Sľažany

Sľažany Szelezsény
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Coordinates: 48°23′N 18°20′E / 48.39°N 18.33°E / 48.39; 18.33
Country	Slovakia
Region	Nitra Region
District	Zlaté Moravce District
First mentioned	1156
Government
• Mayor	Jozef Magát (Jozef Magát (SMER SD)[3])
Area [1]
• Total	16.27 km2 (6.28 sq mi)
Elevation [4]	198 m (650 ft)
Population  (2024)[2]
• Total	1,690
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	951 71[4]
Area code	+421 37[4]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)	ZM
Website	www.slazany.eu

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 198 metres (650 ft)^[4] and covers an area of 16.27 km² (6.28 sq mi) (2024).^[5] It is in the northern part of Žitavská pahorkatina (part of the Danubian Lowland).

The Tribeč mountain range is located to the north of the village.

It has a population of 1690 people (31 December 2024).^[7]

In year 2021 was 1712 people by ethnicity 1638 as Slovak, 70 as Not found out, 12 as Hungarian, 7 as Czech, 7 as Russian, 1 as Ukrainian, 1 as Silesian, 1 as Rusyn, 1 as German 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.

In year 2021 was 1712 people by religion 1401 from Roman Catholic Church, 197 from None, 65 from Not found out, 10 from Ad hoc movements, 8 from Greek Catholic Church, 8 from Evangelical Church, 7 from Calvinist Church, 4 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 4 from Other, 3 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 2 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 1 from Old Catholic Church, 1 from Paganism and natural spirituality and 1 from Buddhism.

According to the 2019 census, the municipality has a population of about 1685^[11] 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.^[12]