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 Anton Bernolák, Ľudovít Štúr, Štefan Anián Jedlík, Jozef Maximilián Petzval, Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav, Milan Rastislav Štefánik, Gustáv Husák, Alexander Dubček |
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 Slovakia: 4,614,854[1]
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| Roman Catholic 68. The Slovak language ( slovenčina, slovenský jazyk, not to be confused with Slovenščina) sometimes referred to as "Slovakian" 9%, Byzantine Rite Catholic 4. The Slovak Greek Catholic Church, or Slovak Byzantine Catholic Church, is a Byzantine Rite Particular Church of the Catholic Church in Full 1%, Protestant 10. Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. 8%, Eastern Orthodox, other or unspecified 3. The Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest single Christian Communion in the world 2%, no denomination, agnostic or non-religious 13% (2001 census within Slovakia, extrapolated to outside Slovaks) |
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| other West Slavs |
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The Slovaks or Slovakians are a western Slavic people that primarily inhabit Slovakia and speak the Slovak language, which is closely related to the Czech language. Theism, in its most inclusive usage is the belief in at least one Deity. Agnosticism ( Greek: α- a-, without + γνώσις gnōsis, knowledge after Gnosticism) is the philosophical view that the Irreligion is a lack of religion indifference to religion or hostility to religion A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The West Slavs are Slavic peoples speaking West Slavic languages. The West Slavs are Slavic peoples speaking West Slavic languages. An English Noun The English noun people has two distinct fields of application as a countable noun, a group of Humans Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million The Slovak language ( slovenčina, slovenský jazyk, not to be confused with Slovenščina) sometimes referred to as "Slovakian" Czech (ˈʧɛk čeština ˈʧɛʃcɪna in Czech is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers it is the majority language in the
Most Slovaks today live within the borders of the independent Slovakia (circa 5,000,000). Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million There are Slovak minorities in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Serbia and sizable populations of immigrants and their descendants in the U.S. and in Canada. The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
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History
Early Slovaks
The people of Slovakia are descended from the Slavic settlers of the Danube river basin around 500 C. Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million The Danube (In Donau from earlier Danuvius, Celtic *dānu, meaning "to flow run" Slovak and Polish Dunaj E. The first known Slavic state on the territory of present-day Slovakia was the Empire of Samo. Samo (died 658 was a Frankish merchant from the "Senonian country" ( Senonago) probably modern Sens, France. The first known state of the Proto-Slovaks was the Principality of Nitra founded sometime in the 8th century. The Principality of Nitra or Nitrian Principality (Nitrianske kniežatstvo Nitriansko Nitrava is the name for a Slavic polity centered around Nitra
Great Moravia
Great Moravia (833 - ?907) was an ancestral state of the present-day Moravians and Slovaks in the 9th and early 10th century A. Great Moravia (see Name section was a Slavic state that existed in Central Europe from the 9th century to the early 10th century D. Its formation and rich cultural heritage attract somewhat more note today due to Slovakia's newfound independence. Important developments took place at this time, including the mission of Cyril and Methodius, the development of the Glagolitic alphabet, an early form of the Cyrillic alphabet, and the use of Old Church Slavonic as the official and literary language. Saints Cyril and Methodius (Κύριλλος και Μεθόδιος Old Church Slavonic: Кѷриллъ и Меѳодїи) were two Byzantine Greek brothers born The Glagolitic alphabet or Glagolitsa is the oldest known Slavic Alphabet. The Cyrillic alphabet (səˈrɪlɪk also called azbuka, from the old name of the first two letters is actually a family of Alphabets, subsets of which are used by to make sure old Cyrillic letters are displayed properly (For example instead of just Ѣ write Ѣ
The original territory inhabited by the (proto-)Slovaks included present-day Slovakia, parts of present-day south-eastern Moravia and approximately the entire northern half of present-day Hungary.
