Leštiny

Leštiny
Leštiny
Village
	Leštiny Location of Leštiny in Slovakia
	Coordinates: 49°11′N 19°21′E / 49.183°N 19.350°E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Žilina
District	Dolný Kubín
First mentioned	1325
Area
• Total	6.93 km2 (2.68 sq mi)
Elevation	581 m (1,906 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	301
Postal code	027 01
Area code	+421 43
Car plate	DK
Website	www.obeclestiny.sk

Leštiny (Hungarian: Lestin) is a village and municipality in Dolný Kubín District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.

The village contains an Evangelical wooden church constructed in 1688-89 by local carpenters.^[5]

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1381. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Leštiny was part of Árva County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic.

The municipality lies at an altitude of 586 metres and covers an area of 6.939 km². It has a population of about 225 people.

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