Rovné () is a

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

and

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

in the

Rimavská Sobota District Rimavská Sobota District (''okres Rimavská Sobota'') is a district in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. The district was first established in 1923 and from 1996 exists in its present borders. The population density is approximat ...

of the

Banská Bystrica Region The Banská Bystrica Region (, ; , ) is one of the eight regions of Slovakia. It is the largest of the eight regions by area, and has a lower population density than any other region. The Banská Bystrica Region was established in 1923; its bord ...

of southern

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. It is located in the northern part of the district, about 14 km from

Hnúšťa Hnúšťa () is a town and municipality in the Rimavská Sobota District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia. It is the birthplace of the well-known 19th-century Slovak writer and member of the Štúr generation, Ján Francisci- ...

. A magnesite mine had been working in Rovné. In the village is post, foodstuff store and a football pitch.

Ratkovská Zdychava

The previously independent nearby village of Ratkovská Zdychava was merged into Rovné in 1960.

Notable people

Milan Urbáni Milan Urbáni (21 August 1944 – 17 June 2024) was a Slovak physician and politician. From 2002 to 2010, he served as an MP of the National Council of Slovakia. Biography Milan Urbáni was born on 21 August 1944 in the village of Ratkovská ...

(1944–2024) - politician

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Photos from Rovné
Villages and municipalities in Rimavská Sobota District {{RimavskáSobota-geo-stub