Lisková
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Lisková Location of Lisková in the Žilina Region Lisková Location of Lisková in Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 49°05′N 19°21′E / 49.09°N 19.35°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Žilina Region |
| District | Ružomberok District |
| First mentioned | 1252 |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.95 km2 (6.16 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 484 m (1,588 ft) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 2,014 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 348 1[2] |
| Area code | +421 44[2] |
| Car plate | RK |
| Website | www |
Lisková (Hungarian: Liszkófalu) is a village in the Ružomberok District of north-central Slovakia. It lies at an elevation of 484 m and has an area of 15.95 km2. It had a population of 2,077 in 2011.[4]
History
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1252. Of interest is Lisková Cave, a 1,900 m Guttenstein limestone formation from the middle Triassic. A cultic statuette of a horned bull was found in the cave. Other finds include the remains of a copper-age secondary burial (Lengyel culture), stone tools, and a mammoth tooth. The finds included the forehead of a human skull, which was destroyed in 1956. The remains were the first evidence of Pleistocene settlement in the territory of present-day Slovakia.[5]
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Lisková include:
- Vavro Šrobár (1867–1950), doctor and politician[6]
References
- ^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b c "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ Štatistický úrad Slovenskej republiky – 31 December 2011 (ZIP 128,1 kB) Archived 21 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine (in Slovak)
- ^ Strhan, Milan, & Daniel, David P. (eds.). 1994. Slovakia and the Slovaks. A Concise Encyclopedia. Bratislava: Goldpress, pp. 354–355.
- ^ Kirschbaum, Stanislav J. 1996. A History of Slovakia: The Struggle for Survival. New York: St. Martin's Griffin, p. 148.