The border between the Hungary and Slovakia (; ) is the

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between

Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...

and

Slovakia Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, 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 west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's m ...

. It forms a arc extending from the

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with

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at the west to the tripoint with

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at the east.

Counties and regions along the border

Hungary

Six Hungarian Counties have borders with

. These are the following: * Győr–Moson–Sopron * Komárom-Esztergom * Pest *

Nógrád Nógrád (; ) is a village in Nógrád County, Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to ...

* Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén * Szabolcs–Szatmár–Bereg

Slovakia

Five Slovakian Regions have borders with

. These are the following: *

Bratislava Bratislava (German: ''Pressburg'', Hungarian: ''Pozsony'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the Slovakia, Slovak Republic and the fourth largest of all List of cities and towns on the river Danube, cities on the river Danube. ...

Trnava Trnava (, , ; , also known by other #Names and etymology, alternative names) is a city in western Slovakia, to the northeast of Bratislava, on the Trnávka river. It is the capital of the Trnava Region and the Trnava District. It is the seat o ...

Nitra Nitra (; also known by other #Etymology, alternative names) is a city in western Slovakia, situated at the foot of Zobor Mountain in the valley of the river Nitra (river), Nitra. It is located 95 km east of Bratislava. With a population of ...

Banská Bystrica Banská Bystrica (, also known by other #Etymology, alternative names) is a city in central Slovakia, located on the Hron River in a long and wide valley encircled by the mountain chains of the Low Tatras, the Greater Fatra, Veľká Fatra, and t ...

Košice Košice is the largest city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary. With a population of approximately 230,000, Košice is the second-largest cit ...

Border crossings

Road

Both countries are part of the

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and the

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, so there are minimal or non-existent border controls.

Rail

All railway crossings are standard gauge. As of June 2019, two railway crossings have active, passenger traffic. *

Rajka Rajka (, , ) is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron County, Hungary. The village has large Slovak and German minorities. Etymology The name comes from the Slavic personal name ''Rajko'', ''Rajka'' (derived from rajь: paradise). 1297 ''Royka''. ...

–

Rusovce Rusovce (, ) is a borough in southern Bratislava on the right bank of the Danube river, close to the Austrian border. History In the 1st century, there was a Roman settlement named Gerulata in today's Rusovce area. The first preserved writte ...

; electrified 25 kV 50 Hz, only cargo * ''

Komárom Komárom (Hungarian: ; or ; , later ; ) is a city in Hungary on the south bank of the Danube in Komárom-Esztergom County. Komárom fortress played an important role in the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 and many contemporary English sources r ...

–

Komárno Komárno (, , ), colloquially also called ''Révkomárom'', ''Öregkomárom'', ''Észak-Komárom'' in Hungarian language, Hungarian, is a town in Slovakia at the confluence of the Danube and the Váh rivers. Historically it was formed by the "old ...

; last train: 11 December 2004, electrified 25 kV 50 Hz'' *

Szob Szob () is a town in Pest county, Central Hungary, Hungary. It is just south and east of the Slovak border on the north bank of the Danube. Szob is on a major electrified rail connection from Bratislava and a major railway border crossing into H ...

– Chľaba; electrified 25 kV 50 Hz, double-track line * ''

Ipolytarnóc Ipolytarnóc () is a village in Hungary, Nógrád county. There is a fossil site close to it, the Ipolytarnoc Fossils Nature Conservation Area. Fossils Sometimes referred to as the "Prehistoric Pompeii", Ipolytarnóc is the location of 23 to 17 m ...

– Kalonda; inactive'' ** ''

Nógrádszakál Nógrádszakál is a village and commune in Nógrád County, Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeas ...

–

Bušince Bušince (; ) is a village and municipality in the Veľký Krtíš District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia. History The village was first mentioned in 1248 (''Bussa''). It belonged to Divín, and after until the 17th century ...

; inactive'' * '' Somoskőújfalu – Šiatorská Bukovinka; last train: 3 April 2011'' * '' Bánréve –

Lenartovce Lenartovce () is a village and municipality in the Rimavská Sobota District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland ...

; last train: 13 December 2008'' *

Hidasnémeti Hidasnémeti is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County in northeastern Hungary.Čaňa Čaňa is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1164. Geography The village lies at an altitude of 177 metres and cove ...

; electrified 25 kV 50 Hz * ''

Sátoraljaújhely Sátoraljaújhely (German language, German: ''Neustadt am Zeltberg''; Slovak language, Slovak: ''Nové Mesto pod Šiatrom;'' Yiddish: ''איהעל'') is a border town located in Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén County, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hu ...

–

Slovenské Nové Mesto Slovenské Nové Mesto (, , or ) is a village and municipality in the Trebišov District in the Košice Region of south-eastern Slovakia. History The village is a former suburb of the Hungarian city of Sátoraljaújhely, which was separated fro ...

; last train: 13 December 2008''

References

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