Liešno

Liešno (; until 1899 , ) is a village and municipality in Turčianske Teplice District in the Žilina Region of northern central Slovakia.

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Slovak place.name: Liešno
Slovak place.settlement_type: Municipality
Slovak place.image_skyline: Liešno WF11.jpg
Slovak place.image_flag: Liesno-turcianske teplice-flag.svg
Slovak place.subdivision_type1: Region
Slovak place.subdivision_type2: District
Slovak place.subdivision_name2: Turčianske Teplice District
Slovak place.pushpin_map: Slovakia Žilina Region#Slovakia
Slovak place.pushpin_relief: 1
Slovak place.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Liešno in the Žilina Region##Location of Liešno in Slovakia
Slovak place.established_title: First mentioned
Slovak place.established_date

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Liešno (; until 1899 , ) is a village and municipality in Turčianske Teplice District in the Žilina Region of northern central Slovakia.

==History== In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1322. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, it was part of Turóc County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic.