Stráža

Stráža
Municipality
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Coordinates: 49°14′N 18°55′E / 49.23°N 18.91°E / 49.23; 18.91
Country	Slovakia
Region	Žilina Region
District	Žilina District
First mentioned	1439
Area [1]
• Total	3.17 km2 (1.22 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	402 m (1,319 ft)
Population  (2024)[2]
• Total	686
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	130 4[3]
Area code	+421 41[3]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)	ZA
Website	obecstraza.sk

Stráža (Hungarian: Nemesőr) is a village and municipality in Žilina District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1439.

The municipality lies at an altitude of 402 metres (1,319 ft)^[3] and covers an area of 3.17 km² (1.22 sq mi) (2024).^[4]

It has a population of 686 people (31 December 2024).^[6]

In year 2021 was 673 people by ethnicity 664 as Slovak, 8 as Not found out, 5 as Canadian and 3 as Czech.

Note on population: The difference between the population numbers above and in the census (here and below) is that the population numbers above are mostly made up of permanent residents, etc.; and the census should indicate the place where people actually mainly live.
For example, a student is a citizen of a village because they have permanent residence there (they lived there as a child and has parents), but most of the time he studies at a university in the city.

In year 2021 was 673 people by religion 619 from Roman Catholic Church, 40 from None, 5 from Not found out, 4 from Evangelical Church, 1 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 1 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 1 from Other, 1 from Greek Catholic Church and 1 from Buddhism.