Liptovský Mikuláš District

Liptovský Mikuláš district is one of 11 districts of Žilina region in Slovakia. The total area is 1340.7 km², the population is more than 73,000 people and the population density is 54.62 inhabitants per km². The capital of the district is Liptovský Mikuláš town. There are 2 urban-type settlements and 54 villages in the district. This area is a part of Liptovská župa (historical type of administrative division) and is located in the western part of Žilina region in the Váh river valley, between Low Tatras (Nízke Tatry) and Great Fatra (Veľká Fatra) mountain ranges.

Worth seeing:

Architectural monuments

The Župa house or Dom župný (XVIIIth century) in Liptovský Mikuláš town
Church of St. Nicholas or Kostol sv. Mikuláša (1280) in Liptovský Mikuláš town
St. Peter of Alcantara church or Kostol sv. Petra z Alkantary (1476-1492) in Liptovský Mikuláš town
Protestant church or Evanjelický kostol (1783-1785) in Liptovský Mikuláš town
The remains of Liptovský castle or Liptovský Hrádok (XIVth century) in Liptovský Mikuláš town
The remains of the castle (XIIIth century) in Liptovská Sielnica village
M. M. Hodža gymnasium (1914-1916) in Liptovský Mikuláš town
Synagogue (1842–1846) in Liptovský Mikuláš town

Natural monuments and protected areas

Važecká cave or Važecká jaskyňa in Važec village
Demänovská Ice Cave or Demänovská ľadová jaskyňa in Demänovská Dolina village
Demänovská Cave of Liberty or Demänovská jaskyňa Slobody in Demänovská Dolina village
Low Tatras National Park or Národný park Nízke Tatry in Liptovský Hrádok town

Resorts

Jasná - Nízke Tatry ski resort in Demänovská Dolina village

Entertainment

Tatralandia aquapark in Liptovský Mikuláš town

Museums

Gallery of Peter Michal Bohúň in Liptovský Mikuláš town
Janko Kráľ Museum in Liptovský Mikuláš town
Havránok open air museum in Bobrovník village
Museum of Liptov Village or Múzeum liptovskej dediny Pribylina in Liptovský Hrádok town
The Slovak Museum of Nature Protection and Speleology or Slovenské múzeum ochrany prírody a jaskyniarstva in Liptovský Mikuláš town