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*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, 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. | ||
*In the 10th century, the territory was integrated into the Principality of Hungary, which would become the Kingdom of '''Hungary''' in 1000. | *In the 10th century, the territory was integrated into the Principality of Hungary, which would become the Kingdom of '''Hungary''' in 1000. | ||
*In 1241 and 1242, much of the territory was destroyed by the Mongols. The area was recovered largely thanks to Béla IV of Hungary who also '''settled Germans which became an important ethnic group in the area, | *In 1241 and 1242, much of the territory was destroyed by the Mongols. The area was recovered largely thanks to Béla IV of Hungary who also '''settled Germans which became an important ethnic group in the area,''' especially in what are today parts of central and eastern Slovakia. | ||
*After World War I and the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Czechoslovak National Council established '''Czechoslovakia (1918–1939)'''. | *After World War I and the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Czechoslovak National Council established '''Czechoslovakia (1918–1939)'''. Slovakia and the regions of Bohemia, Moravia, Czech Silesia and Carpathian Ruthenia formed Czechoslovakia | ||
*A separate '''(First) Slovak Republic (1939–1945)''' existed during World War II. | *A separate '''(First) Slovak Republic (1939–1945)''' existed during World War II. | ||
*At the end of World War II, '''Czechoslovakia''' was re-established as an independent country. | *At the end of World War II, '''Czechoslovakia''' was re-established as an independent country. | ||
*Slovakia became an '''independent state on 1 January 1993''' after the peaceful dissolution of Czechoslovakia. Source: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovakia Wikipedia: Slovakia] | *Slovakia became an '''independent state on 1 January 1993''' after the peaceful dissolution of Czechoslovakia. Source, made up of the old regions of '''Hungarian Slovakia and Russian Ruthenia.''' Source: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovakia Wikipedia: Slovakia] | ||
*Your immigrant ancestors make report in United States Records that they were from '''Hungary, Russia, Ruthenia, Slovakia, or Czechoslovikia.''' | *Your immigrant ancestors make report in United States Records that they were from '''Hungary, Russia, Ruthenia, Slovakia, or Czechoslovikia.''' | ||