Podlužany, Bánovce nad Bebravou District

Podlužany
Village
Podlužany
Podlužany
Flag of Podlužany
Flag
Coat of arms of Podlužany
Coat of arms
Podlužany is located in Trenčín Region
Podlužany
Podlužany
Location of Podlužany in the Trenčín Region
Podlužany is located in Slovakia
Podlužany
Podlužany
Podlužany (Slovakia)
Coordinates: 48°46′15″N 18°14′21″E / 48.77083°N 18.23917°E / 48.77083; 18.23917
CountrySlovakia
RegionTrenčín
DistrictBánovce nad Bebravou
First mentioned1295
Government
 • MayorPavel Miksa
Area
 • Total
14.02[2] km2 (5.41[2] sq mi)
Elevation
217[3] m (712[3] ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
960[1]
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
956 52[3]
Area code+421 38[3]
Car plateBN
Websitewww.podluzany.eu

Podlužany (Hungarian: Bánluzsány) is a village in north-western Slovakia.

Geography

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.

Tourism

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.

References

  1. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  2. ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.

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