| Podlužany | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Slovakia |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Trenčín |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Bánovce nad Bebravou |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovakia Trenčín Region#Slovakia |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Podlužany in the Trenčín Region |
| Coordinates: | 48.7708°N 18.2392°W |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Pavel Miksa |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1295 |
| Area Total Km2: | 14.02[1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 5.41 |
| Elevation M: | 217[2] |
| Elevation Ft: | 712 |
| Population Total: | 960[3] |
| Population Density Km2: | 67.54[4] |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 26.08 |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 956 52 |
| Area Code: | +421 38 |
| Blank Name: | Car plate |
| Blank Info: | BN |
| Website: | www.podluzany.eu |
Podlužany (Hungarian: Bánluzsány) is a village in north-western Slovakia.
Podlužany is located approximately 7 km north from Bánovce nad Bebravou and it constitutes the entrance gate into the micro-region Podhorie. The small river Bebrava flows past the west side of the village. It is surrounded by forests, fields and meadows scattered on nearby hills. There are five nature reservation around: Kňaží stôl (free transl: The Priest's Table), Ľutovský Drieňovec, Smradľavý vrch (free transl: Stinking Mountain), Udrina, Žrebíky; two nature landmarks: Stará Bebrava stream and Dúpna diera cave.
For its scenic beauty Podlužany, nearby villages and surrounding landscape is often sought out by hikers. In the village starts green marked trail that leads to trail junction in Trebichavské sedlo ridge past the mysterious tree Rakoczi Oak upon which a legend hovers which says that the leader of uprising against Habsburgs, Francis II Rákóczi took a rest in the end of 17th century.