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The article is about the historical region: for the village in Slovakia, see Gemer (village). Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million Gemer ( (rare Gömer Gemer Sajógömör is a Village and Municipality in Revúca District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia
Gemer region within Slovakia
Gemer region within Slovakia

Gemer (Slovak: Gemer, Hungarian: Gömör, German: Gemer or Gömör, Latin: Gömörinum) is the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. The Slovak language ( slovenčina, slovenský jazyk, not to be confused with Slovenščina) sometimes referred to as "Slovakian" Hungarian ( magyar nyelv) is a Uralic language (more specifically a Ugric language) unrelated to most other languages in Europe. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. A comitatus (vármegye less frequently a comitat, or inaccurately a county; for the various names their origin and use see here) is the name of an The Kingdom of Hungary (short form Hungary) was a considerable state in Central Europe that existed from 1001 to 1918 then from 1919 to 1946 In the 19th century, and in the beginning of the 20th century, it was united with the Kishont region to form Gömör-Kishont county (in Slovak: Gemer-Malohont). The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar The twentieth century of the Common Era began on Gömör-Kishont ( Hungarian: Gömör és Kishont, Slovak: Gemer a Malohont, German: Gemer und Kleinhont) is the name of Its territory is presently in southern Slovakia and northern Hungary. Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Today Gömör is only an informal designation of the corresponding territory.

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Geography

Gemer county was situated in Slovenské rudohorie approximately between the present-day Slovak-Hungarian border, the towns Poltár and Rožňava and the Low Tatras (Nízke Tatry). The Slovenské rudohorie or Slovak Ore Mountains is an extensive Mountainous region of Slovakia 's Spiš region within the Carpathians Poltár is a Town and Municipality in the Poltár District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia. Rožňava (Rozsnyó Rosenau Latin: Rosnavia) is a town in Slovakia, approximately 75 km by road from Košice in the Košice Region The Low Tatras or Low Tatra (Nízke Tatry Alacsony Tátra is a Mountain range in central Slovakia. The river Sajó flowed through the county. The Sajó (- Hungarian; Slovak: Slaná) is a River in Slovakia and Hungary. Its area was 4,289 km² around 1910. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of

Capitals

The capital of Gömör/Gemer was the Gömör/Gemer Castle, and from the early 18th century Pelsőc/Plešivec. The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system Plešivec may refer to Plešivec Slovakia Plešivec Slovenia The capital after the addition of Kishont/Malohont was Rimaszombat/Rimavská Sobota. Rimavská Sobota ( Rimaszombat Großsteffelsdorf is a town in southern Slovakia, in the Banská Bystrica Region, on the Rimava river Rimavská Sobota ( Rimaszombat Großsteffelsdorf is a town in southern Slovakia, in the Banská Bystrica Region, on the Rimava river

History

Gömör/Gemer is one of the oldest counties of the Kingdom of Hungary, and was already mentioned in the 11th century. The Kingdom of Hungary (short form Hungary) was a considerable state in Central Europe that existed from 1001 to 1918 then from 1919 to 1946 The territory approximately between the towns Tisovec and Rimavská Sobota, called Kishont/Malohont, was added from 1786 until 1790, and again in 1802. See other locations named Tisovec. Tisovec (Tiszolc Theissholz Latin: Taxovia) is a town in central Slovakia Rimavská Sobota ( Rimaszombat Großsteffelsdorf is a town in southern Slovakia, in the Banská Bystrica Region, on the Rimava river The county was called Gömör-Kishont/Gemer-Malohont since.

In 1918 (confirmed by the Treaty of Trianon 1920), most of the county became part of newly formed Czechoslovakia, except 7,5% of its area (around Putnok), which became temporarily part of the Hungarian county Borsod-Gömör-Kishont (presently part of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén). The Treaty of Trianon is the peace treaty concluded at the end of World War I by the Allies of World War I, on one side and Hungary, seen as a successor Czechoslovakia may also refer to what is now the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Putnok is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county Northern Hungary. Borsod was the name of a historic administrative county ( Comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary in present-day north-eastern Hungary. Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén (borʃod ɒbɒuːj zɛmpleːn is the name of an administrative county ( Comitatus or megye in north-eastern Hungary (commonly

The Czechoslovakian part of the county was part of the Slovak Land (Slovenská krajina/zem). During World War II, when Czechoslovakia was split temporarily, most of the county became part of Hungary under the First Vienna Award, and the Gömör-Kishont County was recreated. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Czechoslovakia may also refer to what is now the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The First Vienna Award was the result of the First Vienna Arbitration ( November 2, 1938) which took place at Vienna 's Belvedere This situation lasted until the end of the war, when 92. 5% of the area became part of Czechoslovakia again. Today in Hungary the name of Gömör/Gemer preserved only in the name of a small village, Gömörszőlős and in that of Gömöri station, the smaller railway station of Miskolc. Gömörszőlős is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county Hungary. The Gömöri Railway Station, operated by Hungarian State Railways, is the smaller of two railway stations of the city of Miskolc, Hungary. Miskolc (miʃkolts approximate pronunciation "Me-shkolts" in Slovak Miškovec, in Polish Miszkolc) is a city in North-East

Since 1993, when Czechoslovakia was split, Gemer and Malohont are part of Slovakia, Banská Bystrica Region. Czechoslovakia may also refer to what is now the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million The Banská Bystrica Region (Slovak Banskobystrický Kraj) is one of the Slovak regions in the country of Slovakia in Europe

See also

These traditional regions of Slovakia are mostly former counties of the Kingdom of Hungary, but also some other regions
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