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 Slovakia
In the 10th century, the ethnic Slovak territory included the northern half of present-day Hungary, and in the 14th century it still extended to present-day northern central and northern eastern Hungary (down to present-day Vác (in Slovak Vacov), Visegrád (Višegrad/Vyšehrad), Miskolc (Miškovec)).
Hungarians are the largest ethnic minority (10 percent) and are concentrated in the southern and eastern regions of the country.
The percentage of Roma is 1.7% according to the last census (that is based on the own definition of the Roma), but around 5.6% based on interviews with municipality representatives and mayors (that is based on the definition of the remaining population).
creekin.net /n167-slovakia.html   (1468 words)

  
 Slovakia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
It is a member of the European Union (since May 1, 2004) and borders Czech Republic and Austria in the west, Poland in the north, Ukraine in the east and Hungary in the south.
The high point of this (Proto-) Slovak empire came with the arrival of Saints Cyril and Methodius in 863, during the reign of Prince Rastislav, and the territorial expansion under King Svätopluk.
The Slovak head of state is the president (Ivan Gašparovič, 2004 - 2009), elected by direct popular vote for a five-year term.
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 Slovakia Resource Center - map of slovakia
The Slovak landscape is noted nativity slovakia primarily for its mountainous nature, with the Carpathian Mountains extending across most of the northern half of the country.
The percentage of Roma is 1.7% according to the last census (that is based on the own definition of the Roma), but around 5.6% based on interviews with municipality representatives gazateer/encyclopedia of slovakia and mayors (that is based vat and slovakia on the definition of the remaining population).
The official state language is Slovak, slovakia flag a member of the Slavic languages, but Hungarian is also widely spoken in the south and enjoys a co-official status in some regions.
www.taxgloss.com /Tax-Banks_P_-_S-/Slovakia.html   (1641 words)

  
 Slovakia : SK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Slovakia : SK Slovakia : SK The Slovak Republic, more commonly known as Slovakia, is a landlocked republic in Central Europe, bounded on the northwest by the Czech Republic, on the north by Poland, on the east by Ukraine, on the south by Hungary, and on the southwest by Austria.
The Slovak head of state is the president, elected by direct popular vote for a five-tear term.
The Slovak landscape isn'ted primarily for its mountainous nature, with the Carpathian Mountains extending across most of the northern half of the country.
www.explainthis.info /sk/sk.html   (777 words)

  
 Slovaks - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
For a list of the most important Slovak writers and poets, see List of Slovak authors.
The Slovaks in the Kingdom of Hungary according to the (disputed) 1910 census
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Slovaks   (1713 words)

  
 Slovaks in Canada in the year 2000 - Churches
Slovak life in Canada was always centred around the parishes whether Latin rite, Byzantine or Lutheran.
The Slovak Jesuits, who came to Canada to help Slovaks remain faithful to their church and to their nation, today look to independent Slovakia and the needs of her people.
There is a significant Slovak Jewish population in Toronto, Winnipeg and Montreal, but whenever functions were held in the community, Jewish representation was missing because the organizers were unaware of their presence here.
www.slovak.com /stephens/churches.html   (530 words)

  
 Slovakia and the Origin of Slavs - Little of Slavic History
The Slovaks and the Czechs agreed to separate peacefully on 1 January 1993.
The Slovak Populist Party was Catholic in orientation and found its support among Slovak Catholics, many of whom objected to the secularist tendencies of the Czechs.
Moreover, the apparent lack of qualified Slovaks had led to the importation of Czechs into Slovakia to fill jobs (formerly held by Hungarians) in administration, education, and the judiciary.
slavs.freeservers.com /Slovakia.html   (1099 words)

  
 Slovakia - Gurupedia
Slovakia (Slovak: Slovensko) is a landlocked republic in
However, this form is not often used and its use is not desired by the Slovaks.
The majority of Slovak citizens (69%) practise Roman Catholicism; the second-largest group are Protestants (9%).
www.gurupedia.com /s/sl/slovakia.htm   (951 words)

  
 Topica Email List Directory
This list is for bi and bi-curious women in Canada.
This list is for people, over the age of 18, who live in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
This list is great for people who are new and for people who have lived in Calgary for years.
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 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Applications, with curriculum vitae (and list of publications), three letters of recommendation, and a brief outline of proposed research, should be sent by __1 April 1993__ to the Post-Doctoral Search Committee, Department of Science and Technology Studies, 726 University Avenue, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850-3995; (607) 255-6234; fax (607) 255-0616.
You are invited to join the international call of solidarity with Slovak academics from Trnava by sending your expression of support to Trnava University and a demand of an end of political interference with academic affairs to the addresses indicated in the Petition from Trnava University.
Under the changed socio-political conditions in the CSFR (Czech and Slovak Federative Republic), especially in Slovakia after 1992 elections, Rector Dr A. Hajduk, his co-workers, and the University's teaching staff, became the subject of interference by the current political powers; this interference is unacceptable because of its inconsistency with the ideal of academic freedom.
cctr.umkc.edu /ftp/anon_ftp/LIST_ARCHIVES/STS/STS92/STS1192.TXT   (8134 words)

