Traditional Regions Of Slovakia
Traditional regions There are also other regions in Slovakia, which do not correspond to historical counties: {, class="wikitable" , - !Region !Former County part !Former County , - , Kysuce , northern , Žilina , - , rowspan=2, Záhorie , rowspan=2, western , Nitra , - , Bratislava , - , Podpoľanie , southern , Zvolen , - , Zamagurie , northern , Spiš See also * List of counties of the Kingdom of Hungary located in Slovakia * Regions of Slovakia * List of tourism regions of Slovakia Slovakia geography-related lists, Regions, traditional Traditional regions of Slovakia, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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, Poland in the north and the Czech Republic in the west. It consists of two districts: Čadca and Kysucké Nové Mesto. The northern part is called the Čadecké region and is part of the Goral Lands. The region is surrounded by the numerous mountain ranges, for example Javorníky with the highest hill Veľký Javorník (1071m) in the west, the Moravian-Silesian Beskids with the highest hill Veľký Polom (1 067m) in the north. In the East there are Kysucké Beskydy with the highest mountain (also the highest in the region) - Veľká Rača (1236 m) -the symbol of Kysuce. In the South there is Kysucká vrchovina with the highest hill - Ľadonhora (999 m). The oldest known settlement in Kysuce is nowadays city Kysucké Nové Mesto, which is located on an important trade route, which lead through the region. This route, connectin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Záhorie
Záhorie ( hu, Erdőhát) is a region in western Slovakia between by the Little Carpathians to the east and the Morava (river), Morava River to the west. Although not an administrative region, it is one of the List of tourism regions of Slovakia, 21 official tourism regions in Slovakia. Záhorie lies in the area of three administrative regions: Bratislava Region (Malacky District plus Záhorská Bystrica in Bratislava), Trnava Region (Senica District, Senica and Skalica District, Skalica districts) and Trenčín Region (southern part of Myjava District). The region also creates the borders between Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Austria. A Záhorie (military district), military district of the same name is located around Malacky. Name The word "Záhorie" means "(The land) behind the mountains", referring to the Little Carpathians mountains that separate Záhorie from the rest of Slovakia. The Hungarian name of Záhorie, "Erdőhát" translates to "(The land) behind the forest". ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Zamagurie
Zamagurie (in Slovak, ; pl, Zamagurze) is a region in the Goral Lands area in the north of the Spiš region, between the Spišská Magura in the south, the Dunajec river in the north and the Białka (Slovak: ''Biela voda'') river in the west. It is divided between the Prešov Region of Slovakia and the Lesser Poland Voivodeship of Poland and is further divided between the Slovak districts of Stará Ľubovňa and Kežmarok and Polish gminas of Bukowina Tatrzańska, Nowy Targ and Łapsze Niżne. The centre of the region is the Slovak town Spišská Stará Ves, which is just near the border. The region also used to be one of the official tourist regions of Slovakia until 2004. In 2006, a new border bridge for pedestrians was open between Červený Kláštor and Sromowce. Tourist attractions The most popular tourist attraction are the Pieniny mountains with the Dunajec river gorge, with floating trips on wooden canoes bound into rafts, hikes to the Trzy Korony or Sokolica hill ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Counties Of The Kingdom Of Hungary Located In Slovakia
This is a list of counties of the Kingdom of Hungary, which are fully or partially located in present-day Slovakia. The territory of present-day Slovakia was part of the Kingdom of Hungary until 1920. See History of Slovakia. Counties that are completely incorporated in Slovakia There were 20 (earlier 21) counties 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. Counties that are partly included in Slovakia See also * List of historic counties of Hungary *List of tourism regions of Slovakia *Regions of Slovakia External links Former names of all Slovakia´s towns and villages prior IWW (prior 1918) {{DEFAULTSORT:counties_of_the_Kingdom_of_Hungary_located_in_Slovakia * Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Regions Of Slovakia
Since 1949 (except 1990–1996), Slovakia has been divided into a number of ''kraje'' (singular ''kraj''; usually translated as "Regions" with capital R). Their number, borders and functions have been changed several times. There are eight regions of Slovakia and they correspond to the EU's NUTS 3 level of local administrative units. Each kraj consists of '' okresy'' (counties or districts). There are 79 districts. List After a period without kraje and without any equivalent (1990–1996), the kraje were reintroduced in 1996. As for administrative division, Slovakia has been subdivided into 8 ''kraje'' since 24 July 1996: Since 2002, Slovakia is divided into 8 ''samosprávne kraje'' (self-governing regions), which are called by the Constitution ''vyššie územné celky'' (Higher Territorial Units), abbr. VÚC. The territory and borders of the self-governing regions are identical with the territory and borders of the ''kraje''. Therefore, the word "kraj" can be replaced ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Tourism Regions Of Slovakia
There are the following official tourism regions in Slovakia: Division until 2004 The districts (okresy) completely or partly included in the regions are indicated in brackets: *Bratislava and surroundings (Bratislava, Malacky, Pezinok, Senec) *Záhorie (Malacky, Myjava, Senica, Skalica) *Podunajsko Danube River region">Danube.html" ;"title="Danube">Danube River region(Dunajská Streda, Galanta, Komárno, Nové Zámky, Šaľa) *Považie [ Váh region] (Hlohovec, Nové Mesto n/Váhom, Piešťany, Trenčín, Trnava) *Horné Považie Upper Váh region (Bytča, Ilava, Považská Bystrica, Púchov, Žilina) *Ponitrie [ Nitra River region] (Bánovce nad Bebravou, Nitra, Partizánske, Prievidza, Šaľa, Topoľčany, Zlaté Moravce) *Kysuce (Čadca, Kysucké Nové Mesto) * Orava (Dolný Kubín, Námestovo, Tvrdošín) *Turiec (Martin, Turčianske Teplice) * Horehronie Upper Hron River region">Hron.html" ;"title="Upper Hron">Upper Hron River region(Banská Bystrica, Brezno) *Pohronie [ ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Slovakia Geography-related Lists
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the southwest, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's mostly mountainous territory spans about , with a population of over 5.4 million. The capital and largest city is Bratislava, while the second largest city is Košice. The Slavs arrived in the territory of present-day Slovakia in the fifth and sixth centuries. In the seventh century, they played a significant role in the creation of Samo's Empire. In the ninth century, they established the Principality of Nitra, which was later conquered by the Great Moravia, Principality of Moravia to establish Great Moravia. In the 10th century, after the dissolution of Great Moravia, the territory was integrated into the Principality of Hungary, which then became the Kingdom of Hungary in 100 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |