Regions o Slovakie
Syne 1949 (except 1990–1996), Slovakie haes been dividit intae a number o kraje (singular kraj; uisually translatit as "Regions" wi caipital R). Their number, borders an functions hae been chyngit several times. There are currently aicht regions o Slovakie an they correspond tae the EU's NUTS 3 level o local admeenistrative units. Each kraj consists o okresy (counties). There are currently 79 Destricts.
Afore 1949
eeditHistorically, Slovakie wis no dividit intae kraje, but intae coonties (Slovak: župy or stolice). This wis the case when present-day Slovakie wis pairt o:
- Great Moravia (cca. 9t century)
- the Kinrick o Hungary (cca. 11t / 12t century – 1918)
- Czechoslovakie (the župy existed 1918 – 1928)
- the WWII Slovak Republic (the župy existit 1940 – 1945)
In 1928–1939 (an formally 1945–1948 an aw) Slovakie as a whole formit the admeenistrative unit "Slovak land" (Krajina slovenská) athin Czechoslovakie.
Kraje 24 December 1948/1 Januar 1949 – June 30, 1960
eedit- Bratislavský kraj (Bratislava Region)
- Banskobystrický kraj (Banská Bystrica Region)
- Košický kraj (Košice Region)
- Nitriansky kraj (Nitra Region)
- Prešovský kraj (Prešov Region)
- Žilinský kraj (Žilina Region)
Each kraj was named after its principal city.
Kraje 1 Julie 1960 – 19 December 1990
eedit- Stredoslovenský kraj (Central Slovak Region)
- Východoslovenský kraj (Eastren Slovak Region)
- Západoslovenský kraj (Wastren Slovak Region)
- Bratislava (afore 22 Mairch 1968 pairt o the Západoslovenský kraj, efterwairds a pairtly separate entity; frae Januar 1971 a separate kraj)
Note: The kraje wur abolished frae 1 Julie 1969 tae 28 December 1970 an reintroducit then.
Kraje syne 24 Julie 1996
eeditEfter a period athoot kraje an athoot ony equivalent (1990–1996), the kraje wur reintroducit in 1996. As for admeenistrative division, Slovakie haes been subdividit intae 8 kraje.
- Bratislavský kraj (Bratislava Region) (caipital Bratislava)
- Trnavský kraj (Trnava Region) (caipital Trnava)
- Trenčiansky kraj (Trenčín Region) (caipital Trenčín)
- Nitriansky kraj (Nitra Region) (caipital Nitra)
- Žilinský kraj (Žilina Region) (caipital Žilina)
- Banskobystrický kraj (Banská Bystrica Region) (caipital Banská Bystrica)
- Prešovský kraj (Prešov Region) (caipital Prešov)
- Košický kraj (Košice Region) (caipital Košice)
| Nr. | Region | Pop. | Aurie (km²) | Densitie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bratislava | 603,699 | 2,052.6 | 294.11 |
| 2 | Trnava | 554,172 | 4,172.2 | 132.76 |
| 3 | Trenčín | 600,386 | 4,501.9 | 133.36 |
| 4 | Nitra | 708,498 | 6,343.4 | 111.69 |
| 5 | Žilina | 694,763 | 6,808.4 | 102.04 |
| 6 | Banská Bystrica | 657,119 | 9,454.8 | 69.50 |
| 7 | Prešov | 798,596 | 8,974.5 | 88.98 |
| 8 | Košice | 771,947 | 6,751.9 | 114.33 |
Syne 2002, Slovakie is dividit intae 8 samosprávne kraje (sel-govrenin regions), which are cried bi the Constitution vyššie územné celky (Heicher Territorial Units), abbr. VÚC. The territory an borders o the sel-govrenin regions are identical wi the territory an borders o the kraje. Therefore, the wird "kraj" can be replaced by "VÚC" or "samosprávny kraj" in each case in the abuin leet. The main difference is that organs o samosprávne kraje are sel-govrenance, wi an electit chairperson an assembly, while the organs o kraje are appointit bi the govrenment.