Hrnčiarske Zalužany

Municipality in Slovakia

48°24′N 19°52′E / 48.400°N 19.867°E / 48.400; 19.867Country

SlovakiaRegionBanská BystricaDistrictPoltárFirst mentioned1362Area

• Total6.09^[2] km² (2.35^[2] sq mi)Elevation

223^[3] m (732^[3] ft)Population

(2021)

• Total828^[1]Postal code

980 12^[3]

Area code+421 47^[3]Car platePTWebsitewww.hrnciarskezaluzany.sk

Hrnčiarske Zalužany (Hungarian: Fazekaszsaluzsány) is a village and municipality in the Poltár District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.

History

Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Hrnčiarske Zalužany was part of Gömör and Kishont County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic.

During history the inhabitants had been engaged in the production of pottery. At the end of 18th century in Hrnčiarske Zalužany existed the production of bricks and skids. Pottery production still exists, in the village is production cooperative and quite a few small private producers.^[5]

References

^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ http://www.hrnciarskezaluzany.sk/index.html^{[permanent dead link]}