Kingdom of Hungary
Slovakia came under Hungarian rule gradually from 907 to the early 14th century (major part by 1100) and remained a part of the Kingdom of Hungary (see also Upper Hungary or Uhorsko) until the formation of Czechoslovakia in 1918. 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 Upper Hungary is the usual English translation of two terms 1 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 Czechoslovakia may also refer to what is now the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Politically, Slovakia formed (again) the separate entity called Nitra Frontier Duchy, this time within the Kingdom of Hungary. The Principality of Nitra or Nitrian Principality (Nitrianske kniežatstvo Nitriansko Nitrava is the name for a Slavic polity centered around Nitra This duchy was abolished in 1107. The territory inhabited by the Slovaks in present-day Hungary was gradually reduced, but in the 14th century, there were still many Slovak settlements in northern eastern present-day Hungary. Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic
When present-day Hungary was conquered by the Ottoman Empire in 1541, Slovakia became the core of the "reduced" kingdom, officially called Royal Hungary. The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish Royal Hungary was the name of a territory of medieval Hungary (together with Kingdom of Croatia) where the Habsburgs were recognized as Kings of Hungary Many Magyars (Hungarians) fleeing from present-day Hungary to the north settled in large parts of present-day southern Slovakia, thereby creating the considerable Magyar minority in southern Slovakia today. Some Croats settled around and in present-day Bratislava for similar reasons. Croats (Hrvati are a South Slavic people mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries ARTICLE TEXT BEGINS AFTER THESE COMMENTS - PLEASE READ 1 Please do not edit the lead without reading Also, many Germans settled in Slovakia, especially in the towns, as work-seeking colonists and mining experts from the 13th to the 15th century. The German people (Deutsche are an Ethnic group, in the sense of sharing a common German culture, descent and speaking the German language as German settlers outnumbered the native populace in almost all towns in the Kingdom of Hungary, but their numbers began to stagnate in the 16th century and to decrease later. Jews and Gypsies also formed significant populations within the territory.
After the Ottoman Empire was forced to retreat from present-day Hungary around 1700, thousands of Slovaks were gradually settled in depopulated parts of the restored Kingdom of Hungary (present-day Hungary, Romania, Serbia, and Croatia) under Maria Theresia, and that is how present-day Slovak enclaves (like Slovaks in Vojvodina) in these countries arose. Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between Maria Theresia may refer to Archduchess Maria Theresia of Austria (1684-1696, daughter of Leopold I Holy Roman Emperor and Eleonore-Magdalena of Pfalz-Neuburg Slovaks are the third largest ethnic group in the Vojvodina province of Serbia.
Slovakia was the most advanced part of the Kingdom of Hungary for centuries (the most urbanized part, intense mining of gold and silver), but in the 19th century, when Buda/Pest became the new capital of the kingdom, the importance of Slovakia as well as other parts within the Kingdom fell, and many Slovaks were relegated to the indigence. Buda ( German: Ofen, Croatian: Budim, Slovak / Czech: Budín, Serbian: Будим or Pest (ˈpɛʃt Slovak: Pešť, Croatian: Pešta, Serbian: Пешта / Pešta is the eastern mostly flat part of Budapest As a result, hundreds of thousands of Slovaks emigrated to North America, especially in the late 19th century and early 20th century (between cca. 1880-1910), and a total of at least 1. 5 million (~2/3 of them were part of some minority).
Slovakia exhibits a very rich folk culture. A part of Slovak customs and social convention are common with those of other nations of the former Habsburg monarchy (the Kingdom of Hungary was in personal union with the Habsburg monarchy from 1526 to 1918). Habsburg Monarchy (alternatively Habsburg Empire) refers to the territories ruled by the Austrian branch of the House of Habsburg, and then by the successor A personal union is the combination by which two different States are governed by the same Monarch, while their boundaries their laws and their interests remain distinct
Czechoslovakia
People of Slovakia spent most part of the 20th century within the framework of Czechoslovakia, a new state formed after World War I. Czechoslovakia may also refer to what is now the Czech Republic and Slovakia. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Significant reforms and post-World War II industrialization took place during this time. 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 is a process of social and economic change whereby a human group is transformed from a Pre-industrial society into an industrial one The Slovak language has been strongly influenced by the Czech language during this period. Czech (ˈʧɛk čeština ˈʧɛʃcɪna in Czech is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers it is the majority language in the
Contemporary Slovaks
The political transformations of 1989, 1993 and the accession to the EU in 2004 brought new liberties, which have considerably improved the outlook and prospects of all Slovaks. The " Velvet Revolution " (sametová revoluce nežná revolúcia ( November 16 &ndash December 29 1989) refers to a non-violent The dissolution of Czechoslovakia, which took effect on January 1 1993, saw Czechoslovakia split into two separate countries the Czech Republic The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in Contemporary Slovak society organically combines elements of both folk traditions and Western European lifestyles.
