| Drienčany | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Banská Bystrica |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Rimavská Sobota |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovakia Banská Bystrica Region#Slovakia |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Drienčany in the Banská Bystrica Region##Location of Drienčany in Slovakia |
| Coordinates: | 48.4667°N 24°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1291 |
| Area Total Km2: | 11.002552 |
| Elevation M: | 229 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 248 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 980 23 |
| Area Code: | +421-47 |
| Blank Name: | Car plate |
| Blank Info: | RS |
| Website: | www.driencany.sk |
Drienčany (Hungarian: Derencsény) is a village and municipality in the Rimavská Sobota District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia.
In historical records from the Kingdom of Hungary, the village was first mentioned in 1291 (Drenchen) when it was owned by the gens Balog. Later the Hungarian Derencsényi family obtained the lordship. The castle had been built here and it until the end of 17th century. In the 15th century the castle was conquered by John Jiskra. In 16th century Drienčany had been devastated, village became populated in the beginning of 18th century. Inhabitants had been engaged in agriculture, basketry, wax production and livestock breeding.
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia"