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List of counties of the Kingdom of Hungary located in Slovakia

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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.

Counties that are completely incorporated in Slovakia

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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.

Map of historical counties of Slovakia
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

Counties that are partly included in Slovakia

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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

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