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Slovakia (/sloʊˈvækiə, -ˈvɑːk-/ ⓘ; Slovak: Slovensko [ˈslɔʋenskɔ] ⓘ), officially the Slovak Republic (Slovak: Slovenská republika [ˈslɔʋenskaː ˈrepublika] ⓘ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's mostly mountainous territory spans about 49,000 square kilometres (19,000 sq mi), hosting a population exceeding 5.4 million. The capital and largest city is Bratislava, while the second largest city is Košice.
The Slavs arrived in the territory of the present-day Slovakia in the 5th and 6th centuries. From the late 6th century, parts of modern Slovakia were incorporated in the Avar Khaghanate. In the 7th century, the Slavs played a significant role in the creation of Samo's Empire. In the 9th century, the Avar Khaghanate dissolved, and the Slavs established the Principality of Nitra, which was later conquered by the Principality of Moravia, leading to the formation of Great Moravia. In the 10th century, after the dissolution of Great Moravia, the territory was integrated into the Principality of Hungary, which then became the Kingdom of Hungary in 1000. In 1241 and 1242, after the Mongol invasion of Europe, much of the territory was destroyed, but was recovered largely thanks to Béla IV.
After World War I and the dissolution of Austro-Hungarian Empire, the state of Czechoslovakia was established, incorporating Slovakia. In the lead up to World War II, local fascist parties gradually came to power in the Slovak lands, and the first Slovak Republic was established as a client state under the control of Nazi Germany. The local Jewish population was heavily persecuted, with almost 70,000 Jews being murdered or deported. Internal opposition to the fascist government's policies culminated in the Slovak National Uprising, itself triggered by the Nazi German occupation of the country. Although the uprising was eventually suppressed, partisan resistance continued, and Czechoslovak independence was re-established after the country's liberation at the end of the war. (Full article...)
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The Slovak Three were Irishmen Michael Christopher McDonald, Declan John Rafferty and Fintan Paul O'Farrell, who were members of the Real IRA. They were arrested in a sting operation in Slovakia conducted by British security agency MI5 in 2001 after they were caught attempting to buy arms for their campaign. They believed they were purchasing weapons from Iraqi intelligence agents and that Saddam Hussein was to play a role in the Real IRA similar to the one Colonel Gaddafi had in its predecessors the Provisional IRA. The three men met in Piešťany, a spa town in Western Slovakia, after months of meetings and telephone calls—all of which were intercepted and overheard by MI6. Believing its case to be now fireproof, MI5 had passed details of the men and their intentions to the Slovak authorities, who ambushed the men on the evening of 5 July 2001 after their meeting. They were arrested and imprisoned in the expectation Slovakia would receive a formal extradition request from the UK.
McDonald, Rafferty and O'Farrell were extradited; at Woolwich Crown Court, London, they were tried and sentenced to 30 years imprisonment. Unusually for IRA men in British courts, they pleaded guilty. In 2006 they were transferred to Ireland to serve the remainder of their sentences in Portlaoise Prison. In 2014, however, it was discovered that some prisoners who had been transferred from the English penal system to the Irish one had not had their warrants adjusted to take into account Ireland's lack of any facility to release prisoners on licence. This resulted in anomalies between the lengths of their original sentences and what they were expected to serve in Ireland; after an appeal, the Irish High Court released McDonald, Rafferty and O'Farrell in September 2014. (Full article...)Did you know...
- ...that Pharmacy Salvator in Bratislava, Slovakia survived both World Wars and nationalization but closed after 102 years of operation after being privatized?
- ...that Slovak is an unincorporated community in Prairie County, Arkansas, United States?
- ...that the Trinitarian Church in Bratislava was built on the place of an older settlement which was demolished in 1529 due to the Ottoman wars?
- ...that Slovak Paradise National Park is home to more than 2,100 species of butterfly, resulting in the highest concentration in Slovakia?
