Lesíček
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Prešovský kraj | ||
| Okres : | Prešov | ||
| Region : | Šariš | ||
| Area : | 6.716 km² | ||
| Residents : | 419 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 62 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 523 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 082 07 ( Turhrina post office ) | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 51 | ||
| Geographic location : | 48 ° 55 ' N , 21 ° 23' E | ||
| License plate : | PO | ||
| Kód obce : | 524751 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Martin Blihár | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Lesíček 55 082 07 Tuhrina |
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| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Lesíček (until 1927 "Lesníček" in Slovak; Erdőcske in Hungarian ) is a municipality in Okres Prešov in northeastern Slovakia .
geography
Lesíček is located about 20 kilometers southeast of the district town Prešov at 523 m nm , in the western part of the Slanské vrchy mountains in the source area of the Oľšava .
Neighboring communities are Zlatá Baňa in the north and northeast, Tuhrina in the east and south, Žehňa in the west and Abranovce in the northwest.
history
The place was first mentioned in writing in 1402 as Erdewske .
In 1787 the village had 34 houses and 247 inhabitants, in 1828 there were 33 houses and 247 inhabitants who were employed as lumberjacks and cattle farmers.
Until 1918/1919, the place in Sáros County belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary and then to Czechoslovakia or now Slovakia.
population
According to the 2011 census, Lesíček had 342 inhabitants, including 314 Slovaks and 24 Roma . Four residents did not give any information about their ethnicity .
193 residents committed to the Roman Catholic Church, 48 residents to the Evangelical Church AB, 41 residents to the Brethren movement, 39 residents to the Greek Catholic Church and one resident to the Orthodox Church. Two residents had no denomination and the denomination of 18 residents was not determined.
Web links
- Entry on e-obce.sk (Slovak)