Lechnica (Hungarian: Lehnic, German: Lechnitz, Rusyn: Лехнїца) is a village and municipality in Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region of north Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1319. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Lechnica was part of Szepes County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic. On 26 January 1945, the Red Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Lechnica and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 490 metres and covers an area of 12.525 km. It has a population of about 315 people.