Muránska Lehota () is a

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

and

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Revúca District Revúca District (''okres Revúca'') is a district in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. District had been established in 1996. Forests make 60% of the district area. Revúca District consist of 42 municipalities, from which three ha ...

in the

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, located in the southern part of the

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. There are two fishing ponds located on the territory of the village known as the "Upper Pond" and the "Lower Pond".

History

The village was founded in the 15th century. Local population has been active in sheep farming, wood and charcoal production as well as in agriculture. The population grew steadily to about 500 citizens in 19th century and remained stable up until the World War II as the natural population growth had been offset by steady emigration. In 1826, a Roman Catholic church dedicated to the

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was constructed, which contains a bell originally located at the nearby

Muráň Castle Muráň Castle (; ), is a ruin of a medieval castle above the village of Muráň, in the Muránska planina National Park in Slovakia. The castle is noteworthy for its unusually high elevation of 935 m, making it the third highest castle in Slovak ...

After the war and forced collectivization of agriculture, the population started to slowly decrease to the 2021 level of about 200 villagers.

Demographics

As of 2023, about 15% of inhabitants are children under 14 and 16% are senior over 65. According to the 2021 census, about 10% of residents have a collage degree. 80% of villagers are Roman Catholics, 5% Protestants and 12% subscribe to no religious belief.

Transportation

The village is connected via a road with a nearby village of

Muráň Muráň (earlier ''Podmuráň'', , ) is a village and municipality in Revúca District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia. Geography The village is located around 9 km north of Revúca, in the Muráň river valley. The Muráň Plate ...

and the small town of

Tisovec Tisovec (, or ''Theissholcz'', Latin: ''Taxovia'') is a town in central Slovakia. Its population was around 3,648 in the latest census held in 2021. Location and landscape Tisovec is situated in the valley of the river Rimava, at the foot o ...

. There is also a bus line connecting the towns of

and

Revúca Revúca (; formerly ''Veľká Revúca'' in Slovak; ; ) is a town in Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia. Revúca is the seat of Revúca District. Etymology The name is of Slovak origin and was initially the name of Revúca Creek (literally, 'roa ...

, which crosses Muránska Lehota and

. The

village is also reachable in about 30 minutes on foot through a forest trail crossing the Príslop hill. This trail is a part of marked hiking trail no. 0914.

Image gallery

File:Ponds_nearby_Mur%C3%A1nska_Lehota.jpeg, Ponds nearby the village File:Muránska Lehota, Slovakia Oct 30, 2022 11-38-58 AM.jpeg, Nativity of Mary church File:Muránska Lehota, Slovakia Oct 30, 2022 11-42-27 AM.jpeg, 1928 plaque commemorating

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victims

References

External links

* * *https://web.archive.org/web/20160803201656/http://muranskalehota.e-obce.sk/ Villages and municipalities in Revúca District {{BanskáBystrica-geo-stub