Leśna

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Leśna
Coat of arms of Leśna
Coat of arms
Leśna (Poland)
Leśna
Leśna
Coordinates: 51°01′25″N 15°16′00″E / 51.02361, 15.266667
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Lubań
Gmina Leśna
Area
 - Total 8.56 km² (3.3 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 4,752
 - Density 555.1/km² (1,437.8/sq mi)
Website: http://www.lesna.pl
For other places in Poland with the same name, see Leśna (disambiguation). For places elsewhere with similar spelling, see Lesna.

Leśna [ˈlɛɕna] (German: Markllissa) is a town in Lubań County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Leśna, close to the Czech border. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany.

It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) south of Lubań, and 125 kilometres (78 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

As at 2006, the town has a population of 4,752.

Coordinates: 51°01′25″N 15°16′00″E / 51.02361, 15.266667