List of counties of the Kingdom of Hungary located in Slovakia
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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
[edit]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.
Slovak name | Hungarian county |
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Nitra | Nyitra County |
Tekov | Bars County |
Trenčín | Trencsén County |
Turiec | Turóc County |
Liptov | Liptó County |
Zvolen | Zólyom County |
Šariš | Sáros County |
Counties that are partly included in Slovakia
[edit]Slovak | Hungarian | Territory note |
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Mošoň | Moson County | almost wholly in present-day Hungary |
Prešporok (today's Bratislava) | Pozsony County | almost wholly in Slovakia |
Gemer-Malohont | Gömör-Kishont County | almost wholly in Slovakia |
Ráb | Győr County | almost wholly in present-day Hungary |
Komárno | Komárom County | southern part in present-day Hungary |
Ostrihom | Esztergom County | southern part in present-day Hungary |
Hont | Hont County | almost wholly in Slovakia |
Novohrad | Nógrád County | southern part in present-day Hungary |
Abov-Turňa | Abaúj-Torna County | southern part in present-day Hungary |
Zemplín | Zemplén County | southern part in Hungary |
Uh | Ung County | eastern part in Ukraine |
Orava | Árva County | northern part annexed by Poland in 1920 |
Spiš | Szepes County | northern part annexed by Poland in 1920 |