Muránska Lehota ( hu, Murányszabadi) is a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred ...

and

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in Revúca District in the

Banská Bystrica Region The Banská Bystrica Region ( sk, Banskobystrický kraj, ; hu, Besztercebányai kerület, ) is one of the eight regions of Slovakia. It is the largest region by area, and has a lower population density than any other region. The Banská Bystric ...

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, located in the southern part of the

Slovak Ore Mountains The Slovak Ore Mountains ( sk, Slovenské rudohorie , hu, Gömör–Szepesi-érchegység, german: Slowakisches Erzgebirge or Zips-Gemer-Erzgebirge) are an extensive mountain range within the Carpathian Mountains, located mostly in Slovakia's Sp ...

. 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 has steadily grown to about 500 in 19th century and remained stable up until the World War II as the natural population growth has 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 After the war and forced collectivization of agriculture, the population started to slowly decrease to the current level of about 200 predominantly senior citizens.

Transportation

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

Muráň Muráň (earlier ''Podmuráň'', german: Untermuran, hu, Murányalja) 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 Mur� ...

and the small town of Tisovec. There is also a bus line connecting the towns of Tisovec and Revúca, 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