Fun facts about Slovakia
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Slovakia's name means the 'Land of the Slavs'.
Slovakia
Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, 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.
From the “Etymology” section
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The oldest surviving human artefacts from Slovakia are dated at 270,000 BCE.
Slovakia
Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, 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.
From the “History” section
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The first known use of writing in Slovakia is represented by Biatecs, silver coins with inscriptions in the Latin alphabet.
Slovakia
Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, 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.
From the “History” section
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The Slovak state paid Germany 500 RM per every deported Jew during the Holocaust.
Slovakia
Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, 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.
From the “History” section
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In 1969, Czechoslovakia became a federation of the Czech Socialist Republic and the Slovak Socialist Republic.
Slovakia
Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, 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.
From the “History” section
Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Hayden Soloviev · CC BY 4.0