Hrnčiarske Zalužany | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Banská Bystrica |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Poltár |
Pushpin Map: | Slovakia Banská Bystrica Region#Slovakia |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Hrnčiarske Zalužany in the Banská Bystrica Region##Location of Hrnčiarske Zalužany in Slovakia |
Coordinates: | 48.4°N 71°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1362 |
Area Total Km2: | 6.09[1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.35 |
Elevation M: | 223[2] |
Elevation Ft: | 732 |
Population Total: | 828[3] |
Population Density Km2: | 136.08[4] |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 52.54 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 980 12 |
Area Code: | +421 47 |
Blank Name: | Car plate |
Blank Info: | PT |
Website: | www.hrnciarskezaluzany.sk |
Hrnčiarske Zalužany (hu|Fazekaszsaluzsány) is a village and municipality in the Poltár District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.
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]
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia"