title: Tvrdošín
text: # Tvrdošín
  
  Tvrdošín (German: Turdoschin or Thurdossin; Hungarian: Turdossin; Polish: Twardoszyn) is a town in central Slovakia.
  
  ## Geography
  
  The town is located at the confluence of the Orava and Oravica rivers, 12 km (7 mi) from the Polish borders and cca. 32 km (20 mi) from Dolný Kubín. It consists of the boroughs of Krásna Hôrka, Medvedzie, and Tvrdošín.
  
  ## History
  
  The town was mentioned in the Zobor documents in 1111 and in the document of Béla III of Hungary in 1183. It received royal free town privileges in 1369.
  
  ## Demographics
  
  According to the 2001 census, the town had 9,544 inhabitants. 99.03% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 0.53% Czechs and 0.19% Polish. The religious make-up was 92.10% Roman Catholics, 4.84% people with no religious affiliation and 1.18% Lutherans.
  
  ## Twin towns — Sister cities
  
  Tvrdošín is twinned with:
  
  * Kościelisko, Poland
  * Kobylnica, Poland
  * Durbuy, Belgium
  * Orimattila, Finland
  * Östhammar, Sweden
  * Uusikaupunki, Finland
  * Valga, Estonia
  * Valka, Latvia
  * Weißenburg in Bayern, Germany
  