Lechnica
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Prešovský kraj | ||
| Okres : | Kežmarok | ||
| Region : | Tatry | ||
| Area : | 12.435 km² | ||
| Residents : | 251 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 20 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 485 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 059 06 (Post Office Červený Kláštor ) | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 52 | ||
| Geographic location : | 49 ° 23 ' N , 20 ° 25' E | ||
| License plate : | KK | ||
| Kód obce : | 523615 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Jozef Musala | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Lechnica č. 92 059 06 Červený Kláštor |
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| Website: | www.obecmajere.sk | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Lechnica (German Lechnitz , Hungarian Lehnic - until 1907 Lechnic ) is a municipality in northern Slovakia with 251 inhabitants (December 31, 2019). It belongs to the Okres Kežmarok , part of the Prešovský kraj and is counted as part of the traditional Spiš landscape .
geography
The municipality is located in the Spis Magura in the valley of the Havka brook ( Dunajec river system ) near the border with Poland ; in addition, it is close to the Pieninen National Park . The town center is located at an altitude of 485 m nm and is seven and a half kilometers from Spišská Stará Ves , 30 kilometers from Stará Ľubovňa and 43 kilometers from Kežmarok .
Neighboring municipalities are Červený Kláštor in the north, very briefly Czorsztyn (PL, locality Sromowce Niżne ) and Lesnica in the northeast, Haligovce in the east, Veľká Lesná in the southeast, Havka in the south and Spišská Stará Ves in the west.
history
The place was founded in the 13th century by the Berzeviczy family and was first mentioned in writing in 1319 as Lechnicz . In that year the Magister Kokos left the place with a plot of land 68 Lahn to the Carthusians of Refuge Rocks in today's Slovak Paradise , who built the Red Monastery in 1330 . From this point in time until the abbey was dissolved in 1782, the history and ownership are closely related to that of the Red Monastery. The last landowner from 1820 until the abolition of serfdom in 1848 was the Greek Catholic diocese of Eperies .
In 1787 there were 98 houses and 574 inhabitants and in 1828 there were 82 houses and 598 inhabitants who were employed in agriculture and as carters.
Until 1918 the place in Zips County belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary and then came to Czechoslovakia or now Slovakia.
population
According to the 2011 census, 280 inhabitants lived in Lechnica, including 265 Slovaks, two each from Poland, two Czechs and one German. Ten residents gave no information in this regard. 264 residents supported the Roman Catholic Church. Three residents were non-denominational and the denomination of 13 residents was not determined.
Buildings
- Roman Catholic Jodokus church in the early Gothic style from the 14th century, renovated in the 19th century
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2011 census by ethnicity (Slovak) ( Memento from October 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ 2011 census by denomination (Slovak) ( Memento from September 7, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
Web links
- Entry on e-obce.sk (Slovak)