- ...that tajchy, a network of 60 water reservoirs and more than 100 km of channels, was built in the 1700s to drain flooded silver mines in Banská Štiavnica?
- ...that of 43 people on board, the sole survivor of the 2006 Slovak Air Force Antonov An-24 crash was in the toilet at the time of the crash?
- ...that archaeologists discovered bones of at least seven people sacrificed by druids in Havránok?
General images
- Image 1A map of the northern part of the Habsburg Kingdom of Hungary in 1850, showing the two military districts which had administrative centres in the territory of present-day Slovakia (from History of Slovakia)
- Image 2The Slovak national ice hockey team celebrating a victory against Sweden at the 2010 Winter Olympics (from Culture of Slovakia)
- Image 3Linguistic map of Czechoslovakia in 1930 (from History of Slovakia)
- Image 4Dacian dominance in today's Slovakia and their influence in neighboring areas (from History of Slovakia)
- Image 5Germanic and other tribes within the Hun-dominated areas, around 450 AD (from History of Slovakia)
- Image 6The Principality of Upper Hungary was a short lived Ottoman vassal state ruled by Imre Thököly (from History of Slovakia)
- Image 7Present-day Slovakia as part of Poland under the reign of Boleslav the Brave (r. 992–1025): the borders of Poland are described based on the report of the late 13th-century Polish-Hungarian Chronicle, the reliability of which is not universally accepted by specialists (from History of Slovakia)
- Image 8The spread of archaeological cultures associated with the Celts in Europe:maximal Celtic expansion, by the 3rd century BC(from History of Slovakia)
- Image 9The Mongol invasion in the 13th century led to construction of mighty stone castles, such as Spiš Castle. (from History of Slovakia)
- Image 11Wooden folk architecture can be seen in the well preserved village of Vlkolínec, a UNESCO World Heritage Site (from Culture of Slovakia)
- Image 12The "Miracle of the Rain" depicted on the Column of Marcus Aurelius in Rome (from History of Slovakia)
- Image 13Sure and disputed borders of Great Moravia under Svatopluk I (according to modern historians) (from History of Slovakia)
- Image 14This wooden church in Bodružal is an example of Rusyn folk architecture and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site (from Culture of Slovakia)
- Image 15Halušky with bryndza cheese, kapustnica soup and Zlatý Bažant dark beer—examples of Slovak cuisine (from Culture of Slovakia)
- Image 17Slovak folk dance (from Culture of Slovakia)
- Image 18Massive anti-government rally in Bratislava, 9 March 2018 (from History of Slovakia)
- Image 19Europe around 900. (from History of Slovakia)
- Image 20A map presenting Moravia and the Principality of Nitra. (from History of Slovakia)
- Image 21A map of the federalization of Austria-Hungary planned by Archduke Franz Ferdinand, with Slovakia as one of the member states (from History of Slovakia)
- Image 22The Avar settlement area from the 7th to the 9th century, according to Éva Garam (from History of Slovakia)
- Image 23Czechoslovakia 1969–1990. (from History of Slovakia)
- Image 24Main altar in Basilica of St. James from the workshop of Master Paul of Levoča, highest wooden altar in the world, 1517 (from Culture of Slovakia)
- Image 26The provinces of the Kingdom of Hungary ruled by the "oligarchs" (powerful lords) in early 14th century (from History of Slovakia)
- Image 28Czechoslovakia in 1928 (from History of Slovakia)
- Image 29Territorial losses in 1938–39. (from History of Slovakia)
- Image 30Football stadium Tehelné pole in Bratislava. Association football is the most popular sport in Slovakia. (from Culture of Slovakia)
- Image 33Suggested borders of the Duchy of Nitra, proposed by Ján Steinhübel based on the description of the southern frontiers of Poland under Duke Boleslav the Brave (r. 992–1025) in the late 13th-century Polish-Hungarian Chronicle (from History of Slovakia)
- Image 34Tiso's independent Slovakia in 1941. (from History of Slovakia)
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