Veľká Lesná
Veľká Lesná, formerly Richvald (German: Reichwald; Goral: Ryvold; Hungarian: Kristályfalu) a village and municipality in Stará Ľubovňa District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia.
Municipality road sign
History
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1338.
Before the dissolution of Austria-Hungary, the town was listed as Richvald.
Geography
The municipality lies at an altitude of 620 metres and covers an area of 24.256 km². It has a population of about 494 people.
External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080111223415/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byFDw_nqdas Video that captures Velka Lesna's relationship to East Douglas, USA
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