Rakytník (hu|Rakottyás) is a village and municipality in the Rimavská Sobota District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia. As of the latest estimates, the population of Rakytník is approximately 317 residents.[1] The village is situated about 4 kilometers away from the main road connecting Bratislava and Košice, near the village of Bátka.
The local demographic includes a significant Hungarian-speaking community, which is the predominant language, with many Roma residents also using Hungarian as their mother tongue.[2]