Dolná Lehota

Dolná Lehota
Village
Dolná Lehota Location of Dolná Lehota in the Banská Bystrica Region Dolná Lehota Dolná Lehota (Slovakia) Show map of Banská Bystrica RegionShow map of SlovakiaShow all
Coordinates: 48°50′N 19°30′E / 48.833°N 19.500°E / 48.833; 19.500Coordinates: 48°50′N 19°30′E / 48.833°N 19.500°E / 48.833; 19.500
Country	Slovakia
Region	Banská Bystrica
District	Brezno
First mentioned	1424
Area
• Total	55.43 km2 (21.40 sq mi)
Elevation	496 m (1,627 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	784
• Density	14/km2 (37/sq mi)
Postal code	976 98
Area code(s)	+421-48
Car plate	BR
Website	www.dolnalehota.wbl.sk

Dolná Lehota (earlier Dolná Lehôtka) is a village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.

History[]

The village was founded in 1358 by a certain Peter from Predajná. In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1424 (1424 Petwrlehota, 1455 Lehota Petri, 1464 Petrik Lahathaya, 1528 Inferior Lehota).

Genealogical resources[]

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia"

• Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1754-1938 (parish B)
• Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1784-1927 (parish B

See also[]

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia

External links[]

• https://web.archive.org/web/20080111223415/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html.
• http://www.e-obce.sk/obec/dolnalehota/dolna-lehota.html
• Surnames of living people in Dolna Lehota^{[permanent dead link]}

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