The first written reference of the village of Oravce dates from 1557.
It says that the village was a colonial settlement for a few families from the region
of Orava. It also belonged to the rich famil of Radvanskovci. The main source of food
was agriculture and farming in the past.
It is one of the smallest villages in the area which also has the smallest number of
inhabitants.
Translation: A.Bendíková