Veľká Lesná

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.

Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Veľká Lesná was part of Szepes County within the Kingdom of Hungary.

On 27 January 1945, the Red Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Veľká Lesná and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.

The municipality lies at an altitude of 620 m (2,030 ft) and covers an area of 24.256 km2 (9.365 sq mi).

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