Legnava

View from the Poprad River

Legnava is a village and municipality in the Stará Ľubovňa District, Prešov Region in northern Slovakia. It has 146 inhabitants.

A more detailed history with photographs can be found at....

Legnava - The Carpathian Connection

Village History

The village had been established by 1366, when King Ludovit I gave a wooded territory between villages Starina, Orlov, Andrejovka and the river Poprad to nobleman Jakub. The village is first mentioned in 1427 and at that time village was the possession of the Brezovica lordship.

Historic Buildings

A chapel built by Tomáš Szirmay (1760) is located 1 km from the village.

References

http://legnava.eu/

Chapel at Legnava

Municipalities of Stará Ľubovňa District

Podolínec Stará Ľubovňa Čirč Ďurková Forbasy Hajtovka Haligovce Hniezdne Hraničné Hromoš Chmeľnica Jakubany Jarabina Kamienka Kolačkov Kremná Kyjov Lacková Legnava Lesnica Litmanová Lomnička Ľubotín Malý Lipník Matysová Mníšek nad Popradom Nižné Ružbachy Nová Ľubovňa Obručné Orlov Plaveč Plavnica Pusté Pole Ruská Voľa nad Popradom Starina Stráňany Sulín Šambron Šarišské Jastrabie Údol Veľká Lesná Veľký Lipník Vislanka Vyšné Ružbachy

Coordinates: 49°20′N 20°51′E / 49.333°N 20.850°E / 49.333; 20.850

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