Číž Csíz
Municipality
Parish Church of St. Gorazd
Flag Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 48°19′N 20°17′E / 48.32°N 20.28°E / 48.32; 20.28
Country	Slovakia
Region	Banská Bystrica Region
District	Rimavská Sobota District
First mentioned	1274
Area [1]
• Total	6.14 km2 (2.37 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	170 m (560 ft)
Population  (2024)[2]
• Total	683
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	980 43[3]
Area code	+421 47[3]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)	RS
Website	www.obecciz.sk

Číž (Hungarian: Csíz) is a spa village and municipality in the Rimavská Sobota District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia.

The municipality lies at an altitude of 170 metres (560 ft)^[3] and covers an area of 6.14 km² (2.37 sq mi) (2024).^[4]

In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1274 (as Chyz). It first belonged to the Tukovci (Tuky) family and later to several zeman families. In 1566 and 1682, the village was destroyed by the Turks. From 1938 to 1945, Číž was occupied by Hungary under the First Vienna Award.

It has a population of 683 people (31 December 2024).^[6]

In year 2021 was 686 people by ethnicity 506 as Hungarian, 177 as Slovak, 91 as Romani, 22 as Not found out, 2 as German, 1 as Jewish, 1 as Czech, 1 as Russian and 1 as Other.

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 he has permanent residence there (he 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 686 people by religion 308 from Roman Catholic Church, 159 from Calvinist Church, 156 from None, 36 from Evangelical Church, 21 from Not found out, 1 from Jewish community, 1 from Old Catholic Church, 1 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 1 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 1 from Islam and 1 from Greek Catholic Church.

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Štátný archív in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia"

• Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1740-1896 (parish B)

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia

• http://www.e-obce.sk/obec/ciz/ciz.html
• Surnames of living people in Ciz