Ožďany

Ožďany
Village
General view on Ožďany
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Coordinates: 48°23′39″N 19°54′42″E / 48.39417°N 19.91167°E / 48.39417; 19.91167Coordinates: 48°23′39″N 19°54′42″E / 48.39417°N 19.91167°E / 48.39417; 19.91167
Country	Slovakia
Region	Banská Bystrica
District	Rimavská Sobota
First mentioned	1332
Area
• Total	37.172 km2 (14.352 sq mi)
Elevation	213 m (699 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,656
• Density	45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	980 11
Area code(s)	+421-47
Car plate	RS
Website	www.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.

External links[]

• 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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