Name and ethnogenesis
The Slovaks and Slovenes are the only current Slavic nations that have preserved the old name of the Slavs (singular: slověn) in their name - the adjective "Slovak" is still slovenský and the feminine noun "Slovak" is still Slovenka in the Slovak language, only the masculine noun "Slovak" changed to Slovenin probably in the High Middle Ages and finally (under Czech and Polish influence) to Slovák around 1400. Slovenes or Slovenians ( Slovene Slovenci, dual Slovenca, singular Slovenec, feminine Slovenke, dual Slovenki In Grammar, an adjective is a word whose main syntactic role is to modify a Noun or Pronoun, giving more information about the The High Middle Ages was the period of European history in the 11th 12th and 13th centuries (AD 1000&ndash1299 Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland For Slovenes the adjective is still slovenski, the feminine noun "Slovene" is still Slovenka, but the masculine noun has since changed to Slovenec. The Slovak name for their language is slovenčina and the Slovene name for theirs is slovenščina. The Slovak term for the Slovene language is slovinčina; and the Slovenes call Slovak slovaščina.
According to Nestor and modern Slavic linguists, the above mentioned word slověn probably was the original name of all Slavs, but most Slavs (Czechs, Poles, Croats etc. ) have taken other names in the Early Middle Ages. The Early Middle Ages is a period in the History of Europe following the fall of the Western Roman Empire spanning roughly five centuries from AD 500 Although the Slovaks themselves seem to have had a slightly different word for "Slavs" (Slovan), they were called by Latin texts "Slavs" approximately up to the High Middle Ages. Thus, it is sometimes difficult to distinguish when Slavs in general and when Slovaks are meant. A good proof of the use of "Slavs" in the sense of "Slovaks" are documents of the Kingdom of Hungary which mention Bohemians (Czechs), Poles, Croats "and Slavs" (not: and "other Slavs"), implying that the "Slavs" are Slovaks. 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 Czechs (Češi ˈt͡ʃɛʃɪ archaic Čechové) are a western Slavic people of Central Europe, living predominantly in the Czech Republic The Polish people, or Poles, (Polacy) are a Western Slavic Ethnic group of Central Europe, living predominantly in Poland. Croats (Hrvati are a South Slavic people mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries
Since this is a very difficult topic, some Slovak "extreme" scholars derive from the above that all references to Slavs in the territory of present-day Slovakia are references to Slovaks (e. g. as early as in the 7th century), while on the other hand, some uninformed scholars from Hungary or Czechia derive from the above, that all references to Slovaks are just references to Slavs. The current position of the most prominent Slovak ethnographers and linguists is that the Slavs in the territory of Slovakia have to be called "Slovaks" not later than from 955 or 1000 onwards (when the Magyars settled in Hungary) and that this Slovak ethnogenesis (i. Hungarians (or Magyars, magyarok are an Ethnic group primarily associated with Hungary. Ethnogenesis (From Greek: ethnos ( group of people nation and genesis ( a coming into being is the process by which a group of human beings comes e. separation from the other Slavs) started approximately in the 8th century. Considering, however, that the Slavs that came to present-day Slovakia around 500 are the direct predecessors of present-day Slovaks (they have never been "replaced" by "other" Slavs) and that it is usual today to call the Slovenes, Poles and other nations by their later names well before 1000 (although the ethnic situation is not different from that of the Slovaks at that time), the 1000 limit is rather arbitrary and it is not completely wrong to call the Slavs in this territory "Proto-Slovaks" or "Old Slovaks" or even "Slovaks" even before 1000 in certain contexts.
