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Slovakia

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Landlocked country in Central Europe.

A Venus from Moravany nad Váhom, which dates back to 22,800 BC

Left: a Celtic Biatec coin
Right: five Slovak crowns

A Roman inscription at the castle hill of Trenčín (178–179 AD)

A statue of Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius in Žilina. In 863, they introduced Christianity to what is now Slovakia.

Scire vos volumus, a letter written in 879 by Pope John VIII to Svatopluk I

Certain and disputed borders of Great Moravia under Svatopluk I (according to modern historians)

One of the commanders of a Slovak volunteers' army captain Ján Francisci-Rimavský during the fight for independence from the Kingdom of Hungary

Czechoslovak declaration of independence by Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk in the United States, 1918.

Adolf Hitler greeting Jozef Tiso, president of the (First) Slovak Republic, a client state of Nazi Germany during World War II, 1941.

Troops of Slovak anti-Nazi resistance movement in 1944.

The Velvet Revolution ended 41 years of authoritarian Communist rule in Czechoslovakia in 1989.

Slovakia became a member of the European Union in 2004 and signed the Lisbon Treaty in 2007.

Rupicapra rupicapra tatrica in the Tatra Mountains

Former Slovak Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini with former U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House, 2019

Bratislava, capital and largest city of Slovakia

High-rise buildings in Bratislava's new business district

Slovakia is part of the Schengen Area, the EU single market, and since 2009, the Eurozone (dark blue)

High-rise buildings in Bratislava's business districts

A proportional representation of Slovakia's exports, 2019

The centre of Bardejov – a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Cable cars at Jasná in the Tatra Mountains.

Population density in Slovakia. The two biggest cities are clearly visible, Bratislava in the far west and Košice in the east.

The Slovak alphabet has 46 characters, of which 3 are digraphs and 18 contain diacritics.

Comenius University headquarters in Bratislava

Wooden folk architecture can be seen in the well-preserved village of Vlkolínec, a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Slovaks wearing folk costumes from Eastern Slovakia

Main altar in the Basilica of St. James, crafted by Master Paul of Levoča, 1517. It is the tallest wooden altar in the world.

Ľudovít Štúr, the creator of standard Slovak

Halušky with bryndza cheese, kapustnica soup and Zlatý Bažant dark beer—examples of Slovak cuisine

The Slovak national ice hockey team celebrating a victory against Sweden at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Football stadium Tehelné pole in Bratislava. Football is the most popular sport in Slovakia.

The capital and largest city is Bratislava, while the second largest city is Košice.

Hungary

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Landlocked country in Central Europe.

Roman provinces: Illyricum, Macedonia, Dacia, Moesia, Pannonia, Thracia

Italian fresco – Hungarian warrior shooting backwards

Hungarian Conquest (of the Carpathian Basin) – painting by Mihály Munkácsy

King Saint Stephen, the first King of Hungary, converted the nation to Christianity.

The Holy Crown (Szent Korona), one of the key symbols of Hungary

Christ Pantocrator on the Holy Crown of Hungary. Hungary is traditionally a Christian country.

Painting commemorating the Siege of Eger, a major victory against the Ottomans

Francis II Rákóczi, leader of the war of independence against Habsburg rule in 1703–11

Count István Széchenyi offered one year's income to establish the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.

Lajos Kossuth, Regent-President during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848

The Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen consisted of the territories of the Kingdom of Hungary (16) and the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia (17).

5 July 1848: The opening ceremony of the first parliament which was based on popular representation. The members of the first responsible government are on the balcony.

Coronation of Francis Joseph I and Elisabeth Amalie at Matthias Church, Buda, 8 June 1867

Hungarian-built dreadnought battleship SMS Szent István during World War I

With the Treaty of Trianon, Hungary lost 72% of its territory, its sea ports and 3,425,000 ethnic Hungarians

Miklós Horthy, Regent of the Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1944)

Jewish women being arrested on Wesselényi Street in Budapest during the Holocaust, c. undefined 20–22 October 1944

The Széchenyi Chain Bridge and the Buda Castle in ruins after World War II (1946)

A destroyed Soviet tank in Budapest during the Revolution of 1956. Times Man of the Year for 1956 was the Hungarian Freedom Fighter.

János Kádár, General Secretary of MSZMP, the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party (1956–1988)

The Visegrád Group signing ceremony in February 1991

The Sándor Palace is the official residence of the President of Hungary.

