Krivá | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Slovakia |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Žilina Region |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Dolný Kubín District |
Pushpin Map: | Slovakia |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Krivá in Slovakia |
Coordinates: | 49.2831°N 19.4786°W |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1575 |
Area Total Km2: | 18.87[1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 7.29 |
Elevation M: | 550[2] |
Elevation Ft: | 1,800 |
Population Total: | 820[3] |
Population Density Km2: | 43.12[4] |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 16.65 |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 027 55 |
Area Code: | +421 43 |
Blank Name: | Car plate |
Blank Info: | DK |
Website: | kriva.sk |
Krivá (Hungarian: Kriva) is a village and municipality in Dolný Kubín District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1575. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Krivá was part of Árva County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic.
The municipality lies at an altitude of 545 metres and covers an area of 18.877 km². It has a population of about 819 people.