Lisková

Lisková is a village in the Ružomberok District of north-central Slovakia. It lies at an elevation of 484 m and has an area of 15.95 km². It had a population of 2,077 in 2011.[1]

Lisková
Village
Liskova from the north
Lisková
Location of Lisková in Slovakia
Coordinates: 49°05′18″N 19°21′07″E
CountrySlovakia
RegionŽilina
DistrictRužomberok
First mentioned1252
Elevation
484 m (1,588 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,077
Time zoneCET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST)CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code
034 81
Area code(s)+421-44
Car plateRK
Websitehttp://www.liskova.sk

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1252. Of interest is Lisková Cave, a 1,900 m Guttenstein limestone formation from the middle Triassic. A cultic statuette of a horned bull was found in the cave. Other finds include the remains of a copper-age secondary burial (Lengyel culture), stone tools, and a mammoth tooth. The finds included the forehead of a human skull, which was destroyed in 1956. The remains were the first evidence of Pleistocene settlement in the territory of present-day Slovakia.[2]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Lisková include:

References
  1. Štatistický úrad Slovenskej republiky – 31 December 2011 (ZIP 128,1 kB) Archived 21 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine (in Slovak)
  2. Strhan, Milan, & Daniel, David P. (eds.). 1994. Slovakia and the Slovaks. A Concise Encyclopedia. Bratislava: Goldpress, pp. 354–355.
  3. Kirschbaum, Stanislav J. 1996. A History of Slovakia: The Struggle for Survival. New York: St. Martin's Griffin, p. 148.

49°05′N 19°21′E



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