The Hungarian Parliament Building on the banks of the Danube in Budapest

The original and future seat of the Curia, Hungary's highest court

Meeting of the leaders of the Visegrád Group, Germany and France in 2013

United Nations conference in the assembly hall of the House of Magnates in the Hungarian Parliament Building

Hungary is part of the European Union's internal market with 508 million consumers and part of Schengen Area

A proportional representation of Hungary's exports, 2019

Albert Szent-Györgyi won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of Vitamin C. The Nobel Prize has been awarded to 13 Hungarians.

Founded in 1782, the Budapest University of Technology and Economics is the oldest institute of technology in the world.

The research and development centre of Gedeon Richter Plc., one of the largest biotechnology companies in Central and Eastern Europe, in Budapest.

Siemens Desiro passenger trains on the Hungarian State Railways network, which is one of the densest in the world.

Population density in Hungary by district

Regions of Central and Eastern Europe inhabited by Hungarian speakers today

King Saint Stephen offering the Hungarian crown to Virgin Mary – painting by Gyula Benczúr, in the St. Stephen's Basilica

Rector's Council Hall of Budapest Business School, the first public business school in the world, founded in 1857

Szent István Hospital on Üllői Avenue, Budapest. Together with Szent László Hospital, they form the largest hospital complex in Hungary, built at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.

Eszterháza Palace, the "Hungarian Versailles", in Fertőd, Győr-Moson-Sopron County

Romanesque Ják Abbey, Vas County, built between 1220 and 1256

The Museum of Applied Arts, an Art Nouveau building designed by Ödön Lechner

The Hungarian State Opera House on Andrássy út (a World Heritage Site)

Ferenc Liszt, one of the greatest pianists of all time; a renowned composer and conductor

Béla Bartók, a composer of great influence in the early 20th century; one of the founders of ethnomusicology

The alphabet of the Székely-Hungarian runiform; the country switched to the Latin alphabet during the reign of King Saint Stephen (1000–1038)

The oldest extant Hungarian poem, the Old Hungarian Lamentations of Mary (1190s)

Sándor Petőfi, Hungarian poet and revolutionary

Sándor Márai, Hungarian writer and journalist

The famous Tokaji wine. It was called Vinum Regum, Rex Vinorum ("Wine of Kings, King of Wines") by Louis XIV of France.

Hungarians in traditional garments / folk costumes dancing the csárdás

Hungary men's national water polo team is considered among the best in the world, holding the world record for Olympic golds and overall medals.

The Groupama Aréna, home of Ferencvárosi TC, a UEFA Category 4 Stadium

Ferenc Puskás, the greatest top division scorer of the 20th century. The FIFA Puskás Award is named in his honour.

A map of the lands ruled by Louis the Great in Pallas's Great Encyclopedia

Map of the lands ruled by Matthias Corvinus. Designed by Dr. Lajos Baróti.

Hungary formally entered World War II as an Axis Power on 26 June 1941, declaring war on the Soviet Union after unidentified planes bombed Kassa, Munkács, and Rahó.

Prešov

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City in Eastern Slovakia.

The historic center with the tower of the Co-Cathedral of St. Nicholas. The background building is the University Hospital

The 49° latitude is marked by a monument.

Prešov, named here as 'Eperjes', shown close to the border with Transylvania in 1606

A 17th-century siege of Prešov, named here as 'Eperies'

Map of Sáros county showing Prešov, named here as 'Eperjes'

Neptune Fountain on Hlavná ulica (the Main Street) in Prešov

Memorial - Prešovská Sloboda (Prešov Freedom)

The Co-Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Prešov

Greek Catholic Archbishop's and Metropolitan Office and Cathedral on Hlavná (Main Street)

The historic building of the Jonáš Záborský Theater

Black Eagle Culture and Recreation Park (Park kultúry a oddychu Čierny orol)

Cemjata Lesopark - Fermented water (Kvašná voda)

Construction of the southwestern bypass of Prešov

The inner bypass of Prešov, the so-called Waterfront communication

One of the newest types of trolleybuses in Prešov - Trolleybus Škoda 30Tr SOR

Low-floor trolleybuses have been running in Prešov since 2006. The Škoda 24Tr on Hlavná Street on line 1 goes on the oldest section of the track to the town of Solivar

Faculty of Arts, University of Prešov in Prešov

Orthodox Cathedral of St. Prince A. Nevsky

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The nearby city of Košice was chosen.

