Lesná

Czech Republic / Plzensky / Lesna /

Lesná (German: Schönwald) is a village and municipality (obec) in Tachov District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. The municipality covers an area of 84.29 square kilometres (32.54 sq mi), and has a population of 509 (as at 28 August 2006).

Lesná lies in the Upper Palatinate Forest (Český les) close to the border with Germany, approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south-west of Tachov, 60 km (37 mi) west of Plzeň, and 140 km (87 mi) west of Prague.

The Bohemian village was first mentioned in a 1349 deed. The municipal area comprises several hamlets that have been abandoned after the expulsion of the German population and the implementation of the Iron Curtain.
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Coordinates:   49°45'14"N   12°32'17"E
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