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Orovnica

Orovnica (Hungarian: Oromfalu) is a village and municipality in the Žarnovica District, Banská Bystrica Region in Slovakia.

Žarnovica District in the Banská Bystrica region
6: Banská Bystrica Region

Etymology edit

The name comes from the Slovak orovnať—to level (ground).[1] Orovnica—leveled ground. 1209 Varanza, 1525 Orownycza.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Krajčovič, Rudolf (2014). "Z lexiky stredovekej slovenčiny s výkladmi názvov obcí a miest (47)". Kultúra slova (in Slovak) (1). Martin: Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej: 23.

External links edit

48°23′N 18°36′E / 48.383°N 18.600°E / 48.383; 18.600


 

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