Nová Ľubovňa

Nová Ľubovňa
Nová Ľubovňa
Municipality
	General view of the village
	Nová Ľubovňa Location of Nová Ľubovňa in the Prešov Region Nová Ľubovňa Nová Ľubovňa (Slovakia)
	Coordinates: 49°16′16″N 20°40′53″E / 49.27111°N 20.68139°E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Prešov
District	Stará Ľubovňa
First mentioned	1308
Area
• Total	14.433 km2 (5.573 sq mi)
Elevation	562 m (1,844 ft)
Population
• Total	2,738
• Density	190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Postal code	065 11
Area code	+421-52
Car plate	SL
Website	www.novalubovna.sk

Nová Ľubovňa (Hungarian: Újlubló, German: Neulublau, Rusyn: Нова Любовня) is a village and municipality in Stará Ľubovňa District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1308. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Nová Ľubovňa was part of Szepes County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic. On 24 January 1945, the Red Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Nová Ľubovňa and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.

The municipality lies at an altitude of 562 metres and covers an area of 14.433 km². It has a population of about 2738 people.

Nová Ľubovňa is twinned with:^[1]

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