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The entrance into Vrátna dolina near Terchová village. The Slovak word "vrátna" means "gate" in English. Enclosed by 600-700 m high precipitous dolomite cliffs, the 7 km long valley has been a popular tourist spot for more than a hundred years now. Juraj Jánoik (1688-1713), a hero of many a Slovak popular ballad and legend, was born in Terchová. - Bibliography: Fényes Elek, Szombathy 1986