Važec

Važec
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 / 49.07; 19.98
Country Slovakia
Region Žilina Region
DistrictLiptovský Mikuláš District
First mentioned1280
Area
 • Total
59.64 km2 (23.03 sq mi)
Elevation
788 m (2,585 ft)
Population
 (2024)
 • Total
2,372
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
326 1
Area code+421 44
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)LM
Websitewww.obecvazec.sk

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.