This article deals with historic administrative divisions of Czechoslovakia up to 1992, when the country was split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia and the divisions were changed. 1991 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

For the current divisions of those two countries, see their main articles and the articles Regions of Slovakia and Regions of the Czech Republic. Slovakia is subdivided into 8 kraje (singular - kraj, usually translated as regions, but actually meaning rather county), each of which is named after their principal city. ... The Czech Republic consists of 13 regions (kraje, singular - kraj) and one capital city (hlavní město), marked by a *: South Moravian Region (Jihomoravský kraj) Central Bohemian Region (Středočeský kraj) Hradec Kralove Region (Královéhradecký kraj) Vysocina Region (Kraj Vysočina) Carlsbad Region (Karlovarský kraj) Liberec Region (Liberecký kraj) Moravian-Silesian Region (Moravskoslezský...

Latest division (1960-1992)

The country consisted of 10 Regions ('kraje'), Prague, and (since 1970) Bratislava; further divided in 109–114 districts ('okresy'). A kraj (plural: kraje) is the highest-level administrative unit in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and historically in Czechoslovakia. ... Prague (Czech: Praha, German: Prag) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. ... Bratislava (Pozsony in Hungarian; until 1919 PreÅ¡porok in Slovak and Pressburg in German [also used in English]) is the capital of Slovakia and the countrys largest city, with a population of some 430,000. ...

The kraje were abolished temporarily in Slovakia in 1969–1970 and since late 1990 in whole Czechoslovakia. In addition, the two republics Czech Socialist Republic and Slovak Socialist Republic were established in 1969 (without the word Socialist since 1990). From 1969 to 1990, the Czech Socialist Republic (Česká socialistická republika in Czech; abbreviated ČSR) was the official name of that part of Czechoslovakia that is the Czech Republic today. ... From 1969 to 1990, the Slovak Socialist Republic (Slovenská socialistická republika in Slovak; abbreviated SSR) was the official name of that part of Czechoslovakia that is Slovakia today. ...

Since many regions changed significantly after the split in 1993, here is list of their original names and current regions they approximately correspond to: The Velvet Divorce is a journalistic term for the dissolution of the former country of Czechoslovakia into the nations of Slovakia and the Czech Republic, effective January 1, 1993. ...

Czech (Socialist) Republic

(the names are in Czech)

• Praha
• Středočeský kraj: today Central Bohemian Region
• Jihočeský kraj: today South Bohemian Region
• Západočeský kraj: today Plzeň Region and Carlsbad Region
• Severočeský kraj: today Ústí nad Labem Region, and most of Liberec Region
• Východočeský kraj: today Hradec Králové Region, Pardubice Region, and small parts of Liberec Region and Vysočina Region
• Jihomoravský kraj: today South Moravian Region, and most of Vysočina Region and Zlín Region
• Severomoravský kraj: today Moravian-Silesian Region, Olomouc Region, and part of Zlín Region

Prague (Czech: Praha, German: Prag) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. ... Statistics Capital: Prague Area:11,014 km² Population:1,128,674 (2002) Map Central Bohemian Region ( Czech: Středočeský kraj) is an administrative unit ( Czech: kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the central part of its historical region of Bohemia. ... South Bohemian Region (in Czech Jihočeský kraj) is an administrative unit (kraj) of the Czech Republic, located mostly in the southern part of its historical region of Bohemia, with a small part in southwestern Moravia. ... Plzeň Region (Czech: Plzeňský kraj) is an administrative unit (kraj) in the western part of Bohemia in the Czech Republic. ... Carlsbad Region ( Czech: Karlovarský kraj) is an administrative unit ( Czech: kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the westernmost part of its historical region of Bohemia. ... Ústí nad Labem Region (Czech: Ústecký kraj) is an administrative unit (Czech: kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the north-western part of its historical region of Bohemia. ... Liberec Region (Czech: Liberecký kraj) is an administrative unit (Czech: kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the northernmost part of its historical region of Bohemia. ... Hradec Králové Region (Czech: Královéhradecký kraj) is an administrative unit (Czech: kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the north-eastern part of its historical region of Bohemia. ... Pardubice Region (Czech: Pardubický kraj) is an administrative unit (Czech: kraj) of the Czech Republic, located mainly in the eastern part of its historical region of Bohemia, with a small part in northwestern Moravia. ... Vysočina Region (Czech: kraj Vysočina), also known as Jihlava Region, is an administrative unit (Czech: kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the south-eastern part of the historical region of Bohemia and partly in the south-west of the historical region of Moravia. ... South Moravian Region (Czech: Jihomoravský kraj) is an administrative unit (Czech: kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the south-western part of its historical region of Moravia. ... Zlín Region (Czech: Zlínský kraj) is an administrative unit (Czech: kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the central-eastern part of its historical region of Moravia. ... Moravian-Silesian Region (in Czech Moravskoslezský kraj) is an administrative unit (kraj) of the Czech Republic, located it the north-eastern part of its hitorical region of Moravia and in most of the Czech part of the historical region of Silesia. ... Olomouc Region (Czech: Olomoucký kraj) is an administrative unit (Czech: kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the north-western and central part of its historical region of Moravia and in a small part of the historical region of Silesia. ...

Slovak (Socialist) Republic

(the names are in Slovak)

• Bratislava: today a part of the Bratislava Region
• Západoslovenský kraj: Trnava Region, Nitra Region, most of Bratislava Region, and a small part of Trenčín Region
• Stredoslovenský kraj: today Žilina Region, Banská Bystrica Region, and a large part of Trenčín Region
• Východoslovenský kraj: today Prešov Region and Košice Region

Bratislava (Pozsony in Hungarian; until 1919 Prešporok in Slovak and Pressburg in German [also used in English]) is the capital of Slovakia and the countrys largest city, with a population of some 430,000. ... Bratislava region Bratislava Region. ... The Trnava Region is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. ... This region with rich history is situated in the SW of Slovakia, mostly in the E part of the Danubian Plain. ... Bratislava region Bratislava Region. ... 3: Trenčín Region The Trenčín Region(in Slovak: Trenčiansky kraj) is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. ... 5: Žilina Region The Žilina Region ( Slovak: Žilinský kraj) is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. ... 6: Banská Bystrica Region The Banská Bystrica Region (Slovak:Banskobystrický kraj) is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. ... 7: Prešov Region The Prešov Region (in Slovak: Prešovský kraj) is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. ... 8: Košice Region The Košice Region (Slovak: Košický kraj) is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. ...

History

• 1918–1923: different systems on former Austrian territory (Bohemia, Moravia, small part of Silesia) and on former Hungarian territory (Slovakia and Subcarpathian Ruthenia): 3 lands ('země') (also called district units ('obvody')) Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia + 21 counties ('župy') in today's Slovakia + 2? counties in Subcarpathian Ruthenia (today's Zakarpattia Oblast in Ukraine); both lands and counties were divided in districts
• 1923–1927: like above, except that the above counties were replaced by 6 (grand) counties ('(veľ)župy') in Slovakia and 1 (grand) county in Subcarpathian Ruthenia, and the number and frontiers of districts were changed on these 2 territories
• 1928–1938: 4 lands (in Czech: 'země' / in Slovak: 'krajiny'): Bohemia, Moravia-Silesia, Slovakia and Subcarpathian Ruthenia; divided in districts
• late 1938–March 1939: like above, but Slovakia and Subcarpathian Ruthenia were promoted to "autonomous lands"
• 1945–1948: like 1928–1938, except that Subcarpathian Ruthenia became part of the Soviet Union in 1945
• 1949–1960: 19 regions divided in 270 districts
• 1960–1992: see above