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Since 1949 (except 1990-1996) , Slovakia has been divided into a number of kraje (singular kraj; usually translated as "Regions" with capital R). Their number, borders and functions have been changed several times. There are currently eight regions of Slovakia and they correspond to the EU's NUTS 3 level of local administrative units. Each kraj consists of okresy (districts). There are currently 79 districts of Slovakia. Flag of the President of Slovakia This is a list of the Presidents of Slovakia. ... President Ivan Gašparovič Ivan Gašparovič (born March 27, 1941), Slovak politician and law professor, became President of Slovakia on June 15, 2004. ... // Vavro Šrobár (4 November 1918 – 14 November 1918) – ceased with the adoption of the Czechoslovak constitution Antonín Janoušek (20 June 1919 – 7 July 1919) Ján Drobný (1 July 1928 - 1929) Jozef Országh (1929 - 1938) Julián Šimko (1938 - 1939) Jozef Tiso (7 October 1938 – 9... Robert Fico (15 September 1964 in Topoľčany) is the current Prime Minister of Slovakia (since July 4, 2006). ... Building of the National Council of the Slovak Republic next to the Bratislava Castle The National Council of the Slovak Republic (in Slovak: Národná rada Slovenskej republiky, often just: Národná rada, abbr. ... // Revolutionary Executive Committee (1919; in rebellion in eastern Slovakia) no particular leader (6 June 1919 - 20 June 1919) Assembly of the Slovak Land (1939; within Czechoslovakia) Martin Sokol (18 January 1939 – 14 March 1939) Assembly of Slovakia (1939 – 1945; independent Slovakia) Martin Sokol (14 March 1939 – April 1945) President of... Political parties in Slovakia lists political parties in Slovakia. ... The Direction – Social Democracy (Slovak: Smer – sociálna demokracia) party — before January 1, 2005 called Direction (the Third Way) (Smer (tretia cesta)) —, often just Smer, is a political party in Slovakia, led by Robert Fico. ... The Slovak National Party (Slovak: Slovenská národná strana, SNS) is a Christian and nationalist political party in Slovakia. ... The Peoples Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (Slovak: Ľudová strana – Hnutie za demokratické Slovensko) is a political party in Slovakia. ... The Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party (Slovak: Slovenská demokratická a kresťanská únia – Demokratická strana, SDKÚ-DS) is a political party in Slovakia. ... The Party of the Hungarian Coalition (Hungarian: Magyar Koalíció Pártja, Slovak: Strana maďarskej koalície, officially registered under the compound name Strana maďarskej koalície – Magyar Koalíció Pártja) is a political party in Slovakia, for the Magyar (i. ... The Christian Democratic Movement (Slovak: Kresťanskodemokratické hnutie) (KDH) is a political party in Slovakia. ... Elections in Slovakia gives information on election and election results in Slovakia. ... The 2004 presidential elections were held in Slovakia on April 3 (first round) and April 17 (second round) 2004. ... The 2006 parliamentary elections in Slovakia will take place on Saturday June 17, 2006. ... An okres (in English district) is an administrative unit in Slovakia. ... The European Union or EU is a supranational and international organization of 27 member states. ... Slovakia is a member of NATO and the European Union since 2004. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... A kraj (plural: kraje) is the highest-level administrative unit in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and historically in Czechoslovakia. ... The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) is a geocode standard for referencing the administrative division of countries for statistical purposes. ... Generally, a local administrative unit (LAU) is an area of governmental administration below a province, region, state or other major national subdivision. ... Okres (Czech and Slovak term meaning district in English; from Old Slavic окрьсть - around) refers to an administrative entity in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. ... An okres (in English district) is an administrative unit in Slovakia. ...

Name

The term "Region" (Slovak: kraj) should not be confused with:

• the general (i.e. non-administrative) term "region" (Slovak: región) as it is used for example in the articles List of traditional regions of Slovakia or List of tourism regions of Slovakia
• the 4 "regions" (Slovak: regióny or oblasti or zoskupenia krajov) that correspond to the NUTS 2 level, i.e. groups of several kraje, used by the Eurostat for statistical purposes. These are:
  • Bratislavský kraj SK 01 (Bratislava Region) - comprises only this single kraj
  • Západné Slovensko SK 02 (Western Slovakia) = Trnavský kraj + Trenčiansky kraj + Nitriansky kraj
  • Stredné Slovensko SK 03 (Central Slovakia) = Žilinský kraj + Banskobystrický kraj
  • Východné Slovensko SK 04 (Eastern Slovakia) = Prešovský kraj + Košický kraj

