Leštiny

Coordinates: 49°11′N 19°21′E / 49.183°N 19.350°E / 49.183; 19.350
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Leštiny
Village
Leštiny is located in Slovakia
Leštiny
Leštiny
Location of Leštiny in Slovakia
Coordinates: 49°11′N 19°21′E / 49.183°N 19.350°E / 49.183; 19.350
CountrySlovakia
RegionŽilina
DistrictDolný Kubín
First mentioned1325
Area
 • Total6.93[2] km2 (2.68[2] sq mi)
Elevation
581[3] m (1,906[3] ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total301[1]
Postal code
027 01[3]
Area code+421 43[3]
Car plateDK
Websitewww.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[edit]

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1381.

Geography[edit]

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.

References[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. ^ Slovak Museum Archived 2012-08-22 at the Wayback Machine