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Vasiľov (Hungarian: Vasziló) is a village and municipality in Námestovo District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1554.

World war II

In September 1939 citizens of Vasiľov witnessed crossing of German soldiers heading to Poland.

4. April front crossed the village. Early in the morning soviets started bombardment around the village. Later that day soviets soldiers arrived.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 428 metres and covers an area of 9.147 km. It has a population of about 757 people.

External links

• http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html

v t e Municipalities of Námestovo District
Námestovo Babín Beňadovo Bobrov Breza Hruštín Klin Krušetnica Lokca Lomná Mútne Novoť Oravská Jasenica Oravská Lesná Oravská Polhora Oravské Veselé Rabča Rabčice Sihelné Ťapešovo Vasiľov Vavrečka Zákamenné Zubrohlava

49°21′N 19°23′E / 49.350°N 19.383°E / 49.350; 19.383

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