The area belonged to Great Moravia in the 9th century.[4] In the 10th or early 11th century it became part of Poland, and later it passed to Hungary. In 1880, Orawka had a population of 680.[5] It became again part of Poland following World War I.
^BIALEKOVÁ, Darina. Pramene k dejinám osídlenia Slovenska z konca 5. až z 13. storočia I – II. Nitra : Archeologický ústav Slovenskej akadémie vied, 1989 – 1992.
^Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom VII (in Polish). Warsaw. 1886. p. 573.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)