Lažany (Liberec District)

Lažany
Lažany
Municipality
	Centre of Lažany
	Flag Coat of arms
	Lažany Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°36′3″N 15°6′35″E / 50.60083°N 15.10972°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Liberec
District	Liberec
First mentioned	1397
Area
• Total	2.09 km2 (0.81 sq mi)
Elevation	286 m (938 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	246
• Density	120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	463 45
Website	www.obec-lazany.cz

Lažany (German: Laschan) is a municipality and village in Liberec District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Geography

Lažany is located about 17 kilometres (11 mi) south of Liberec. It lies in the Jičín Uplands. The highest point is at 331 m (1,086 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Lažany is from 1397.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	304	—
1880	317	+4.3%
1890	320	+0.9%
1900	306	−4.4%
1910	291	−4.9%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	319	+9.6%
1930	308	−3.4%
1950	213	−30.8%
1961	206	−3.3%
1970	208	+1.0%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	178	−14.4%
1991	192	+7.9%
2001	199	+3.6%
2011	220	+10.6%
2021	212	−3.6%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Economy

Lažany is an agricultural municipality. It is known for its cider mill and the production of fruit drinks.^[2]

Transport

The D10 motorway runs along the southern municipal border of Lažany and then continues as the I/35 road along the eastern municipal border.

Sights

Lažany is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument is a sandstone crucifix from 1821.^[5]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Lažany" (in Czech). Obec Lažany. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Lažany". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-23.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[about-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Lažany" (in Czech). Obec Lažany. Retrieved 2023-08-22.

[3] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

[4] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[5] "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Lažany". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-23.

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