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Guide to '''Slovakia ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. | Guide to '''Slovakia ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. | ||
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Slovakia is a sovereign state in Central Europe bordered by the [[Czechia Genealogy|Czechia]], [[Austria Genealogy|Austria]], [[Poland Genealogy|Poland]], [[Ukraine Genealogy|Ukraine]], and [[Hungary Genealogy|Hungary]]. The area had been part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the end of the First World War when, in October 1918, the Czech lands of Austria (Bohemia, Moravia, and Austrian Silesia) joined with the Slovak and [[Carpathian Ruthenia|Ruthenian]] ([[Ukraine Genealogy|Ukrainian]]) counties of Hungary to create the sovereign Republic of Czechoslovakia. Slovakia became an independent state on January 1, 1993, when Czechoslovakia peacefully split into Czechia and Slovakia. The official language is Slovak.< | Slovakia is a sovereign state in Central Europe bordered by the [[Czechia Genealogy|Czechia]], [[Austria Genealogy|Austria]], [[Poland Genealogy|Poland]], [[Ukraine Genealogy|Ukraine]], and [[Hungary Genealogy|Hungary]]. The area had been part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the end of the First World War when, in October 1918, the Czech lands of Austria (Bohemia, Moravia, and Austrian Silesia) joined with the Slovak and [[Carpathian Ruthenia|Ruthenian]] ([[Ukraine Genealogy|Ukrainian]]) counties of Hungary to create the sovereign Republic of Czechoslovakia. Slovakia became an independent state on January 1, 1993, when Czechoslovakia peacefully split into Czechia and Slovakia. The official language is Slovak.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Slovakia," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovakia, accessed 23 March 2016.</ref> | ||
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In other languages: SlovenčinaGuide to Slovakia ancestry, family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
Information
Slovakia is a sovereign state in Central Europe bordered by the Czechia, Austria, Poland, Ukraine, and Hungary. The area had been part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the end of the First World War when, in October 1918, the Czech lands of Austria (Bohemia, Moravia, and Austrian Silesia) joined with the Slovak and Ruthenian (Ukrainian) counties of Hungary to create the sovereign Republic of Czechoslovakia. Slovakia became an independent state on January 1, 1993, when Czechoslovakia peacefully split into Czechia and Slovakia. The official language is Slovak.[1]
Slovakia Map
Regions
Since 2002, Slovakia has been divided into 8 autonomous regions (region = kraj):
Districts (Counties)
Several districts form a "Region" (Slovak "kraj"). One district (Slovak okres) consists of several "municipalities" (Slovak "obec"). Districts have been units of state administration in Slovakia since the time of the Habsburg monarchy, except for the period from 2004 to late 2013. Today, each district is administered by a "district office" (okresný úrad). In the FamilySearch Catalog, records are listed by district and then municipality, not by region.
Municipality Level Towns
- To find the district for your town, click on Municipalities and Towns *(Click on "Show".)
- Clicking on your town will take you to a Wikipedia article. It will give you the name of the district for that town.
Smaller Villages, Hungarian Names, Former Names
The place name you find in U.S. records might be too small to be found in the Wikipedia list. You will need to consult the Genealogy Slovakia Gazetteer to find the larger town that village belongs to. Also, you might have found the Hungarian version of the place name or a name no longer in use. This gazetteer will also help you find the current Slovakian name and county for those cases.
References
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Slovakia," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovakia, accessed 23 March 2016.