Veľká Lesná
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Coordinates: 49°20′N 20°27′E / 49.33°N 20.45°E / 49.33; 20.45
Country	Slovakia
Region	Prešov Region
District	Stará Ľubovňa District
First mentioned	1338
Area [1]
• Total	24.25 km2 (9.36 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	603 m (1,978 ft)
Population  (2024)[2]
• Total	498
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	653 4[3]
Area code	+421 52[3]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)	SL
Website	www.velkalesna.sk

Veľká Lesná, formerly Richvald (German: Reichwald; Goral: Ryvold; Hungarian: Kristályfalu, Rusyn: Велика Лїсна) a village and municipality in Stará Ľubovňa District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia.

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1338. Before the dissolution of Austria-Hungary, the town was listed as Richvald. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Veľká Lesná was part of Szepes County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic. On 27 January 1945, the Red Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Veľká Lesná and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.

The municipality lies at an altitude of 603 metres (1,978 ft)^[3] and covers an area of 24.25 km² (9.36 sq mi) (2024).^[4]

It has a population of 498 people (31 December 2024).^[6]

In year 2021 was 502 people by ethnicity 485 as Slovak, 104 as Not found out, 4 as Czech, 3 as Rusyn, 3 as Polish, 2 as Other, 1 as German and 1 as Hungarian.

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 502 people by religion 464 from Roman Catholic Church, 15 from Not found out, 12 from None, 9 from Greek Catholic Church, 1 from Other and not ascertained christian church and 1 from Other.