Nová Lesná

Nová Lesná
Nová Lesná
Municipality
	Coat of arms
	Nová Lesná Location of Nová Lesná in Slovakia
	Coordinates: 49°07′20″N 20°16′02″E / 49.12222°N 20.26722°E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Prešov
District	Poprad
Area
• Total	4.10 km2 (1.58 sq mi)
Elevation	748 m (2,454 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	1,660
Postal code	059 91
Area code	+421 52
Car plate	PP

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.

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

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

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