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Population
494
494
Elevation
491 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Bratislava · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
TAT Poprad-Tatry Airport40 km
KRK Kraków John Paul II International Airport90 km

About Lesnica

Lesnica is a village. Location: Stará Ľubovňa District, Prešov Region. Population: 494. Elevation: 491 m.

From Wikipedia

Lesnica (Hungarian: Erdős, until 1899: Lesnicz, German: Leschnitz) is a large village and municipality in the Stará Ľubovňa District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1297
Area
14.6 km²
Official website
lesnica.eu

Source: Wikidata

Population of Lesnica over time

Population of Lesnica over time
2017 490
2021 488
2024 494
2025 490

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Lesnica

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night -1° · Rain 64 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -6°)
Wettest month
June (148 mm)
Driest month
February (45 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Lesnica
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°3°7°12°18°21°22°22°18°13°6°2°
Average low (°C)-6°-5°-2°3°7°10°12°11°8°4°-1°-4°
Precipitation (mm)8145486810714814010675626463

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lesnica

The nearest airport is Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT), 40 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Kraków John Paul II International Airport (KRK) (90 km). The nearest large city is Košice, 96 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT) Poprad 40 kmsouthwest
  • Kraków John Paul II International Airport (KRK) Balice 90 kmnorthwest
  • Košice International Airport (KSC) Košice 100 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Košice Population: 225K 96 kmsoutheast
  • Miskolc Population: 154.5K 146 kmsouth
  • Nyíregyháza Population: 117.7K 185 kmsoutheast
  • Debrecen Population: 202.4K 225 kmsoutheast
  • Satu Mare Population: 112.5K 251 kmsoutheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Lesnica

Within 100 km: 44 historic and cultural sites, 302 natural sites, 11 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km27 places

  • Beskids Mountain 16 kmW
  • Červený Kláštor Attraction 4 kmW
  • Jaworzyna Mountain 12 kmNW
  • Belianske Tatry Mountain 25 kmSW

25–60 km189 places

  • Skalnaté pleso Lake 29 kmSW
  • Popradské Pleso Lake 40 kmSW
  • Ostrá Mountain 42 kmSW
  • Vysoká Mountain 37 kmSW

60–100 km141 places

  • Čertovica Mountain 76 kmSW
  • Orava Castle Historic site 82 kmW
  • Kolanin Mountain 73 kmE
  • Veľká Domaša Lake 96 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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