak)