Liesek

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Liesek
coat of arms map
Liesek coat of arms
Liesek (Slovakia)
Liesek
Liesek
Basic data
State : Slovakia
Kraj : Žilinský kraj
Okres : Tvrdošín
Region : Orava
Area : 30.904 km²
Residents : 2,978 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 96 inhabitants per km²
Height : 651  m nm
Postal code : 027 12
Telephone code : 0 43
Geographic location : 49 ° 22 ′  N , 19 ° 41 ′  E Coordinates: 49 ° 21 ′ 40 "  N , 19 ° 40 ′ 30"  E
License plate : TS
Kód obce : 509795
structure
Community type : local community
Administration (as of November 2018)
Mayor : Martin Dreveňák
Address: Obecný úrad Liesek
442
02743 Liesek
Website: www.liesek.eu.sk
Statistics information on statistics.sk

Liesek ( Hungarian : Ljeszek , Polish : Lesk ) is a municipality in northern Slovakia .

View of the Church of St. Michael the Archangel in the village

location

It is located in the Oravská kotlina on the Oravica , between the town of Trstená (5 km) and the Polish border (9 km by road).

history

The place was first mentioned in 1558, it was founded by Thurzos .

The eastern municipality of Čimhová was part of the municipality from 1980 to 1990.

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