St Elisabeth Cathedral

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St Elisabeth's Cathedral Košice (right) and Urban's Tower (left)

St Elisabeth Cathedral - The Pastophoria

The Cathedral of St Elisabeth (Slovak: Dóm svätej Alžbety, ; Hungarian: Szent Erzsébet-székesegyház, German: Dom der heiligen Elisabeth) is a Gothic cathedral in Košice.

Arrival of the two signatories, Ágost Benárd and Alfréd Drasche-Lázár, on 4 June 1920 at the Grand Trianon in Versailles

Treaty of Trianon

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Prepared at the Paris Peace Conference and was signed in the Grand Trianon château in Versailles on 4 June 1920.

Drafted borders of Austria-Hungary in the treaties of Trianon and Saint Germain

The Hungarian delegation leaving Grand Trianon Palace at Versailles, after the treaty was signed, 1920.

1885 ethnographic map of the Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen, i.e. Kingdom of Hungary and Croatia-Slavonia according to the 1880 census

The Red Map, an ethnographic map of the Hungary proper publicised by the Hungarian delegation. Regions with population density below 20 persons/km2 (51.8 persons/sq. mi.) are left blank and the corresponding population is represented in the nearest region with population density above that limit. The vibrant, dominant red color was deliberately chosen to mark Hungarians while the light purple color of the Romanians, who were already the majority in the whole of Transylvania back then, is shadow-like.

Ethnographic map of the Kingdom of Hungary according to the 1910 census

Hungary lost 72% of its territory, its sea access, half of its 10 biggest cities and all of its precious metal mines; 3,425,000 ethnic Hungarians found themselves separated from their motherland. Based on the 1910 Hungarian census with the Administrative Kingdom of Hungary in green and autonomous Croatia-Slavonia in grey

Bordermark on the Hungarian-Romanian border near Csenger

The National Assembly in Alba Iulia (1 December 1918) – Union of Transylvania with Romania, seen as an act of national liberation by the Transylvanian Romanians

A statue of King Peter I, Karađorđević of Serbia at Freedom Square in Zrenjanin (Vojvodina, Serbia). The inscription on the monument says: "To the King Peter I, gratious people, to its liberator". Separation from the Kingdom of Hungary and unification with the Kingdom of Serbia was seen as an act of national liberation by the Vojvodinian Serbs.

The Trianon cross at Kőszeg is pointing onto the former territories of the pre-war Kingdom of Hungary that were not assigned to post-Trianon Hungary.

Hungarian economic consequences due to the Treaty of Trianon. "A New World Was Born" permanent exhibition in the Buda Castle.

Hungary then controlled the territory almost to its old borders; regained control of industrial areas around Miskolc, Salgótarján, Selmecbánya (Banská Štiavnica), Kassa (Košice).

Košice International Airport

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Košice International Airport (Medzinárodné letisko Košice) is an international airport serving Košice, Slovakia.

Partium

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Historical and geographical region in the Kingdom of Hungary during the early modern and modern periods.

Principality of Transylvania under Gabriel Bethlen, including the seven Partium counties ceded to him at the Peace of Nikolsburg in 1621: Ugocsa, Bereg, Zemplén, Borsod, Szabolcs, Szatmár and Abaúj.

At times, it included Miskolc and Kassa (today Košice, Slovakia).

"Cassovia: Superioris Hungariae Civitas Primaria", the prospect from Civitates orbis terrarum. Cassovia (German: Kaschau, Hungarian: Kassa, Slovak: Košice), the "capital" of Upper Hungary in 1617.

Upper Hungary

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Usual English translation of Felvidék , the Hungarian term for the area that was historically the northern part of the Kingdom of Hungary, now mostly present-day Slovakia.

In the 15th century, the "Somorja (Šamorín), Nagyszombat (Trnava), Galgóc (Hlohovec), Nyitra (Nitra), Léva (Levice), Losonc (Lučenec), Rimaszombat (Rimavská Sobota), Rozsnyó (Rožňava), Jászó (Jasov), Kassa (Košice), Gálszécs (Sečovce), Nagymihály (Michalovce)" line was the northern "boundary" of the Hungarian ethnic area.

Sabinov

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Sabinov (Сibinium, Kisszeben, Zeben, Сабинов) is a small town located in the Prešov Region (north-eastern Slovakia), approximately 20 km from Prešov and 55 km from Košice.

Slovak Ore Mountains