Jarabina, also known as Orjabyna (Rusyn: Орябина; Hungarian: Berkenyéd; German: Girm; Polish: Jarzębina) is a village and municipality in Stará Ľubovňa District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia. U.S. Marine Michael Strank, Flag Raiser at Iwo Jima, was born here.
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Stará Ľubovňa is a town with approximately 16,000 inhabitants in northeastern Slovakia. The town consists of the districts Podsadek and Stará Ľubovňa.
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Ľubovňa Castle is a medieval castle located in the city of Stará Ľubovňa in Slovakia. The castle was built in the late 13th century, when the territory belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary. The first written mention dates back to the year 1311. In 1412, King Sigismund of Hungary and King Władysław Jagiellon of Poland met at the castle and signed a pact of friendship and peace.
The castle is now partly a ruin and partly rebuilt. The preserved rooms house a museum. The castle chapel houses a permanent exhibition of copies of the Polish crown jewels, the originals of which were kept there during the Swedish Deluge. Below the castle is the Museum of Folk Architecture of the Spiš Region, which is an open-air museum. Within the conserved section of the castle lies a museum that features a historical exhibition, a display of period furniture and weaponry. The castle houses an exhibition room that hosts seasonal exhibitions. Some rooms retain barrel and Prussian vaults, while an underground torture chamber has also been preserved.
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Kremná is a village and municipality in Stará Ľubovňa District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia.
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Stará Ľubovňa District is a district in
the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia.
Until 1918, the district was almost entirely part of the county of Kingdom of Hungary of Spiš, apart from a small area in the
east which formed part of the county of Šariš.
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Litmanová Hungarian: Hársád, until 1902: Littmanova; German: Littmannsau; Rusyn: Літманова; Ukrainian: Литманова) is a village and municipality in Stará Ľubovňa District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia. A small ski resort and a Catholic religious site are located in Litmanová.
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