List of traditional regions of Slovakia

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These traditional regions of Slovakia are mostly former counties of the Kingdom of Hungary, but also some other regions. Slovakia was part of the Kingdom of Hungary from the 11th/14th century onwards to 1918.

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Counties

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 till 1922. Most of them are still used informally for the corresponding territory.

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Counties that are completely incorporated in Slovakia

Counties that are partly incorporated in Slovakia

  • Mošoň (almost whole in present-day Hungary)
  • Prešporok(Bratislava county) (almost whole in Slovakia)
  • Gemer-Malohont (almost whole in Slovakia)
  • Ráb (almost whole in present-day Hungary)
  • Komárno county (southern part in present-day Hungary)
  • Ostrihom county (southern part in present-day Hungary)
  • Hont (southern part in present-day Hungary)
  • Novohrad (southern part in present-day Hungary)
  • Abov-Turňa (southern part in present-day Hungary)
  • Zemplín (sountern part in Hungary, eastern in Ukraine)
  • Uh county (eastern part of Ukraine).

Other traditional regions

There are also other regions in Slovakia, which do not correspond to historical counties:

  • Kysuce - northern part of the former Trenčín county
  • Záhorie - western part of the former Nitra and Bratislava county
  • Podpoľanie - southern part of the former Zvolen county
  • Zamagurie - northern part of the former Spiš county
  • Zitny ostrov - part of former Bratislava and Komárno counties

See also

sk:Historické župy na Slovensku