Quotes from important chronicles
This is how Nestor in his Primary Chronicle (historically correctly) describes the Slovaks: Slavs that were settled along the Danube, which have been occupied by the Hungarians, the Czechs, the Lachs, and Poles that are now known as the Rus. The Primary Chronicle (ѣѣтъ Пóвесть временны́х лет Povest' vremennykh let; Пóвість врéм'яних літ Povist' vremjanykh Nestor calls these Slavs "Slavs of Hungary" in another place of the text, and mentions them in the first place in a list of Slavic nations (besides Moravians, Bohemians, Poles, Russians, etc. ), because he considers the Carpathian Basin (including what is today Slovakia) the original Slavic territory. The Pannonian Basin or Carpathian Basin is a large basin in Central Europe.
Anonymus, in his Gesta Hungarorum, calls the Slovaks (around 1200 with respect to past developments) Sclavi , i. Gesta Hungarorum may also refer to Gesta Hunnorum et Hungarorum, written by Simon of Kéza e. Slavs (as opposed to "Boemy" - the Bohemians, and "Polony" - the Poles) or in another place Nytriensis Sclavi, i. e. Nitrian Slavs. The Principality of Nitra or Nitrian Principality (Nitrianske kniežatstvo Nitriansko Nitrava is the name for a Slavic polity centered around Nitra
And this is how Slovaks were called in various very precise sources approximately from 1200 to about 1400: Slovyenyn, Slowyenyny; Sclavus, Sclavi, Slavus, Slavi; Tóth; Winde, Wende, Wenden.
Culture
- See also List of Slovaks
Slovaks have a very rich, old and diverse folk culture (songs, fairy tales, dances), literature, music and art.
The art of Slovakia can be traced back to the Middle Ages, when some of the greatest masterpieces of the country's history were created. Significant figures from this period included the many Masters, among them the Master Paul of Levoča and Master MS. Master Paul of Levoča (Lőcsei Pál mester Majster Pavol z Levočewas a medieval Carver and sculptor of the15th and 16th century active Master M S (M S Mester Meister M S Majster M S was a 16th century painter who specialized in late Gothic art and in early Renaissance art. More contemporary art can be seen in the shadows of Koloman Sokol, Albín Brunovský, Martin Benka, Mikuláš Galanda, and Ľudovít Fulla. Koloman Sokol (* 12 December 1902 in Liptovský Mikuláš; † 12 January 2003 in Tucson, Arizona) was one Albín Brunovský ( 25 December 1935, Zohor, Czechoslovakia - 20 January 1997, Bratislava, Slovakia Martin Benka ( 21 September[[ 888]] Kostolište - 28 June 1971, Malacky) was a Slovak painter and Illustrator Mikuláš Galanda (* March 4 1895, Mala Vieska near Turčianske Teplice – † June 5 1938, Bratislava Ľudovít Fulla ( February 27, 1902, Ružomberok – April 21, 1980, Bratislava) was a Slovak painter The most important Slovak composers have been Eugen Suchoň, Ján Cikker, and Alexander Moyzes. Eugen Suchoň ( September 25 1908, Pezinok &ndash August 5 1993, Bratislava) was one of the greatest Slovak Ján Cikker ( 29 July 1911, Banská Bystrica – 21 December 1989, Bratislava) was a Slovak composer the main Alexander Moyzes (* September 4 1906 in Kláštor pod Znievom &ndash † November 20 1984 in Bratislava) was a 20th century
