List of traditional regions of Slovakia
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These traditional regions of Slovakia
are mostly former counties of the Kingdom of Hungary
, of which present-day Slovakia was part until 1918, but some other historical regions are also listed. See History of Slovakia
.
of the Kingdom of Hungary situated completely or partly in present-day Slovakia
. After the creation of Czechoslovakia
, they continued to exist until 1922. Most are still referred to informally.
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
are mostly former counties of the Kingdom of Hungary
Kingdom of Hungary
The Kingdom of Hungary comprised present-day Hungary, Slovakia and Croatia , Transylvania , Carpatho Ruthenia , Vojvodina , Burgenland , and other smaller territories surrounding present-day Hungary's borders...
, of which present-day Slovakia was part until 1918, but some other historical regions are also listed. See History of Slovakia
History of Slovakia
This article discusses the history of the territory of Slovakia.- Palaeolithic :Radiocarbon dating puts the oldest surviving archaeological artifacts from Slovakia - found near Nové Mesto nad Váhom - at 270,000 BCE, in the Early Paleolithic era...
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Counties
There were 20 (earlier 21) countiesComitatus (Kingdom of Hungary)
A county is the name of a type of administrative units in the Kingdom of Hungary and in Hungary from the 10th century until the present day....
of the Kingdom of Hungary situated completely or partly in present-day Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
. After the creation of Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
, they continued to exist until 1922. Most are still referred to informally.
Slovak Slovak language Slovak , is an Indo-European language that belongs to the West Slavic languages .Slovak is the official language of Slovakia, where it is spoken by 5 million people... name |
Hungarian Hungarian language Hungarian is a Uralic language, part of the Ugric group. With some 14 million speakers, it is one of the most widely spoken non-Indo-European languages in Europe.... name |
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Nitra Nitra county Nyitra county is the name of a historic administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary... |
Nyitra |
Tekov Tekov Tekov [Hungarian: Bars] is the traditional name of a region situated in southern and central Slovakia. Its territory encompasses the former Bars county, existing in the Kingdom of Hungary from the 11th century until 1918, though it is now administratively divided between the Nitra and Banská... |
Bars |
Trenčín Trencín county Trencsén county is the name of a historic administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary... |
Trencsén |
Turiec Turiec Turóc , , /comitatus Thurociensis) is the name of a historic administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary... |
Turóc |
Liptov Liptov Liptó is the name of a historic administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is presently in northern Slovakia.-Geography:... |
Liptó |
Zvolen Zvolen county Zólyom county is the name of a historic administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary... |
Zólyom |
Šariš Šariš For the beer brand see Šariš .Šariš is the traditional name of a region situated in northeastern Slovakia. It encompasses the territory of the former Sáros county.-History:... |
Sáros |
Counties that are partly included in Slovakia
- MošoňMosonMoson was a historic administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary in present-day eastern Austria and northwestern Hungary, on the right side of the Danube river...
(HungarianHungarian languageHungarian is a Uralic language, part of the Ugric group. With some 14 million speakers, it is one of the most widely spoken non-Indo-European languages in Europe....
: Moson, almost wholly in present-day Hungary) - PrešporokBratislava countyPozsony county was a historic administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory lies in present-day western Slovakia.Its name changed along with that of the city of Pozsony, today's Bratislava...
(today's Bratislava, in HungarianHungarian languageHungarian is a Uralic language, part of the Ugric group. With some 14 million speakers, it is one of the most widely spoken non-Indo-European languages in Europe....
: Pozsony, almost wholly in Slovakia) - Gemer-MalohontGemerGemer is the name of a historic administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary. In the 19th century, and in the beginning of the 20th century, it was united with the Kishont region to form Gömör-Kishont county . Its territory is presently in southern Slovakia and northern Hungary...
(Hungarian: Gömör-Kishont, almost wholly in Slovakia) - RábGyor (county)Győr county was a historic administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary in present-day north-western Hungary and south-western Slovakia , mostly on the right side of the Danube river...
(Hungarian: Győr, almost wholly in present-day Hungary) - Komárno county (Hungarian: Komárom, southern part in present-day Hungary)
- Ostrihom county (Hungarian: Esztergom, southern part in present-day Hungary)
- HontHontHont is the name of a historic administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary and then shortly of Czechoslovakia...
(almost wholly in Slovakia) - Novohrad (Hungarian: Nógrád, southern part in present-day Hungary)
- AbovAbovAbov is:* historically the Slovak name of a county in the Kingdom of Hungary * today an informal designation of the part of that county situated in Slovakia, as well as the official name of one of Slovakia's tourist regions...
-TurňaTurnaTorna is the name of a historic administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary...
(Hungarian: Abaúj-Torna, southern part in present-day Hungary) - ZemplínZemplínZemplén is the name of a historic administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is presently situated in eastern Slovakia under the name of Zemplín...
(Hungarian: Zemplén, southern part in Hungary) - Uh countyUzh countyUng county is the name of a historic administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary...
(Hungarian: Ung, eastern part in Ukraine) - OravaOrava (region)Orava is the traditional name of a region situated in northern Slovakia and partially also in southern Poland . It encompasses the territory of the former Árva county.-History:...
(Hungarian: Árva, northern part annexed by Poland in 1919) - SpišSpišSpiš is a region in north-eastern Slovakia, with a very small area in south-eastern Poland. Spiš is an informal designation of the territory , but it is also the name of one the 21 official tourism regions of Slovakia...
(Hungarian: Szepes, northern part annexed by Poland in 1919)
Other traditional regions
There are also other regions in Slovakia, which do not correspond to historical counties:Region | Former County part | Former County |
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Kysuce Kysuce Kysuce is a traditional informal name of a region in north-western Slovakia, situated around the Kysuca river and bordering the Orava region in the east and the Czech Republic in the west. It consists of two districts, Čadca and Kysucké Nové Mesto. The region is surrounded by the numerous mountain... |
northern | Trenčín |
Záhorie Záhorie Záhorie is a region in western Slovakia bordered by the Little Carpathians in the east and the Morava River in the west. Although not an administrative region in its own right, it is one of the 21 official tourism regions in Slovakia... |
western | Nitra |
Bratislava | ||
Podpoľanie | southern | Zvolen |
Zamagurie Zamagurie Zamagurie is an area in the north of the Spiš region, between the Spišská Magura in the south, Dunajec river in the north and Białka river in the west... |
northern | Spiš |
See also
- List of historic counties of Hungary
- List of tourism regions of Slovakia
- Regions of SlovakiaRegions of SlovakiaSince 1949 , Slovakia has been divided into a number of kraje . Their number, borders and functions have been changed several times. There are currently eight regions of Slovakia and they correspond to the EU's NUTS 3 level of local administrative units. Each kraj consists of okresy...