Janova Lehota
| Janova Lehota | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Banskobystrický kraj | ||
| Okres : | Žiar nad Hronom | ||
| Region : | Pohrony | ||
| Area : | 17.67 km² | ||
| Residents : | 969 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 55 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 425 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 966 24 | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 45 | ||
| Geographic location : | 48 ° 39 ' N , 18 ° 47' E | ||
| License plate : | ZH | ||
| Kód obce : | 516872 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Božena Kováčová | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Janova Lehota 96624 Janova Lehota |
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| Website: | www.janovalehota.sk | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Janova Lehota (until 1927 "Janová Lehôta" in Slovak; German Drexlerhau , Hungarian Jánosgyarmat - until 1888 Janólehota ) is a municipality in central Slovakia.
It is located northwest of the town of Žiar nad Hronom in the foothills of the Bird Mountains ( Vtáčnik ).
The village was first mentioned in 1487 as a German settlement with the name Drexlerhau . It belonged to the so-called Hauerland .
At the last census in 2001, 93.76% of the population said they were Slovaks . There were also 2.35% Germans , 1.29% Ukrainians , 1.06% Czechs , 0.59% Roma and 0.12% Poles .
The majority of the population (80.47%) is Roman Catholic, there is also a Protestant (3.41%) and a Greek Orthodox (1.06%) minority. 11.29% of the population stated to be non-denominational.
