Vlkolínec

Vlkolínec
Village
Street in Vlkolínec
Country Slovakia
Region Žilina
District Ružomberok
Municipality Ružomberok
Elevation 718 m (2,356 ft)
Coordinates SK 49°02′30″N 19°16′30″E / 49.04167°N 19.27500°E / 49.04167; 19.27500Coordinates: SK 49°02′30″N 19°16′30″E / 49.04167°N 19.27500°E / 49.04167; 19.27500
Area 7.97 km2 (3.08 sq mi)
Population 35
Density 4 / km2 (10 / sq mi)
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Name Vlkolínec
Year 1993 (#17)
Number 622
Region Europe and North America
Criteria iv, v
Location of Vlkolínec in Slovakia
Location of Vlkolínec in the Žilina Region
Wikimedia Commons: Vlkolínec
Website: www.vlkolinec.sk

Vlkolínec, Slovakia, is a picturesque village under the administration of the town of Ružomberok. Historically, however, it was a separate village. The first written mention of the village came from 1376 and after 1882 it became part of Ružomberok. Its name is probably derived from the Slovak word "vlk", i. e. wolf.

Vlkolínec has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1993, and is one of ten Slovak villages that have been given the status of a folk architecture reservations. This status was granted because the village is an untouched and complex example of folk countryside architecture of the region of the Northern Carpathians.

Vlkolínec, situated in the centre of Slovakia, is a remarkably intact settlement with the traditional features of a central European village. It is the region’s most complete group of these kinds of traditional log houses, often found in mountainous areas. The village consists of more than 45 log houses each of them made up of two or three rooms. A wooden belfry from the 18th century as well as the baroque chapel has also been preserved. Houses No. 16 and 17 are turned into the folk museum with all the instruments of daily life and work.

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