Vyšný Skálnik

Vyšný Skálnik
Village
Vyšný Skálnik Location of Vyšný Skálnik in the Banská Bystrica Region Vyšný Skálnik Location of Uhrovec in Slovakia Show map of Banská Bystrica RegionShow map of SlovakiaShow all
Coordinates: 48°28′N 19°58′E / 48.467°N 19.967°E / 48.467; 19.967Coordinates: 48°28′N 19°58′E / 48.467°N 19.967°E / 48.467; 19.967
Country	Slovakia
Region	Banská Bystrica
District	Rimavská Sobota
First mentioned	1334
Area
• Total	5.053 km2 (1.951 sq mi)
Elevation	389 m (1,276 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	155
• Density	31/km2 (79/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	980 52
Area code(s)	+421-47
Car plate	RS
Website	http://www.e-obce.sk/obec/vysnyskalnik/vysny-skalnik.html

Vyšný Skálnik is a village and municipality in the Rimavská Sobota District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia. Now more or less tourist village with a water reservoir, constructed in the 1970s and now a place for fishing, in winter a skating rink. In the village neighbourhood are chalets and cottages, where their owners from Bratislava, but also other Slovak cities take their rest. It is a birthplace of a poet of Štúr generation, Ján Botto. The village hosts its museum, statue and a plaque on the house where he was born.

External links[]

• Media related to Vyšný Skálnik at Wikimedia Commons
• Children´s day in Vyšný Skálnik

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