Oravská Lesná

Coordinates: 49°22′8″N 19°11′1″E / 49.36889°N 19.18361°E / 49.36889; 19.18361
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Oravská Lesná
Village
Church of Saint Anna in the village
Church of Saint Anna in the village
Coat of arms of Oravská Lesná
Nickname: 
Herducka
Oravská Lesná is located in Slovakia
Oravská Lesná
Oravská Lesná
Location of Oravská Lesná in Slovakia
Coordinates: 49°22′8″N 19°11′1″E / 49.36889°N 19.18361°E / 49.36889; 19.18361
CountrySlovakia
RegionŽilina
DistrictNámestovo
First mentioned1731
Area
 • Total65.62[2] km2 (25.34[2] sq mi)
Elevation
858[3] m (2,815[3] ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total3,416[1]
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
029 57[3]
Area code+421 43[3]
Car plateNO
Websiteoravskalesna.sk

Oravská Lesná (1920-1927 Erdútka, 1927-1945 Erdótka Hungarian: Erdőtka) is a village and municipality in Námestovo District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.

History[edit]

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1731.

Geography[edit]

The municipality lies at an altitude of 934 metres and covers an area of 65.628 km². It has a population of about 3133 people. It borders Gmina Ujsoły, poland and zákameneklin to the north, lomná to the east, zázrivá to the south, and nová bystrica to the west,

Climate[edit]

It's the coldest inhabited location in Slovakia.[5]

External links[edit]

  1. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  5. ^ "Slovakia's TOP Sights in Žilina Region". Archived from the original on 2014-05-22. Retrieved 2014-05-21.