Horná Lehota () is a village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.

History In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1406 (Superior Lehota). It belonged to the castle of Slovenská Ľupča.

Population

It has a population of  people (31 December ).

Ethnicity

Religion

Famous people Samo Chalupka, writer

Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia"

Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1708-1923 (parish A) Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1784-1927 (parish A)

See also List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia

References

External links http://www.e-obce.sk/obec/hornalehota/horna-lehota.html https://web.archive.org/web/20061117040130/http://www.hornalehota.sk/index.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20060429155953/http://www.nizketatry.sk/obce/hlehota/hlehota.html Surnames of living people in Horna Lehota