The most famous Slovak names can indubitably be attributed to invention and technology. Such people include Jozef Murgaš, the inventor of wireless telegraphy; Ján Bahýľ, the inventor of the motor-driven helicopter; Jozef Maximilián Petzval, inventor of the camera zoom and lens (although he considered himself an ethnic hungarian); Jozef Karol Hell (although German by heritage), inventor of the industrial water pump; Štefan Banič, inventor of the modern parachute; Aurel Stodola, inventor of the bionic arm and pioneer in thermodynamics; and, more recently, John Dopyera, father of modern acoustic string instruments. Jozef Murgaš ( English Joseph Murgas) ( 17 February 1864 &ndash 11 May 1929) was a Slovak Inventor Ján Bahýľ ( 25 May 1845, Zvolenská Slatina (Nagyszalatna ( Kingdom of Hungary, today Slovakia Joseph Petzval (Josef Maximilian Petzval Petzvál József Miksa Jozef Maximilián Petzval ( January 6, 1807 &ndash September 19, 1891) was Jozef Karol Hell ( Slovak) Hell József Károly ( Hungarian) Josef/ph Karl Hell ( German) (1713-1789 was a mining engineer and Štefan Banič ( 23 November 1870 - 2 January, 1941) is the Inventor of the military Parachute and of the first actually Aurel Boreslav Stodola (1859-1942 was a Slovak engineer physicist and inventor John Dopyera (born Ján Dopjera) (1893-1988 was a Slovak - American Inventor and Entrepreneur, and
Slovakia is also known for its polyhistors, of whom include Pavol Jozef Šafárik, Matej Bel, Ján Kollár, and its political revolutionaries, such Milan Rastislav Štefánik and Alexander Dubček. Pavel Jozef Šafárik ( Safáry / Schaffáry / Schafary / Saf(farik / Šafarík / Szafarzik, Czech Pavel Josef Šafařík Matej Bel (Matthias Bel Bél Mátyás Matthias Belius March 22 1684 &ndash August 29 1749) was a Hungarian Lutheran Ján Kollár ( 29 July 1793 in Mošovce ( Mosóc) &ndash 24 January 1852 in Vienna) was a Slovak writer Milan Rastislav Štefánik ( born July 21 1880 in Košariská - died May 4 1919 in Ivanka pri Dunaji was a Slovak Politician, Diplomat Alexander Dubček (November 27 1921 – November 7 1992 was a Slovak politician and briefly leader of Czechoslovakia (1968-1969 famous for his attempt to reform
There were two leading persons who codified the Slovak language. The first one was Anton Bernolák whose concept was based on the dialect of western Slovakia (1787). Anton Bernolák ( 1 October 1762 in Slanica (Szlanica a now inundated village near Námestovo) – 15 January 1813 It was the enactment of the first national literary language of Slovaks ever. The second notable man was Ľudovít Štúr. Ľudovít Štúr ( October 29, 1815 – January 12, 1856) known in his era as Ludevít Velislav Štúr, was the leader of the His formation of the Slovak language had principles in the dialect of central Slovakia (1843).
The best known Slovak hero was Juraj Jánošík (the Slovak equivalent of Robin Hood). Juraj Jánošík (first name also Juro or Jurko, modern pronunciation /'juraj 'jaːnɔʃiːk/ modern pronunciation /'jɛʒɨ ja'nɔɕik/ György Robin Hood is an archetypal figure in English folklore, whose story originates from medieval times but who remains significant in popular culture where A prominent Slovak explorer was Móric Beňovský.
In terms of sports, the Slovaks are probably best known (in North America) for their hockey personalities, especially Stan Mikita, Peter Šťastný, Marian Hossa and Peter Bondra. Stanislav "Stan" Mikita (born May 20 1940) is a Slovak born Canadian retired professional Ice hockey player generally Peter Šťastný (born September 18, 1956 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, now Slovakia) is a Slovak professional Marián Hossa (born January 12 1979) is a Slovak professional Ice hockey right winger who currently plays for the Detroit Red Peter Bondra (Born February 7, 1968, in Lutsk, Ukraine, USSR) is a former Slovak professional Ice hockey For a list see List of Slovaks. This is a list of notable people who either are or were citizens of Slovakia or Czechoslovakia, are or were of Slovak identity or ancestry
For a list of the most notable Slovak writers and poets, see List of Slovak authors.
