Sľažany | |
Other Name: | Szelezsény |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Zlaté Moravce District |
Pushpin Map: | Slovakia Nitra Region#Slovakia |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Sľažany in the Nitra Region##Location of Sľažany in Slovakia |
Coordinates: | 48.39°N 18.33°W |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Jozef Magát |
Leader Party: | Jozef Magát (SMER SD)[1] |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1156 |
Area Footnotes: | [2] |
Area Total Km2: | 16.27 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [3] |
Elevation M: | 198 |
Population Footnotes: | [4] |
Population Total: | 1688 |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 951 71 |
Area Code: | +421 37 |
Blank Name: | Car plate |
Blank Info: | ZM |
Sľažany (Hungarian: Szelezsény) is a village and municipality in Zlaté Moravce District of the Nitra Region, in western-central Slovakia.
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1156.
The municipality lies at an altitude of 200 metres, covering an area of 16.274 km², in the northern part of Žitavská pahorkatina (part of the Danubian Lowland).
The Tribeč mountain range is located to the north of the village.
According to the 2019 census, the municipality has a population of about 1685[5] people. In 2011, 96.7% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 0.65% are Hungarians and 0.24% Czechs. The religious makeup was 90.7% Roman Catholic and 5.6% unaffiliated.[6]