These traditional regions of Slovakia are mostly former counties of the Kingdom of Hungary, but also some other regions. ... There are the following official regions for the purposes of tourism in Slovakia: Division until 2004 The districts (okresy) completely or partly included in the regions are indicated in brackets: Bratislava and surroundings (Bratislava, Malacky, Pezinok, Senec) Záhorie (Malacky, Myjava, Senica, Skalica) Podunajsko [ Danube River region ] (Dunajská Streda, Galanta... The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) is a geocode standard for referencing the administrative division of countries for statistical purposes. ... The Statistical Office of the European Communities (Eurostat) is the statistical arm of the European Commission, producing data for the European Union and promoting harmonisation of statistical methods across the member states. ... Bratislava region The Bratislava Region (Slovak: Bratislavský kraj) is one of the administrative regions of Slovakia. ... Trnava Region The Trnava Region (Slovak: Trnavský kraj) is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. ... Trenčín Region The Trenčín Region (Slovak: Trenčiansky kraj) is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. ... Nitra Region The Nitra Region (Slovak: Nitriansky kraj) is one of the administrative regions of Slovakia. ... Žilina Region The Žilina Region (Slovak: Žilinský kraj) is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. ... 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. ...

Before 1949

Historically, Slovakia was not divided into kraje, but into counties (Slovak: župy or stolice) . This was the case when present-day Slovakia was part of: Map of the counties in the Kingdom of Hungary around 1880 A comitatus (less frequently, a comitat, or, inaccurately, a county; for the various names, their origin and use see here) is the name of an administrative unit in the Kingdom of Hungary from the 10th century to 1918. ... Župa or Å»upa (Cyrillic Жупа) is a Slavic term originally denoting various territorial and other subunits, usually a small administrative division, especially a gathering of several villages. ...

• Great Moravia (cca. 9th century)
• the Kingdom of Hungary (cca. 11th / 12th century - 1918), see List of traditional regions of Slovakia
• Czechoslovakia (the župy existed 1918 - 1928)
• the WWII Slovak Republic (the župy existed 1940 - 1945)

In 1928-1939 (and formally also 1945-1948) Slovakia as a whole formed the administrative unit "Slovak land" (Krajina slovenská) within Czechoslovakia. Great Moravia was an empire existing in Central Europe between 833 and the early 10th century. ... The Kingdom of Hungary (Hungarian: Magyar Királyság) is the name of a multiethnic kingdom that existed in Central Europe from 1000 to 1918. ... These traditional regions of Slovakia are mostly former counties of the Kingdom of Hungary, but also some other regions. ... The Slovak Republic (Slovak: Slovenská republika) was an independent national Slovak state and ally of Nazi Germany during World War II on the territory of present-day Slovakia with the exception of the southern and eastern parts of present-day Slovakia. ...

Kraje December 24, 1948/ January 1 1949 – June 30, 1960

• Bratislavský kraj (Bratislava Region)
• Banskobystrický kraj (Banská Bystrica Region)
• Košický kraj (Košice Region)
• Nitriansky kraj (Nitra Region)
• Prešovský kraj (Prešov Region)
• Žilinský kraj (Žilina Region)

Each kraj was named after its principal city.

Kraje July 1, 1960 – December 19, 1990

• Stredoslovenský kraj (Central Slovak Region)
• Východoslovenský kraj (Eastern Slovak Region)
• Západoslovenský kraj (Western Slovak Region)
• Bratislava (before March 22 1968 part of the Západoslovenský kraj, afterwards a partly separate entity; from January 1971 a separate kraj)

Note: The kraje were abolished from July 1, 1969 to December 28, 1970 and reintroduced then. Nickname: Location of Bratislava within Slovakia Coordinates: , Country Slovakia Region Bratislava Region Districts Bratislava I-V City parts 17 city boroughs Cadastral areas 20 cadastral areas First mentioned 907[1] Government  - Type City council  - Mayor (Primátor) Andrej ÄŽurkovský[2]  - Headquarters Primates Palace Area [1]  - City 367. ...

