Gemer (in Latin: Gömörinum, in German: Gemer or Gömör, in Hungarian: Gömör) is the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. In the 19th century, and in the beginning of the 20th century, it was united with the Malohont region to form Gemer-Malohont county (in Hungarian: Gömör-Kishont). Its territory is presently in southern Slovakia and northern Hungary. Today Gemer is only an informal designation of the corresponding territory. Comitatus can be: an old Latin word meaning company or retinue or an armed group of men attached to a leader in the Classical Times and in the Middle Ages, a political term used in various meanings: see Comitatus (Classical meaning) in the Middle Ages, the Latin word for county... The Kingdom of Hungary is the name of a multiethnic kingdom that existed in Central Europe from 1000 to 1918. ...

Geography

Gemer-Malohont county shared borders with the counties Zólyom (Zvolen), Liptó (Liptov), Szepes (Spiš), Abaúj-Torna (Abov-Turňa), Borsod, Heves and Nógrád. It was situated in Slovenské rudohorie approximately between the present-day Slovak-Hungarian border, the towns Poltár and Rožňava and the Low Tatras (Nízke Tatry). The river Slaná flowed through the county. Its area was 4289 km² around 1910. Zvolen county (in Latin: comitatus Zoliensis, in Hungarian Zólyom (vár)megye, in Slovak Zvolenský komitát/ Zvolenská stolica/ Zvolenská župa, in German Sohler Gespanschaft/Komitat Sohl) is the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. ... Liptov (-Slovak, in Latin: Liptovium, in German: Liptau, in Hungarian: Liptó, in Polish: Liptów) is the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. ... Spiš (in Latin: Scepusium, in Polish: Spisz, in German: Zips, in Hungarian: Szepes) is the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. ... Abov (in Latin: comitatus Abaujvariensis, in German: Neuburg or Abaujwar, in Hungarian: Abaúj) is the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. ... Borsod is the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary in present-day north-eastern Hungary. ... Heves is the name of: an administrative county (comitatus or megye) in present Hungary, an administrative county in the former Kingdom of Hungary, a town in Hungary. ... Nógrád an administrative county ( comitatus or megye), in present Hungary, and also in the former Kingdom of Hungary. ... Rožňava (Hungarian: Rozsnyó, German: Rosenau) is a town in Slovakia, near Kosice. ... Mount Dumbier (right) and Mount Chopok (middle) The Low Tatra or Low Tatras (Slovak Nízke Tatry) is a mountain range in central eastern Slovakia. ... Sajó (in Hungarian) or Slaná (in Slovak) is a river in Slovakia and Hungary. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...

Capitals

The capital of Gemer was the Gemer Castle, and from the early 18th century Plešivec. The capital after the addition of Malohont was Rimavská Sobota. Rimavská Sobota (Hungarian: Rimaszombat, German: Großsteffelsdorf) is a town in southern Slovakia. ...

History

Gemer is one of the oldest counties of the Kingdom of Hungary. The territory approximately between the towns Tisovec and Rimavská Sobota, called Malohont (Hungarian: Kishont), was added only in the years 1786-1802, and the county was called Gemer a Malohont (Gömör és Kishont) since. The Kingdom of Hungary is the name of a multiethnic kingdom that existed in Central Europe from 1000 to 1918. ... Categories: Towns in Slovakia | Stub ... Rimavská Sobota (Hungarian: Rimaszombat, German: Großsteffelsdorf) is a town in southern Slovakia. ...

In 1918 (confirmed by the Treaty of Trianon 1920), most of the county became part of newly formed Czechoslovakia, except 7,5% of its area (around Putnok), which became part of the Hungarian county Borsod-Gömör-Kishont (presently Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén). 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Grand Trianon at Versailles, site of the signing The Treaty of Trianon was an agreement that regulated the situation of the new Hungarian state that replaced the Kingdom of Hungary, part of the former Austro-Hungarian monarchy, after World War I. It was signed on June 4, 1920, at... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... Putnok is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary. ... Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén (commonly abbreviated as BAZ county) is the name of an administrative county ( comitatus or megye) in north-eastern Hungary (commonly called Northern Hungary), on the border with Slovakia. ...

The Czechoslovakian part of the county was part of the Slovak Land (Slovenská krajina/zem). During World War II, when Czechoslovakia was split temporarily, most of the county was occupied by Hungary under the First Vienna Award, and the Gömör-Kishont county was recreated. Since 1993, when Czechoslovakia was split, Gemer-Malohont is part of Slovakia, Košice region. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... The First Vienna Award was the result of the First Vienna Arbitration of 2 November 1938, which took place in Vienna in the Belvedere Castle on the eve of World War II. By the award, arbiters from Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy tried to achieve a non-violent way to... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003) Events Media:January January 1 - Czechoslovakia divides. ...

Districts

In the early 20th century, the districts and their capitals were:

• Rimavská Sobota (Hungarian: Rimaszombat)
• Garamvölgy, capital Vaľkovňa, near Šumiac (Hungarian: Nándorvölgy and Sumjác/Királyhegyalja)
• Nagyrőce/Revúca, capital Jelšava (Hungarian: Jolsva)
• Rožňava (Hungarian: Rozsnyó)
• Tornaľa (Hungarian: Tornalja)
• Rimavská Seč (Hungarian: Rimaszécs)

Urban districts: Rimavská Sobota (Hungarian: Rimaszombat, German: Großsteffelsdorf) is a town in southern Slovakia. ... Rožňava (Hungarian: Rozsnyó, German: Rosenau) is a town in Slovakia, near Kosice. ...

• Rimavská Sobota (Hungarian: Rimaszombat)
• Revúca (Hungarian: Nagyrőce)
• Jelšava (Hungarian: Jolsva)
• Rožňava (Hungarian: Rozsnyó)
• Dobšina (Hungarian: Dobsina)

All the named towns are presently in Slovakia. Rimavská Sobota (Hungarian: Rimaszombat, German: Großsteffelsdorf) is a town in southern Slovakia. ... Rožňava (Hungarian: Rozsnyó, German: Rosenau) is a town in Slovakia, near Kosice. ...

See also: List of traditional regions of Slovakia Counties 20 (earlier 21) counties of the Kingdom of Hungary were situated in present-day Slovakia (completely or partly). ...