Horná Lehota: Accommodation, Hrádok and Cultural Monuments
Accommodation in Horná Lehota
The historic sites of Horná Lehota include Hrádok. The hillfort is protected on three sides by earthworks and on its northwestern side by a rocky cliff. Hrádok in Horná Lehota is a protected cultural monument. The site served as a settlement and trading centre and was part of the system of hillforts in Horehronie.
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Culture
The Roman Catholic Church of St Michael the Archangel in Horná Lehota is a Baroque church from the second half of the 17th century and is considered a national cultural monument. The Evangelical Church of Horná Lehota is a Neoclassical building from 1845 that was restored after a fire in 1872. The bell tower of Horná Lehota has a wooden superstructure dating from 1789.
The life of the poet and pastor Samo Chalupka is also connected with Horná Lehota: he was born here and worked there as an Evangelical pastor from 1840 until his death. The Samo Chalupka Memorial Room is located in a former Evangelical school building. It contains ethnographic material about the lives of the inhabitants of Horná Lehota and its surroundings, as well as materials about the life and work of Samo Chalupka. A prior telephone booking is required for visits; the minimum group size is five people.
The local legend has also found a contemporary form. The “Prdimuch” escape room presents the local vampire legend audiovisually in a cinema room. The “Upírska noc” event takes place in Horná Lehota in summer; an edition called “Upírska svetlá noc” has been announced for 1 August 2026.
Nature
Horná Lehota lies at an altitude of 640 metres below the Ďumbier ridge in the Low Tatras mountain range. The Nízke Tatry Natura 2000 protected area also includes the cadastral territory of Horná Lehota. Coniferous forest habitats predominate in this Natura 2000 area, supplemented by meadows and pastures.
Trails
An educational trail leads from Horná Lehota to Hrádok. The “Kelti na Horehroní” educational trail from Horná Lehota to Hrádok is approximately 3.5 kilometres long and can begin at the “Kelti na Horehroní” exhibition in the centre of Horná Lehota. Thus, both the historic destination and the exhibition are connected with the place under the name “Kelti na Horehroní”.
The cycling route to the Vajskovský Waterfall begins in Horná Lehota and follows a moderate uphill gradient on an asphalt road to the Samo Chalupka spring.
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