Podlužany (Hungarian: Bánluzsány) is a village in north-western Slovakia.

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Podlužany
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Podlužany
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Coordinates: 48°46′15″N 18°14′21″E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Trenčín
District	Bánovce nad Bebravou
First mentioned	1295
Government
• Mayor	Pavel Miksa
Area
• Total	14.02[1] km2 (5.41[1] sq mi)
Elevation	217[2] m (712[2] ft)
Population  (2021)
• Total	960[3]
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	956 52[2]
Area code	+421 38[2]
Car plate	BN
Website	www.podluzany.eu

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Podlužany is located approximately 7 km north from Bánovce nad Bebravou and it constitutes the entrance gate into the micro-region Podhorie. The small river Bebrava flows past the west side of the village. It is surrounded by forests, fields and meadows scattered on nearby hills. There are five nature reservation around: Kňaží stôl (free transl: The Priest's Table), Ľutovský Drieňovec, Smradľavý vrch (free transl: Stinking Mountain), Udrina, Žrebíky; two nature landmarks: Stará Bebrava stream and Dúpna diera cave.

For its scenic beauty Podlužany, nearby villages and surrounding landscape is often sought out by hikers. In the village starts green marked trail that leads to trail junction in Trebichavské sedlo ridge past the mysterious tree Rakoczi Oak upon which a legend hovers which says that the leader of uprising against Habsburgs, Francis II Rákóczi took a rest in the end of 17th century.