Vyšný Skálnik
| Vyšný Skálnik | |
| Village | |
| Country | Slovakia |
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| Region | Banská Bystrica |
| District | Rimavská Sobota |
| Elevation | 389 m (1,276 ft) |
| Coordinates | SK 48°28′N 19°58′E / 48.467°N 19.967°ECoordinates: SK 48°28′N 19°58′E / 48.467°N 19.967°E |
| Area | 5.053 km2 (1.95 sq mi) |
| Population | 155 (2011) |
| Density | 31 / km2 (80 / sq mi) |
| First mentioned | 1334 |
| Postal code | 980 52 |
| Area code | +421-47 |
| Car plate | RS |
  Location of Vyšný Skálnik in Slovakia
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 Location of Vyšný Skálnik in the Banská Bystrica Region
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| Statistics: MOŠ/MIS | |
| Website: http://www.e-obce.sk/obec/vysnyskalnik/vysny-skalnik.html | |
Vyšný Skálnik is a village and municipality in the Rimavská Sobota District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia. Now more or less tourist village with a water reservoir, constructed in the 1970s and now a place for fishing, in winter a skating rink. In the village neighbourhood are chalets and cottages, where their owners from Bratislava, but also other Slovak cities take their rest. It is a birthplace of a poet of Štúr generation, Ján Botto. The village hosts its museum, statue and a plaque on the house where he was born.
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