Jasenová (Hungarian: Jaszenova) is a village and municipality in Dolný Kubín District in the Zilina Region of northern Slovakia. It has population of 401 people.

Its name comes from the Slovak word Jaseň, which is a kind of tree often found in the area. There is a church built in 1836 and an old elementary school from the 19th century. A hill named Choč (altitude 1611 m) can be seen from the village.

Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Jasenová was part of Árva County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic.

• Martin Kukučín, writer

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bytca, Slovakia"

• Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1672-1898 (parish B)
• Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1786-1949 (parish A)

• Surnames of living people in Jasenova

49°10′33″N 19°17′42″E / 49.17583°N 19.29500°E / 49.17583; 19.29500

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