Nová Lesná

Municipality in Slovakia

Coat of arms

49°07′20″N 20°16′02″E / 49.12222°N 20.26722°E / 49.12222; 20.26722CountrySlovakiaRegionPrešovDistrictPopradArea

• Total4.10^[2] km² (1.58^[2] sq mi)Elevation

748^[3] m (2,454^[3] ft)Population

(2021)

• Total1,660^[1]Postal code

059 91^[3]

Area code+421 52^[3]Car platePP

Nová Lesná (German: Neu Walddorf,Hungarian: Alsóerdőfalva) is a village and municipality in Poprad District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 747 metres and covers an area of 4.159 km². It has a population of about 1520 people.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1315. It belonged to a German language island. The German population was expelled in 1945.

Economy and infrastructure

Tourism dominates the village economy. In Nová Lesná are several pensions and developed tourist infrastructure.

References

^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.