Ožďany (Hungarian: Osgyán) is a village and municipality in the Rimavská Sobota District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia.
Ožďany | |
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Village | |
 General view on Ožďany | |
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| Coordinates: 48°23′39″N 19°54′42″E / 48.39417°N 19.91167°E | |
| Country |  Slovakia |
| Region | Banská Bystrica |
| District | Rimavská Sobota |
| First mentioned | 1332 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 37.17[2] km2 (14.35[2] sq mi) |
| Elevation | 213[3] m (699[3] ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 1,599[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 980 11[3] |
| Area code | +421 47[3] |
| Car plate | RS |
| Website | www.obecozdany.sk |
Local high school played an important role in the Slovak history, some important persons of Slovak literary and political life of the 19th century made their studies here, like Štefan Marko Daxner, Ján Botto and Ján Francisci-Rimavský.
Nearby cities and villages : Hrnčiarske Zalužany, Husiná and Kružno.
In the village are located gym hall, football pitch, kindergarten and elementary school. Most important sightseeings are evangelical and Roman Catholic church, manor houses and historical mill.
References
edit- ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
External links
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Media related to Ožďany at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
- http://www.e-obce.sk/obec/ozdany/4-kulturne_dedicstvo.html
- Information about Ožďany mill
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