Dolná Lehota
Dolná Lehota (earlier Dolná Lehôtka) is a village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.
Dolná Lehota | |
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Village | |
  Dolná Lehota Location of Dolná Lehota in the Banská Bystrica Region  Dolná Lehota Dolná Lehota (Slovakia) | |
| Coordinates: 48°50′N 19°30′E | |
| 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 |
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
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
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