Brezany (Hungarian: Sárosbuják) is a village and municipality in Žilina District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1393.

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bytca, Slovakia"

• Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1725-1925 (parish B)

The municipality lies at an altitude of 390 metres and covers an area of 3.656 km. It has a population of about 460 people.

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia

• https://web.archive.org/web/20071027094149/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
• https://web.archive.org/web/20070513023228/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
• Surnames of living people in Brezany

48°58′40″N 21°06′30″E / 48.97778°N 21.10833°E / 48.97778; 21.10833