Kraje since July 24, 1996

After a period without kraje and without any equivalent (1990-1996), the kraje were reintroduced in 1996. As for administrative division, Slovakia has been subdivided into 8 kraje since:

1. Bratislavský kraj (Bratislava Region) (capital Bratislava)
2. Trnavský kraj (Trnava Region) (capital Trnava)
3. Trenčiansky kraj (Trenčín Region) (capital Trenčín)
4. Nitriansky kraj (Nitra Region) (capital Nitra)
5. Žilinský kraj (Žilina Region) (capital Žilina)
6. Banskobystrický kraj (Banská Bystrica Region) (capital Banská Bystrica)
7. Prešovský kraj (Prešov Region) (capital Prešov)
8. Košický kraj (Košice Region) (capital Košice)

Since 2002, Slovakia is divided into 8 samosprávne kraje (Autonomous Regions), which are called by the Constitution vyššie územné celky (Higher Territorial Units), abbr. VÚC. The territory and borders of the autonomous regions are identical with the territory and borders of the kraje. Therefore, the word "kraj" can be replaced by "VÚC" or "samosprávny kraj" in each case in the above list. The main difference is that organs of samosprávne kraje are autonomous, with an elected chairperson and assembly, while the organs of kraje are appointed by the government. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Bratislava region The Bratislava Region (Slovak: Bratislavský kraj) is one of the administrative regions of Slovakia. ... Nickname: Location of Bratislava within Slovakia Coordinates: , Country Slovakia Region Bratislava Region Districts Bratislava I-V City parts 17 city boroughs Cadastral areas 20 cadastral areas First mentioned 907[1] Government  - Type City council  - Mayor (Primátor) Andrej ÄŽurkovský[2]  - Headquarters Primates Palace Area [1]  - City 367. ... Trnava Region The Trnava Region (Slovak: Trnavský kraj) is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. ... Trnava (Hungarian: Nagyszombat, German: Tyrnau) is a town in western Slovakia, 45 kilometers to the north-east of Bratislava, on the Trnávka river, and at the main Bratislava-Žilina railway and Bratislava-Žilina limited-access highway. ... Trenčín Region The Trenčín Region (Slovak: Trenčiansky kraj) is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. ... Trenčín (Hungarian: Trencsén, German: Trentschin, Latin: Laugaricio) is a town in western Slovakia (close to the Czech border) at the Váh river. ... Nitra Region The Nitra Region (Slovak: Nitriansky kraj) is one of the administrative regions of Slovakia. ... Nitra - City Center Nitra (German: ( ); Hungarian: / Nyitria [archaic]) is a city in western Slovakia (and the fourth largest urban settlement in Slovakia) situated at the foot of Zobor Mountain in the Nitra River valley. ... Žilina Region The Žilina Region (Slovak: Žilinský kraj) is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. ... Žilina (German: Sillein, Hungarian: Zsolna, Polish: Å»ylina) is a city in northwestern Slovakia. ... Banská Bystrica Region The Banská Bystrica Region (Slovak:Banskobystrický kraj) is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. ... Banská Bystrica (German: Neusohl, Hungarian: Besztercebánya) is a town in central Slovakia, in the Hron river valley, surrounded by the mountains Nízke Tatry, Veľká Fatra, and Kremnické vrchy. ... 7: PreÅ¡ov Region The PreÅ¡ov Region (in Slovak: PreÅ¡ovský kraj) is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. ... PreÅ¡ov city centre Torysa riverbank in PreÅ¡ov Cathedral of PreÅ¡ov Neptune‘s fountain on the Hlavná Street in PreÅ¡ov PreÅ¡ov (Hungarian: Eperjes, German: Preschau or Eperies, Polish: Preszów, Rusyn: Пряшів /Пряшyв , Romany: Peryeshis) is a town in eastern Slovakia. ... 8: KoÅ¡ice Region The KoÅ¡ice Region (Slovak: KoÅ¡ický kraj) is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. ... Location of KoÅ¡ice in Slovakia Coordinates: , Country Slovakia Region KoÅ¡ice Region Districts KoÅ¡ice I-IV City parts First mentioned 1230 Government  - Type City Council  - Mayor FrantiÅ¡ek Knapík Area  - City 243. ... Self-governance is an abstract concept that refers to several scales of organization. ...

See also

• Districts of Slovakia
• Ranked list of Slovak Regions
• Flags of Slovak Regions

An okres (in English district) is an administrative unit in Slovakia. ... These are ranked lists of the regions of Slovakia. ... This overview compiles the flags of subnational entities of the first level. ...

External links

• EU-maps ( the kraje correspond to the NUTS 3 level with EUROSTAT)