Liptov

Liptov is a region in Central Slovakia.

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Mountain ranges:



History
The first known inhabitants came to Liptov during the Neolithic age around 6000 years ago. Celts represent an important time period of Liptov during the Iron Age. The Celtic tribal village can be seen in the archeological site of Havránok near Liptovský Mikuláš.

The first settlements of Slavic people in Liptov region began approximately in the 6th century BC. The first written evidence about Liptov came from 1231 AD.

There are three remains of castles that were built in the Liptov region. They are the Likava castle, the Liptov castle, and the Liptovský Hrádok castle. Liptov is also a place where the legendary Slovak figure of the 17th and 18th centuries, Juraj Jánošík, was sentenced to death.

Geography
The region is surrounded by multiple mountain ranges.

The longest Slovak river Váh flows through it and fills the important water reservoir Liptovská Mara - which functions both as a water electric power facility and recreational area. There were multiple villages in place of the reservoir, buildings of which are new preserved/moved to open air Liptov village muzeum in Pribylina.

Get in
Trains and interstate buses go to the major cities from east to west.

The smaller villages in general have public inter-city bus connections available.

Get around
Public transport is pretty well organized in the area, although sometimes the time schedules are sparse (some villages only few times a day).

See
There are multiple caves in the area - Demänovská Cave of Liberty, Demänovská Ice Cave (at Low Tatras) and Važecká Cave (Važec).



Do
Ski areas include:
 * Jasná -- detailed in Low Tatras
 * Donovaly, at the edge of Liptov.
 * Donovaly, at the edge of Liptov.

Water parks near Liptovský Michal.

Stay safe
The cities and especially villages are generally safe - but compared to northern countries, it's not recommended leaving cars unlocked and similar.

Go next
Nearby regions: Culturally similar Orava, Spiš - and Banská Bystrica on the south.