Hungarian toponyms in Slovakia

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List of Hungarian exonyms for places in Slovakia. These names are used by the Hungarian ethnic minority in Slovakia, and they are also used in Hungary and other countries in the Central Europe, which are home of Hungarian minorities. In communities in Slovakia where the ethnic minority represents 20% or more of the population, it has certain cultural and linguistic rights.

Bratislava Bratislava Panorama R01.jpg
Bratislava
Kosice Kosice - State Theatre and Main Street.JPG
Košice
Presov Presov city centre.jpg
Prešov
Zilina Zilina skyline.jpg
Žilina
Nitra Nitra view from above.jpg
Nitra
Banska Bystrica Banska Bystrica SNP Square.jpg
Banská Bystrica
Trnava Slovakia-Trnava-Town tower.jpg
Trnava
Trencin Trencin, pamiatky z mosta 1.jpg
Trenčín
Martin Martin-IMG 1707.JPG
Martin
Poprad Stadscentrum Poprad - Slovakije.jpg
Poprad
Prievidza Prievidza church.jpg
Prievidza
Zvolen Zvolen city centre.jpg
Zvolen
Michalovce Slovakia Town Michalovce 2.jpg
Michalovce
Komarno Komarno 2.JPG
Komárno
Spisska Nova Ves Spisska Nova Ves panorama 01.JPG
Spišská Nová Ves
City or townHungarian nameGerman name
Bratislava PozsonyPreßburg/Pressburg
Košice KassaKaschau
Prešov EperjesEperies / Preschau
Žilina ZsolnaSillein
Banská Bystrica BesztercebányaNeusohl
Nitra NyitraNeutra
Trnava NagyszombatTyrnau
Trenčín TrencsénTrentschin
Martin Turócszentmárton(Turz-) St. Martin
Poprad PoprádDeutschendorf
Prievidza PrivigyePriwitz
Zvolen ZólyomAltsohl
Považská Bystrica VágbeszterceWaagbistritz
Michalovce NagymihályGroßmichel
Nové Zámky ÉrsekújvárNeuhäus[e]l
Spišská Nová Ves Igló(Zipser) Neudorf / Neuendorf
Komárno KomáromKomorn
Humenné HomonnaHomenau
Levice LévaLewenz
Bardejov BártfaBartfeld
Liptovský Mikuláš LiptószentmiklósLiptau - St. Nikolaus
Lučenec LosoncLizenz
Piešťany PöstyénPistyan / (rarely:) Püschtin
Ružomberok RózsahegyRosenberg
Topoľčany NagytapolcsányTopoltschan
Trebišov TőketerebesTrebischau
Čadca CsacaTschadsa (rare)
Rimavská Sobota RimaszombatGroßsteffelsdorf
Dubnica nad Váhom MáriatölgyesDubnitz an der Waag
Pezinok BazinBösing
Dunajská Streda DunaszerdahelyNiedermarkt (very rare)
Vranov nad Topľou VarannóFrö(h)nel/Vronau an der Töpl
Partizánske Simony
Šaľa VágsellyeSchelle
Hlohovec GalgócFreistadtl/Freistadt an der Waag
Brezno BreznóbányaBries an der Gran
Senica SzeniceSenitz
Nové Mesto nad Váhom VágújhelyNeustadt an der Waag / (rarely) Neustadtl
Senec SzencWartberg
Snina SzinnaSnina
Rožňava RozsnyóRosenau
Žiar nad Hronom GaramszentkeresztHeiligenkreuz
Dolný Kubín AlsókubinUnterkubin
Bánovce nad Bebravou BánBanowitz
Púchov PuhóPuchau
Malacky MalackaMalatzka
