Nižný Skálnik (Hungarian: Alsósziklás) is a village and municipality in the Rimavská Sobota District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia.[4] Located between hilly and flat area, agriculture played an important role in local economy. The village was first mentioned in 1334. During the Hussite wars on Slovak territory, the hill above the village had been fortified by the Hussites, who constructed the Maginhrad fortress, now in ruins.[5] Most important sightseeing is classical Lutheran church from 1802.

Nižný Skálnik
Village
Luthreran church
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Coordinates: 48°27′N 19°58′E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Banská Bystrica
District	Rimavská Sobota
First mentioned	1334
Area
• Total	5.30[1] km2 (2.05[1] sq mi)
Elevation	236[2] m (774[2] ft)
Population  (2021)
• Total	190[3]
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	980 52[2]
Area code	+421 47[2]
Car plate	RS
Website	www.e-obce.sk/obec/niznyskalnik/nizny-skalnik.html

The village is the birthplace of the 19th-century Slovak historians Matej Holko and Ján Feješ.

References

External links

• Media related to Nižný Skálnik at Wikimedia Commons
• Article about Carnival in Nižný Skálnik
• Article about Maginhrad
• http://www.e-obce.sk/obec/niznyskalnik/4-kulturne_dedicstvo.html

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