Liešno

Liešno
Municipality
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Coordinates: 48°53′N 18°46′E / 48.88°N 18.77°E / 48.88; 18.77
Country	Slovakia
Region	Žilina Region
District	Turčianske Teplice District
First mentioned	1322
Area [1]
• Total	1.94 km2 (0.75 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	470 m (1,540 ft)
Population  (2024)[2]
• Total	52
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	382 2[3]
Area code	+421 43[3]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)	RK
Website	www.liesno.sk

Liešno (Hungarian: Turócerdőd; until 1899 Liesznó, German: Liexen) is a village and municipality in Turčianske Teplice District in the Žilina Region of northern central Slovakia.

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1322. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, it was part of Turóc County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic.

The municipality lies at an altitude of 470 metres (1,540 ft)^[3] and covers an area of 1.94 km² (0.75 sq mi) (2024).^[4]

It has a population of 52 people (31 December 2024).^[6]

In year 2021 was 56 people by ethnicity 56 as Slovak and 2 as Russian.

Note on population: The difference between the population numbers above and in the census (here and below) is that the population numbers above are mostly made up of permanent residents, etc.; and the census should indicate the place where people actually mainly live.
For example, a student is a citizen of a village because they have permanent residence there (they lived there as a child and has parents), but most of the time he studies at a university in the city.

In year 2021 was 56 people by religion 27 from Evangelical Church, 17 from Roman Catholic Church, 9 from None, 1 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 1 from Other and 1 from United Methodist Church.