Handlová NyitrabányaKrickerhau / Krickerhäu / Kreckerhaj
Kežmarok KésmárkKesmark / Käsmark
Stará Ľubovňa ÓlublóAltlublau
Sereď Szered
Kysucké Nové Mesto KiszucaújhelyKis(s)utz-Neustadtl
Skalica SzakolcaSkalitz
Galanta GalántaGallandau
Levoča LőcseLeutschau
Detva Gyetva, Dettva
Šamorín SomorjaSommerein
Sabinov KisszebenZeben
Revúca NagyrőceGroß-Rauschenbach (rare)
Veľký Krtíš Nagykürtös
Stupava StomfaStampfen
Myjava MiavaMiawa (rare)
Zlaté Moravce AranyosmarótGoldmorawitz
Bytča NagybiccseGroßbitsch
Moldava nad Bodvou SzepsiMoldau (an der Bodwa)
Holíč HolicsWeißkirchen/Holitsch
Nová Dubnica ÚjtölgyesNeudubnitz
Svidník FelsővízközOberswidnik
Fiľakovo FülekFülleck
Stropkov SztropkóStroppkau
Kolárovo Gúta
Štúrovo PárkányParkan
Banská Štiavnica SelmecbányaSchemnitz
Šurany SuránySchuran (rare)
Tvrdošín TurdossinTurdoschin
Modra ModorModern
Veľké Kapušany Nagykapos
Stará Turá ÓturaAlt-Turn
Krompachy KorompaKrompach
Veľký Meder Nagymegyer
Vráble Verebély
Sečovce Gálszécs
Krupina KorponaKarpfen
Námestovo Námesztó
Svit SzvitSvit
Vrútky RuttkaRuttek (rare)
Turzovka Turzófalva
Hriňová HerencsvölgyHrinau
Hurbanovo ÓgyallaAltdala
Hnúšťa NyustyaNusten
Liptovský Hrádok LiptóújvárNeuhäusel in der Liptau
Kráľovský Chlmec Királyhelmec
Trstená TrsztenaB[r]ingenstadt
Nová Baňa ÚjbányaKönigsberg an der Gran
Šahy IpolyságEipelschlag
Tornaľa Tornalja
Krásno nad Kysucou KrasznóCrassna
Želiezovce ZselízZelis
Spišská Belá SzepesbélaZipser Bela
Medzilaborce Mezőlaborc
Lipany HéthársSiebenlinden
Nemšová Nemsó
Turčianske Teplice StubnyafürdőBad Stuben
Sobrance SzobráncSobranz
Veľký Šariš NagysárosGroßscharosch
Žarnovica ZsarnócaScharnowitz
Gelnica GölnicbányaGöllnitz
Vrbové VerbóWerbau
Rajec RajecRajetz
Svätý Jur SzentgyörgySt.Georgen
Dobšiná DobsinaDobschau
Poltár Poltár
Ilava IllavaIllau (very rare)
Gabčíkovo Bős
Kremnica KörmöcbányaKremnitz
Sládkovičovo Diószeg(Klein- + Groß)Diosek
Gbely EgbellEgbell
Nesvady Naszvad
Sliač Szliács
Šaštín-Stráže SasvárSassin/Ews
Bojnice BajmócWeinitz
Brezová pod Bradlom BerezóBirkenhain
Medzev MecenzéfMetzenseifen
Strážske ŐrmezőStraschke
Turany Nagyturány
Nováky Nyitranovák
Trenčianske Teplice TrencsénteplicTrentschinteplitz
Leopoldov ÚjvároskaLeopoldstadt
Tisovec TiszolcTheißholz / (rarely) Theisscholz
Giraltovce Girált
Vysoké Tatry MagastátraHohe Tatra
Spišské Podhradie SzepesváraljaKirchdrauf
Hanušovce nad Topľou Tapolyhanusfalva
Čierna nad Tisou Tiszacsernyő
Tlmače Garamtolmács
Spišské Vlachy SzepesolasziWallendorf
Jelšava JolsvaEltsch
Podolínec PodolinPudlein
Rajecké Teplice RajecfürdőBad Rajetz
Spišská Stará Ves SzepesófaluAltendorf
Modrý Kameň KékkőBlauenstein
Dudince GyűgyDudintze

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