Leštiny

Leštiny
Municipality
Wooden articular church of Leštiny
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Coordinates: 49°11′N 19°21′E / 49.18°N 19.35°E / 49.18; 19.35
Country	Slovakia
Region	Žilina Region
District	Dolný Kubín District
First mentioned	1381
Area [1]
• Total	6.93 km^2 (2.68 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	581 m (1,906 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	305
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	270 1[2]
Area code	+421 43[2]
Car plate	DK
Website	www.obeclestiny.sk

Leštiny (Hungarian: Lestin) is a village and municipality in Dolný Kubín District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.

The village contains an Evangelical wooden church constructed in 1688-89 by local carpenters.^[4]

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1381. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Leštiny was part of Árva County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 586 metres and covers an area of 6.939 km². It has a population of about 225 people.

References

1. "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
2. "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
3. "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
4. Slovak Museum Archived 2012-08-22 at the Wayback Machine