Podbiel (Hungarian: Podbjel) is a village and municipality in Tvrdošín District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.

It contains a beautiful set of traditional wooden cottages, which have been declared a folk architecture preservation area.

In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1564.

The municipality lies at an altitude of 555 metres and covers an area of 19.293 km2.

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