Ožďany

Ožďany
Osgyán
Municipality
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Ožďany is located in Banská Bystrica Region
Ožďany
Ožďany
Location of Ožďany in the Banská Bystrica Region
Ožďany is located in Slovakia
Ožďany
Ožďany
Location of Ožďany in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°23′N 19°55′E / 48.39°N 19.91°E / 48.39; 19.91
Country Slovakia
Region Banská Bystrica Region
DistrictRimavská Sobota District
First mentioned1332
Area
[1]
 • Total
37.17 km2 (14.35 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
213 m (699 ft)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
1,591
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
980 11[2]
Area code+421 47[2]
Car plateRS
Websitewww.obecozdany.sk

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

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

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ a b c "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
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