Ožďany

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

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Slovak place.name: Ožďany
Slovak place.other_name: Osgyán
Slovak place.settlement_type: Municipality
Slovak place.image_skyline: RK Kostol Ozdany.jpg
Slovak place.image_flag: Ozdany-rimavska sobota-flag.svg
Slovak place.subdivision_type1: Region
Slovak place.subdivision_type2: District
Slovak place.subdivision_name2: Rimavská Sobota District
Slovak place.pushpin_map: Slovakia Banská Bystrica Region#Slovakia
Slovak place.pushpin_relief: 1
Slovak place.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Ožďany in the Banská Bystrica Region##Location of Ožďany in Slovakia
Slovak place.established_title

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Ožďany () 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.