Nová Lesná
| Nová Lesná | ||
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| Basic data | ||
| State : | Slovakia | |
| Kraj : | Prešovský kraj | |
| Okres : | Poprad | |
| Region : | Tatry | |
| Area : | 4.158 km² | |
| Residents : | 1,650 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
| Population density : | 397 inhabitants per km² | |
| Height : | 747 m nm | |
| Postal code : | 059 91 | |
| Telephone code : | 0 52 | |
| Geographic location : | 49 ° 8 ′ N , 20 ° 16 ′ E | |
| License plate : | PP | |
| Kód obce : | 523763 | |
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| Community type : | local community | |
| Administration (as of November 2018) | ||
| Mayor : | Peter Hritz | |
| Address: | Obecný úrad Nová Lesná Jána Stilla 75 05986 Nová Lesná |
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| Website: | www.novalesna.sk | |
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | ||
Nová Lesná (German Neuwalddorf , Hungarian Alsóerdőfalva - until 1892 Újleszna ) is a municipality in eastern Slovakia . It is located in the Podtatranská kotlina basin at the foot of the High Tatras , about 7 km from Starý Smokovec (as part of the municipality of Vysoké Tatry ) and 8 km from Poprad .
The place was first mentioned in writing in 1315 as villa Menhardi .
In Nova Lesna there are a large number of pensions and holiday apartments of various quality levels. Because of this, and because of its location on the Tatra Electric Railway , the place is an ideal starting point for a variety of summer and winter activities in the High Tatras.