Lažany, Slovakia

Lažany
Lažany
Location of Lažany in the Prešov Region
Lažany
Location of Lažany in Slovakia
Coordinates: 49°02′N 21°06′E / 49.03°N 21.10°E / 49.03; 21.10
Country Slovakia
Region Prešov Region
DistrictPrešov District
First mentioned1320
Area
 • Total
1.31 km2 (0.51 sq mi)
Elevation383 m (1,257 ft)
Population
 (2024)[2]
 • Total
161
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
823 2[3]
Area code+421 51[3]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)PO

Lažany (Hungarian: Lászka) is a small village and municipality in Prešov District in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia.

Name

The name comes from Slovak Laz – a kind of small mountain village.[4]

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1320.[4]

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 383 metres (1,257 ft)[3] and covers an area of 1.31 km2 (0.51 sq mi) (2024).[5]

Population

Population statistic (10 years)[6]
Year1994200420142024
Count130151178161
Difference +16.15% +17.88% −9.55%
Population statistic[6]
Year20232024
Count166161
Difference−3.01%

It has a population of 161 people (31 December 2024).[7]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)[8][9]
EthnicityNumberFraction
Slovak17297.72%
Not found out52.84%
Total176

In year 2021 was 176 people by ethnicity 172 as Slovak, 5 as Not found out and 1 as Other.

Note on population: The difference between the population numbers above and in the census (here and below) is that the population numbers above are mostly made up of permanent residents, etc.; and the census should indicate the place where people actually mainly live.
For example, a student is a citizen of a village because they have permanent residence there (they lived there as a child and has parents), but most of the time he studies at a university in the city.

Religion

Census 2021 (1+ %)[10]
ReligionNumberFraction
Roman Catholic Church14682.95%
None2313.07%
Not found out42.27%
Evangelical Church31.7%
Total176

In year 2021 was 176 people by religion 146 from Roman Catholic Church, 23 from None, 4 from Not found out and 3 from Evangelical Church.

References

Citations

  1. ^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_obc=AREAS_SK, v_om7014rr_ukaz=Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 31 March 2025. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  2. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 31 March 2025. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  4. ^ a b Uličný 1990, p. 166.
  5. ^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_obc=AREAS_SK, v_om7014rr_ukaz=Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 31 March 2025. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 31 March 2025. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  7. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 31 March 2025. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  8. ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  9. ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  10. ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 3 November 2025.

Bibliography

  • Uličný, Ferdinand (1990). Dejiny osídlenia Šariša. Východoslovenské nakladateľstvo. ISBN 80-85174-03-0.
  • Media related to Lažany, Prešov District at Wikimedia Commons
  • Official website