This is a list of counties of the Kingdom of Hungary, which are fully or partially located in present-day Slovakia.
The territory of present-day Slovakia was part of the Kingdom of Hungary until 1920. See History of Slovakia.
There were 20 (earlier 21) counties of the Kingdom of Hungary situated completely or partly in present-day Slovakia. After the creation of Czechoslovakia, they continued to exist until 1922. Most are still referred to informally.
| Slovak name | Hungarian county |
|---|---|
| Nitra | Nyitra County |
| Tekov | Bars County |
| Trenčín | Trencsén County |
| Turiec | Turóc County |
| Liptov | Liptó County |
| Zvolen | Zólyom County |
| Šariš | Sáros County |
| Slovak | Hungarian | Territory note |
|---|---|---|
| Mošoň | Moson County | almost wholly in present-day Hungary |
| Prešporok (today's Bratislava) | Pozsony County | almost wholly in Slovakia |
| Gemer-Malohont | Gömör-Kishont County | almost wholly in Slovakia |
| Ráb | Győr County | almost wholly in present-day Hungary |
| Komárno | Komárom County | southern part in present-day Hungary |
| Ostrihom | Esztergom County | southern part in present-day Hungary |
| Hont | Hont County | almost wholly in Slovakia |
| Novohrad | Nógrád County | southern part in present-day Hungary |
| Abov-Turňa | Abaúj-Torna County | southern part in present-day Hungary |
| Zemplín | Zemplén County | southern part in Hungary |
| Uh | Ung County | eastern part in Ukraine |
| Orava | Árva County | northern part annexed by Poland in 1920 |
| Spiš | Szepes County | northern part annexed by Poland in 1920 |
The History of Slovakia, dates back to the findings of ancient human artifacts. This article shows the history of the country from prehistory to the present day.
The Slovaks are a West Slavic ethnic group and nation native to Slovakia who share a common ancestry, culture, history and speak Slovak.
Gömör was an 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 Kis-Hont County to form Gömör-Kishont County. Its territory is located in southern Slovakia and northern Hungary. Today names Gömör/Gemer are only an informal designation of the corresponding territory without administrative role.
Spiš is a region in north-eastern Slovakia, with a very small area in south-eastern Poland. Spiš is an informal designation of the territory, but it is also the name of one of the 21 official tourism regions of Slovakia. The region is not an administrative division in its own right, but between the late 11th century and 1920 it was an administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary,.
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Szepes was an administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary, called Scepusium before the late 19th century. Its territory today lies in northeastern Slovakia, with a very small area in southeastern Poland. For the current region, see Spiš.
Turiec is a region in central Slovakia, one of the 21 official tourism regions. The region is not an administrative division today, but between the late 11th century and 1920 it was the Turóc County in the Kingdom of Hungary.
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