Važec
Važec | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
| Etymology: derived from the Váh River | |
Važec Location of Važec in the Žilina Region Važec Location of Važec in Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 49°04′N 19°59′E / 49.07°N 19.98°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Žilina Region |
| District | Liptovský Mikuláš District |
| First mentioned | 1280 |
| Area | |
• Total | 59.64 km2 (23.03 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 788 m (2,585 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 2,372 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 326 1 |
| Area code | +421 44 |
| Vehicle registration plate (until 2022) | LM |
| Website | www |
Važec (German: Waagsdorf or Weißwaag; Hungarian: Vázsec or Vágfalva) is a village and municipality in Liptovský Mikuláš District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia, at the foot of Kriváň in the High Tatras mountains, Slovakia's symbolic and often considered most beautiful mountain.