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{{Short description|Village and municipality in Slovakia}}
[[Image:Okres michalovce.png|thumb|right|300px|[[Michalovce District]] in the [[Kosice Region]]]]
'''Hažín''' ({{langx|hu|Gezsény}}) is a [[village]] and [[municipality]] in [[Michalovce District]] in the [[Kosice Region]] of eastern Slovakia.
==History==
In [[history|historical records]] the village was first mentioned in 1336. Before the establishment of independent [[Czechoslovakia]] in 1918, it was part of [[Ung County]] within the [[Kingdom of Hungary]].
==Geography==
The [[village]] lies at an [[altitude]] of 120 metres and covers an [[area]] of {{convert|16.31|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} (2020-06-30/-07-01).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://krehel.sk/statistic_of_slovak_places_by_dusan_krehel/?lang=en&format=wiki_switch_pagename&type=density_km2&2020=on&all_places=on&in_places=&version=2020 |title=Statistic of Slovak places by Dušan Kreheľ – Export |access-date=2021-07-05 }}</ref>
== Population ==
It has a [[population]] of 479 people (2020-12-31).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://krehel.sk/statistic_of_slovak_places_by_dusan_krehel/?lang=en&format=wiki_switch_pagename&type=population_last&2020=on&all_places=on&in_places=&version=2020 |title=Statistic of Slovak places by Dušan Kreheľ – Export |access-date=2021-07-05 }}</ref>
==Ethnicity==
The [[population]] is about 100% [[Slovaks|Slovak]] in [[ethnicity]].
==Culture==
The village has a small public [[library]] and food stores. It also has a car repair shop.
==Sports==
The village has a [[Association football|football]] pitch, fitness, tennis court and children's playground.
==Transport==
The nearest [[railway station]] is 12 kilometres away at [[Michalovce]].
==Genealogical resources==
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Presov, Slovakia"
* Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1824-1912 (parish B)
* Greek Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1806-1913 (parish A)
* Reformated church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1747-1940 (parish B)
==See also==
* [[List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia]]
== References ==
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==External links==
*http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071116010355/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html |date=2007-11-16 }}
*[http://www.cisarik.com/0_Hazin_Michalovce_KI_Ung_Uzhorod.html'''Surnames''' of living people in Hazin]
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