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Slovakia
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Slovakia - Slovak Republic
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million. It is a member of the European Union (since May 1, 2004) and borders the ► Czech Republic and ► Austria in the west, ► Poland in the north, ► Ukraine in the east and ► Hungary in the south. The largest city is its capital, Bratislava. See also: Atlas of the European Union.
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Slovakia |
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Slovak Republic |
| Status |
Independent country since 1993, member of the ► European Union since 2004 |
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Slovensko - Slovenská republika
Slovenská republika, je vnútrozemská krajina v strednej Európe. Nezávislosť získala rozdelením Česko-Slovenska v roku 1993. Susedí s Českom, Rakúskom, Poľskom, Ukrajinou a Maďarskom. Od 1. mája 2004 je Slovensko členom Európskej únie.
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Szlovákia - Szlovák Köztársaság
Szlovák Köztársaság közép-európai állam a Kárpát-medence északi részén. Nyugatról a Cseh Köztársaság és Ausztria, délről Magyarország, keletről Ukrajna, északról pedig Lengyelország határolja. Fővárosa és egyben legnagyobb városa Pozsony (Bratislava). 2004. május 1. óta az Európai Unió tagja.
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Central Europe |
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Bratislava
Pozsony |
| Population |
5,401,000 inhabitants |
| Area |
49,037 km² |
| Major language(s) |
Slovak (official), Hungarian |
| Major religion(s) |
Roman Catholicism |
| More information |
Slovakia, Geography of Slovakia, History of Slovakia and Politics of Slovakia |
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Slovakia - Slovakia (Category). |
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General maps
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Slovakia in Europe |
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Map of Slovakia |
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Topographic map |
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Map of Slovakia |
Maps of divisions
This section holds maps of the administrative divisions.
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Historical counties or Krajs |
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Regions of Slovakia |
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Regions in Hungarian |
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Districts of Slovakia |
History maps
This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day Slovakia, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day Slovakia.
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Possible extent of (proto-)Celtic influence 800-400 BC
Die Kelten in Europa. Ocker: Kernbereich Nordwestalpine Hallstattkultur (ca. 750–500/450 v. Chr.) grün: Ausbreitung La-Tène-Kultur, bzw. orange: der keltischen Sprache (3. Jh. v. Chr.) |
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Celts in Europe |
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Hungarian Migration |
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Kingdom of Hungary in 1550 |
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Europe in 1812 |
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Hungarian military districts in 1850 |
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Area of Slovak language in the Austrian monarchy in the 19th century |
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Kingdoms and countries of Austria–Hungary:
Cisleithania: 1. Bohemia, 2. Bukovina, 3. Carinthia, 4. Carniola, 5. Dalmatia, 6. Galicia, 7. Austrian Littoral, 8. Lower Austria, 9. Moravia, 10. Salzburg, 11. Silesia, 12. Styria, 13. Tyrol, 14. Upper Austria, 15. Vorarlberg; Transleithania: 16. Hungary, 17. Croatia and Slavonia; 18. Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Location of the Kingdom of Hungary |
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Religions in Austria-Hungary, Andrees Allgemeiner Handatlas, 1st Edition, Leipzig (Germany) 1881 |
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Distribution of Races in Austria-Hungary from the Historical Atlas by William R. Shepherd, 1911 |
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Historical map of Austria-Hungary from the Bibliothek allgemeinen und praktischen Wissens für Militäranwärter Band I, 1905 |
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Location of Czechoslovakia 1918-1993 |
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Counties of 1918 |
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Czechoslovak claim in Poland in 1920 |
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Czechoslovakia 1928 |
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Map of Slovakia during World War II |
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The Allied offensive on Southern Central Europe |
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Border changes 1947
- 1 - Bratislava bridgehead, until 15 october 1947 part of Hungary
- 2 - southern Slovakia, from 2 november 1938 until 1945 to Hungary due to the First Vienna Award
- 3 - landstripe of east Slovakia around the cities of Stakčín and Sobrance, from 4 april 1939 until 1945 to Hungary
- 4 - Devín and Petržalka (now cityparts of Bratislava), from 1938 until 1945 part of Germany
- 5 - german "protection zone", military occupied as a result of the protection treaty with Slovakia
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Border changes 1947 |
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Czechoslovakia 1969 |
Old maps
This section holds copies of original general maps older than 70 years of this entry.
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Old map of Austria-Hungary from the Bibliothek allgemeinen und praktischen Wissens für Militäranwärter Band I, 1905 |
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Religions in Austria-Hungary |
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Distribution of Races in Austria-Hungary |
Satellite maps
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Satellite map |
Notes and references
General remarks:
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