Slovakia

Slovakia’s roots can be traced to the 9th century state of Great Moravia. Subsequently, the Slovaks became part of the Hungarian Kingdom, where they remained for the next 1,000 years. Following the formation of the dual Austro-Hungarian monarchy in 1867, language and education policies favoring the use of Hungarian (Magyarization) resulted in a strengthening of Slovak nationalism and a cultivation of cultural ties with the closely related Czechs, who were under Austrian rule. After the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire at the close of World War I, the Slovaks joined the Czechs to form Czechoslovakia. During the interwar period, Slovak nationalist leaders pushed for autonomy within Czechoslovakia, and in 1939 Slovakia became an independent state allied with Nazi Germany. Following World War II, Czechoslovakia was reconstituted and came under communist rule within Soviet-dominated Eastern Europe. In 1968, an invasion by Warsaw Pact troops ended the efforts of the country’s leaders to liberalize communist rule and create “socialism with a human face,” ushering in a period of repression known as “normalization.” The peaceful “Velvet Revolution” swept the Communist Party from power at the end of 1989 and inaugurated a return to democratic rule and a market economy. On 1 January 1993, the country underwent a nonviolent “velvet divorce” into its two national components, Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Slovakia joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004 and the euro zone on 1 January 2009.

Slovkia Tourism Information

Official Tourism Site
Slovakia.Travel

Other Sites

Slovakia.com

The Best of Slovakia

Here is a break down of some of the most interesting and visited places. Cities or areas listed will always have more than just one thing see and do. With the popular cities or areas we list some of the best known, which should go on everyone’s, must see list when they visit.    

Bratislava

Old Town

Devin Castle

Blue Church

Hlavne Namestie

UFO Observation Deck

Michalska Brana

Cumil

Bratislava Castle

Banská Bystrica 

Banská Štiavnica

Košice

Spiš Castle

Slovak Paradise National Park

Nitra

Prešov

High Tatras

Bardejov

Levoča

Spišská Kapitula

Trenčín

Diery (Malá Fatra Mountains)

Trnava

 Žilina

Vlkolínec

Orava Castle

Liptov

Štrbské Pleso

The Regions of Slovakia…

Eastern Slovakia
Central Slovakia
Western Slovakia

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