Sľažany
Sľažany ( Slasan German, Hungarian Szelezsény ) is a municipality in western Slovakia, with 1693 inhabitants ( 31 December 2011), which belongs to the district Okres Zlaté Moravce, and district Nitriansky kraj.
Geography
The municipality is located in the northern part of the hill country Žitavská pahorkatina (part of the Slovak Danube lowland ) in the valley of the brook Čerešňový creek. North of the village rises the mountain Tribeč. The center is located at an altitude of 200 m nm and is located five kilometers west of Zlaté Moravce.
History
Today's church was built in 1960 by the merger of the previously separate places Dolné Sľažany (formerly " Veľké Sľažany; " Großslasan German, Hungarian Alsószelezsény ) and Horne Sľažany (formerly " Malé Sľažany "; Kleinslasan German, Hungarian Felsőszelezsény ).
Sľažany was first mentioned in 1156 as Scelemsam writing.
Population
Results according to the census 2001 (1.696 inhabitants):
After Ethnicity:
- 98.05 % Slovaks
- 0.65% Magyars
- 0.41% Czechs
After Religion:
- 94.10 % Roman Catholic
- 2.65% no religious affiliation
- 2.12 % no answer
Structures
- Church of the Holy Trinity in spätbarockischen style of 1776
- Renaissance - Baroque country palace of 1691
Beladice | Čaradice | Cerveny Hrádok | Čierne Kľačany | Host | Hosťovce | Choça | Jedľové Kostoľany | Kostoľany pod Tribečom | Ladice | Lovce | Machulince | Male Vozokany | Mankovce | Martin nad Žitavou | Nemčiňany | Neverice | Nevidzany | Obyce | Skýcov | Slepčany | Sľažany | Tekovské Nemce | Tesárske Mlyňany | Topoľčiany | Velčice | Veľké Vozokany | Vieska nad Žitavou | Volkovce | Zlaté Moravce | Zlatno | Žikava | Žitavany
- Municipality in Nitriansky kraj
- Location in Slovakia
- Okres Zlaté Moravce