Lažany (Strakonice District)
Municipality in South Bohemian, Czech Republic
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Lažany is a municipality and village in Strakonice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 60 inhabitants.
Lažany | |
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Lažany Castle | |
  Lažany Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°21′47″N 13°52′59″E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | South Bohemian |
| District | Strakonice |
| First mentioned | 1384 |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.23 km2 (1.25 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 506 m (1,660 ft) |
| Population (2026-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 55 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (44/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 388 01 |
| Website | www |
Lažany lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) north of Strakonice, 61 km (38 mi) north-west of České Budějovice, and 90 km (56 mi) south-west of Prague.
Etymology
The name means "the village of Lažans", which can be translated either as "the village of people who settled on láz (an Old Czech word meaning 'field' or 'land')" or "the village of people who came from a place called Láz".[2]
