Háj | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Slovakia |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Žilina |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Turčianske Teplice |
Pushpin Map: | Slovakia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Háj in Slovakia |
Coordinates: | 48.8667°N 71°W |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Jarmila Ižipová |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1264 |
Area Total Km2: | 9.33[1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.60 |
Elevation M: | 509[2] |
Elevation Ft: | 1,670 |
Population Total: | 464[3] |
Population Density Km2: | 49.62[4] |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 19.16 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 039 01 |
Area Code: | +421 43 |
Blank Name: | Car plate |
Blank Info: | TR |
Website: | www.obechaj.sk |
Háj (Hungarian: Turócliget, German: Häu) is a village and municipality in Turčianske Teplice District in the Žilina Region of northern central Slovakia.
In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1264. 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.
The municipality is at an altitude of and covers an area of . It has a population of about 478.
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bytca, Slovakia"