Slovakia Genealogy

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Slovakia

Guide to Slovakia ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Country Information

Slovakia is a sovereign state in Central Europe bordered by the Czech Republic, Austria, Poland, Ukraine, and Hungary. It Slovakia became an independent state on January 1, 1993 when Czechoslovakia peacefully split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia. 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. The official language is Slovak.

Getting Started with Slovakia Research Links to articles on getting started with Slovakia research. Beginning Slovak Research Determining a Place of Origin in Slovakia Finding Records of Your Slovak Ancestors Research Strategies Accessing Slovak Vital Records

Slovakia Research Tools Links to articles and websites that assist in Slovakia research. Letter Writing Guide Slovakia Word List Slovakia Websites Jakubany, Slovakia Church Records 1772-2004+ Reference Aids Overview at the Family History Library

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Counties

There were 20 counties (county = stolica/župa) of the Kingdom of Hungary situated completely or partly in present-day Slovakia. After the creation of Czechoslovakia, they continued to exist till 1922. Read Each region consists of districts (district = okres). There are currently 79 districts in Slovakia.

Since 2002, Slovakia is divided into 8 autonomous regions (region = kraj):

Bratislava Region Trnava Region (Trnavský kraj) Trenčín Region (Trenčiansky kraj) Nitra Region (Nitriansky kraj)

Žilina Region (Žilinský kraj) Banská Bystrica Region (Banskobystrický kraj) Prešov Region (Prešovský kraj) Košice Region (Košický kraj)

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