Statistics
There are approximately 4. 6 million autochthonous Slovaks in Slovakia. Further Slovaks live in the following countries (the list shows estimates of embassies etc. and of associations of Slovaks abroad in the first place, and official data of the countries as of 2000/2001 in the second place).
The list stems from Claude Baláž, a Canadian Slovak, the current plenipotentiary of the Government of the Slovak Republic for Slovaks abroad (see e. Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country g. : 6) :
- USA (1 200 000 / 821 325*) [*(1)there were, however, 1 882 915 Slovaks in the US according to the 1990 census, (2) there are some 400 000 "Czechoslovaks" in the US, a large part of which are Slovaks] - 19th - 21st century emigrants; see also [12]
- Czech Republic (350 000 / 183 749*) [*there were, however, 314 877 Slovaks in the Czech Republic according to the 1991 census] - due to the existence of former Czechoslovakia
- Hungary (110 000 / 39 266)
- Canada (100 000 / 50 860) - 19th - 21st century migrants
- Serbia (60 000 / 59 021*) [especially in Vojvodina;*excl. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, Czechoslovakia may also refer to what is now the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country The Autonomous Province of Vojvodina ( Serbian: Аутономна Покрајина Војводина or Autonomna Pokrajina Vojvodina; Hungarian: Vajdaság the Rusins] - 18th & 19th century settlers
- Poland(2002) (47 000 / 2 000*) [* The Central Census Commission has accepted the objection of the Association of Slovaks in Poland with respect to this number ]- ancient minority and due to border shifts during the 20th century
- Romania (18 000 / 17 199) - ancient minority
- Ukraine (17 000 / 6 397) [especially in Carpathian Ruthenia] - ancient minority and due to the existence of former Czechoslovakia
- France (13 000/ n. Rusyns in Pannonia, or simply Rusyns or Ruthenians ( Rusyn: Руснаци or Русини Serbian and Croatian: Rusini Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. Carpathian Ruthenia, aka Transcarpathian Ruthenia, Rusinko Subcarpathian Rus, Subcarpathia ( Rusyn and Ukrainian Czechoslovakia may also refer to what is now the Czech Republic and Slovakia. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. a. )
- Australia (12 000 / n. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. a. ) - 20th - 21st century migrants
- Austria (10 234 / 10 234) - 20th - 21st century migrants
- UKGB&NI (10 000 / n. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands a. )
- Croatia (5 000 / 4 712) - 18th & 19th century settlers
- other countries
The number of Slovaks living outside Slovakia in line with the above data was estimated at max. Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between 2 016 000 in 2001 (2 660 000 in 1991), implying that, in sum, there were max. some 6 630 854 Slovaks in 2001 (7 180 000 in 1991) in the world.
The estimate according to the right-hand site chart yields an approximate number of Slovaks living outside Slovakia of 1. 5 million.
Other (much higher) estimates stemmig from the Dom zahraničných Slovákov (House of Foreign Slovaks) can be found here(in Slovak).
References
- Slovaks in the US PDF
- Slovaks in Czech Republic
- Slovaks in Serbia
- Slovaks in Canada
- Slovaks in Hungary
- Baláž, Claude: Slovenská republika a zahraniční Slováci. The Autonomous Province of Vojvodina ( Serbian: Аутономна Покрајина Војводина or Autonomna Pokrajina Vojvodina; Hungarian: Vajdaság This is a list of Canadian residents ( Citizens, Landed immigrants and non-citizen temporary residents by the ethnic origin(s they chose to list on their 2004, Martin
- Baláž, Claude: (a series of articles in:) Dilemma. 01/1999 - 05/2003
See also
- List of Slovaks
- List of Slovak Americans
- Slovaks in Vojvodina
- Slovaks in Bulgaria
- History of the Slovak language
- Slovakia
External links
- Some studies on the early Slovaks and Slavs, on the Slovak language and Slovak hydronymy
- Slovaks in America (Library of Congress)
- The Slovaks in the Kingdom of Hungary according to the (disputed) 1910 census
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