Laskár

Laskár (Hungarian: Laszkár) is a village and municipality in Martin District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.^[4]

Laskár
Municipality
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Coordinates: 48.96°N 18.88°E / 48.96; 18.88
Country	Slovakia
Region	Žilina Region
District	Martin District
First mentioned	1277
Area [1]
• Total	3.34 km2 (1.29 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	463 m (1,519 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	127
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	384 3[2]
Area code	+421 43[2]
Car plate	MT
Website	laskar.sk

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 2015. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, it was part of Turóc County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 455 metres and covers an area of 3.341 km². It has a population of about 137 people as of 2016.^[5]