Nová Lesná | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Slovakia |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Prešov |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Poprad |
Pushpin Map: | Slovakia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Nová Lesná in Slovakia |
Coordinates: | 49.1222°N 20.2672°W |
Area Total Km2: | 4.10[1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.58 |
Elevation M: | 748[2] |
Elevation Ft: | 2,454 |
Population Total: | 1660[3] |
Population Density Km2: | 403.78[4] |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 155.90 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 059 91 |
Area Code: | +421 52 |
Blank Name: | Car plate |
Blank Info: | PP |
Nová Lesná (German: Neu Walddorf,Hungarian: Alsóerdőfalva) is a village and municipality in Poprad District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia.
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.