Lozorno Explained

Lozorno
Other Name:Lozornó
Settlement Type:Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Malacky District
Pushpin Map:Slovakia Bratislava Region#Slovakia
Pushpin Relief:1
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Lozorno in the Bratislava Region##Location of Lozorno in Slovakia
Coordinates:48.33°N 17.04°W
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Luboš Tvrdoň
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1589
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:44.79
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:188
Population Footnotes:[3]
Population Total:3179
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:900 55
Area Code:+421 2
Blank Name:Car plate
Blank Info:MA

Lozorno (hu|Lozornó) is a village and municipality in western Slovakia in Malacky District in the Bratislava region.Lozorno lies near the western slopes of the Small Carpathians in the southern Záhorská lowlands. In the center of the village is the Church of St. Catherine of Alexandria, which dates from 1629. The village is also home to old monument statues of St. Florian and St. John of Nepomuk.

Above the village there is a lake which emerges from a "Dry Creek" through the village. Every year Lozorno residents or neighbors from surrounding villages gather to engage in fishing pursuits. Above this water reservoir is a trail that leads through the Little Carpathians in Košariská, which belongs to the municipality. Lozorno has several restaurants and pubs as well as a three-star hotel that provides accommodation and restaurant services.

Sport in Lozorno

Lozorno has a golf course, sometimes used by citizens of Bratislava, as well as tennis courts.Football in Lozorno is represented by ŠK Lozorno football club, based at the local football stadium with a capacity of 850 people. The team plays in the western division of the 3rd Slovak Football league. The club has prep, junior and men squads. Lozorno is also known for the local hockey team Lozorski Orli (Lozorno Eagles), playing in Bratislava's local hockey ball league. The hockey ball stadium has a capacity of 150 and is located in the football stadium complex.

There is also a shooting range in Lozorno, mostly used by shooting clubs and individuals for sport shooting, but also for entertainment shooting and even as a training centre for police forces.

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  1. Web site: Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)] ]. sk . 2022-03-31 . www.statistics.sk . Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31.
  2. Web site: Základná charakteristika . sk . 2015-04-17 . www.statistics.sk . Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31.
  3. Web site: Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) . sk . 2022-03-31 . www.statistics.sk . Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31.