Uloža

Uloža
Municipality
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Coordinates: 49°03′N 20°39′E / 49.05°N 20.65°E / 49.05; 20.65
Country	Slovakia
Region	Prešov Region
District	Levoča District
First mentioned	1280
Area [1]
• Total	6.83 km2 (2.64 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	865 m (2,838 ft)
Population  (2024)[2]
• Total	247
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	537 1[3]
Area code	+421 53[3]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)	LE
Website	www.obeculoza.sk

Uloža (Hungarian: Kőperény) is a village and municipality in Levoča District in the Prešov Region of central-eastern Slovakia.

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1280. Uloža was a village for people infected leprosy. Name of village is Uloža because word "bury" may be translated like "uložiť".

The municipality lies at an altitude of 865 metres (2,838 ft)^[3] and covers an area of 6.83 km² (2.64 sq mi) (2024).^[4]

It has a population of 247 people (31 December 2024).^[6]

In year 2021 was 220 people by ethnicity 213 as Slovak, 14 as Rusyn, 4 as Hungarian and 3 as Not found out.

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 220 people by religion 184 from Roman Catholic Church, 22 from None, 10 from Greek Catholic Church, 3 from Not found out and 1 from Calvinist Church.