| Ožďany | |
| 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 Ožďany in the Banská Bystrica Region##Location of Ožďany in Slovakia |
| Coordinates: | 48.3942°N 19.9117°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1332 |
| Area Total Km2: | 37.17[1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 14.35 |
| Elevation M: | 213[2] |
| Elevation Ft: | 699 |
| Population Total: | 1599[3] |
| Population Density Km2: | 43.35[4] |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 16.74 |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 980 11 |
| Area Code: | +421 47 |
| Blank Name: | Car plate |
| Blank Info: | 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.