Veľká Lesná
Located in Stará Ľubovňa District, Prešov Region Coordinates: 49°19′53″ N 20°26′13″ E
- Population
- 502
- 502
- Elevation
- 604 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Bratislava · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- TAT Poprad-Tatry Airport32 km
- KSC Košice International Airport95 km
About Veľká Lesná
Veľká Lesná is a village. Location: Stará Ľubovňa District, Prešov Region. Population: 502. Elevation: 604 m.
Veľká Lesná, formerly Richvald (German: Reichwald; Goral: Ryvold; Hungarian: Kristályfalu, Rusyn: Велика Лїсна) a village and municipality in Stará Ľubovňa District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia.
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Photos of Veľká Lesná
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Červený Kláštor real name: Mariusz Rzepkowski pl.wiki: MariuszR commons: MariuszR · CC BY-SA 2.5
Population of Veľká Lesná over time
| 2017 | 481 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 502 | |
| 2024 | 498 | |
| 2025 | 499 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Veľká Lesná
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 6° · Night -1° · Rain 56 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -7°)
- Wettest month
- June (132 mm)
- Driest month
- February (37 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 1° | 2° | 6° | 12° | 17° | 20° | 22° | 22° | 17° | 12° | 6° | 2° |
| Average low (°C) | -7° | -6° | -2° | 2° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 10° | 7° | 3° | -1° | -5° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 56 | 37 | 43 | 65 | 98 | 132 | 121 | 98 | 71 | 57 | 56 | 50 |
How to get to Veľká Lesná
The nearest airport is Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT), 32 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Kraków John Paul II International Airport (KRK) (95 km). The nearest large city is Košice, 91 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT) Poprad 32 kmsouthwest
- Košice International Airport (KSC) Košice 95 kmsoutheast
- Kraków John Paul II International Airport (KRK) Balice 95 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Košice Population: 225K 91 kmsoutheast
- Miskolc Population: 154.5K 139 kmsouth
- Nyíregyháza Population: 117.7K 180 kmsoutheast
- Debrecen Population: 202.4K 219 kmsoutheast
- Satu Mare Population: 112.5K 247 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Veľká Lesná
Within 100 km: 39 historic and cultural sites, 301 natural sites, 12 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km25 places
- Skalnaté pleso Lake 22 kmSW
- Ľadový štít Mountain 24 kmSW
- Beskids Mountain 17 kmNW
- Ľubica River 22 kmS
25–60 km189 places
- Popradské Pleso Lake 33 kmSW
- Ostrá Mountain 36 kmSW
- Vysoká Mountain 31 kmSW
- Slavkovský štít Mountain 26 kmSW
60–100 km138 places
- Čertovica Mountain 69 kmSW
- Orava Castle Historic site 79 kmW
- Kolanin Mountain 77 kmE
- Veľká Domaša Lake 95 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Červený Kláštor Attraction, Kežmarok District7.6 km N
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Załazie Mountain, Lesser Poland Voivodeship9.3 km NE
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Wroni Wierch Mountain, Szczawnica12 km NE
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Zar Mountain, Gmina Czorsztyn16 km NW -
Stajkowa Mountain, Gmina Krościenko nad Dunajcem14 km N -
Radziejowa Mountain, Szczawnica18 km NE
Other cities and towns in Stará Ľubovňa District
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Lesnica Village, Stará Ľubovňa District8.2 km N -
Stráňany Village, Stará Ľubovňa District8.7 km NE -
Vysne Ruzbachy Village, Stará Ľubovňa District9.8 km E -
Podolínec Village, Stará Ľubovňa District11 km SE -
Kamienka Village, Stará Ľubovňa District13 km E -
Litmanová Village, Stará Ľubovňa District14 km E
Sources & licences
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