This is a list of
counties of the Kingdom of Hungary
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, which are fully or partially located in present-day
Slovakia
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 s ...
.
The territory of present-day Slovakia was part of the
Kingdom of Hungary
The Kingdom of Hungary was a monarchy in Central Europe that existed for nearly a millennium, from the Middle Ages into the 20th century. The Principality of Hungary emerged as a Christian kingdom upon the coronation of the first king Stephen ...
until 1920. See
History of Slovakia
The History of Slovakia, dates back to the findings of ancient human artifacts. This article shows the history of the country from prehistory to the present day.
Prehistory
Discovery of ancient tools made by the Clactonian technique near ...
.
Counties that are completely incorporated in Slovakia
There were 20 (earlier 21)
counties
A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesChambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...
of the Kingdom of Hungary situated completely or partly in present-day
Slovakia
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 s ...
. After the creation of
Czechoslovakia
, rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי,
, common_name = Czechoslovakia
, life_span = 1918–19391945–1992
, p1 = Austria-Hungary
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, they continued to exist until 1922. Most are still referred to informally.
Counties that are partly included in Slovakia
See also
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List of historic counties of Hungary
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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)
...
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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 regio ...
External links
Former names of all Slovakia´s towns and villages prior IWW (prior 1918)
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Slovakia
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 s ...
Counties, traditional
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