  
 polistru   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
With the strong nationalism behind Mecíar and a constant push by the Slovaks, on January 1, 1993, the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic finally was replaced by an independent Slovak Republic and an independent Czech Republic.
The parliament elects the judges of the Slovak Republic, the President and Vice President of the Supreme Court of the Slovak Republic.
However, the 150 deputies of the National Council of the Slovak Republic have the responsibility for the implementation of power on behalf of all of the citizens of this country.
www.unc.edu /~michalka/slovakia/polistru.html   (2128 words)

  
 Stephen Borsody: The Hungarians: A Divided Nation
Nevertheless, in the spirit of the age of nationalism, the official reports on the decennial censuses extolled the expansion of the Hungarian language, thereby casting undeserved doubts on the objectivity of Hungarian statistics.
Another sensitive aspect was the attitude of Slovaks, Serbs, and Romanians who - after two decades of belonging to the majority in their own nation-states - found themselves again in a minority status under Hungarian rule.
The official instruction at the last census was to list as Slovaks all pupils attending Slovak schools.
www.hungarian-history.hu /lib/bors/bors33.htm   (3572 words)

  
 Linguist List - Book Information
Contrary to Slovak historical linguistics, the Slovak Literary Language did not arise in the 18th century as a result of Anton Bernolak's codification of the West Slovak dialect.
It developed gradually, over a much longer period of time from the Old Czech Literary Language, which was adopted by the Slovaks as their own written medium as early as by the end of the 14th century.
By the 1630s, this written standard acquired the features of an original literary language, separate from the literary language based on the Prague standard.However, since the first decades of the 17th century, a further development of this written standard was complicated by the Counter-Reformation.
linguistlist.org /pubs/books/get-book.cfm?BookID=1468   (324 words)

  
 "Slovak Links" - The World's Largest Collection of Slovak-related Web Links!
Slovak Alphabet - An explanation of the Slovak alphabet.
Slovak Genealogical Research Center - Don't know if they're still active, but here's their site.
Slovak Players in the NHL - List of Slovaks playing in National Hockey League, current stats.
www.hosmanek.com /slovak/page8.htm   (1243 words)

  
 Slovak news: Neo-nazi publishes a list of enemies
A neo-fascist radical group NS Slovensko published on its website a list of 28 young Slovaks whom they consider "enemies of the white race." The neo-nazi group calls on skinheads to attack the listed people anywhere they can find them.
Lawyer Tomáš Kamanec thinks that the list is very dangerous and publishing it can be defined a crime as its authors openly call for crimes to be committed, daily Pravda reported.
The Slovak Spectator cannot vouch for the accuracy of the information presented in its Flash News postings.
www.slovakspectator.sk /clanok.asp?cl=13539   (381 words)

  
 Thousands of EASTERN EUROPEAN NAMES for your dog, horse, cat, pet or child from Chinaroad Lowchens of Australia-
A list of names that can easily be adapted for your use.
List of names collected before the country separated into the Czech and Slovak Republics.
A list of male and female given names from different ethnic groups, compiled before the break-up of Yugoslavia.
www.lowchensaustralia.com /names/easteuropean.htm   (1092 words)

  
 RFE/RL Newsline, 02-05-13
Four Russian energy companies have been included in a list compiled by the "Financial Times" of the 500 largest global corporations, "Vremya novostei" reported on 13 May. Yukos, with a total capitalization of $18.7 billion, was the highest-ranking Russian company in 227th place.
The newspaper noted that the appearance of the Russian companies on the prestigious list can be attributed to the relative reduction in capitalization of leading transnationals because of the downturn in the global economy and the relatively rapid growth of the Russian energy companies.
The National Council of the Slovak Coalition Party (SMK) on 11 May elected Chairman Bela Bugar to head the SMK list in the upcoming September parliamentary elections, CTK reported.
www.hri.org /news/balkans/rferl/2002/02-05-13.rferl.html   (7198 words)

  
 CzechSlovak Phrases
Because Czech and Slovak are mutually comprehensible, only Czech words and phrases will be included in the following list.
Slovaks will definitely appreciate any attempts to speak Slovak rather than Czech.
Regardless of the linguistic rivalry between the Czechs and Slovaks, both languages are grammatically difficult.
www.jobmonkey.com /teaching/europe/html/czechslovak_phrases.html   (140 words)

  
 Czechoslovakia information - Search.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Czechoslovakia (Czech: Československo, Slovak: Česko-Slovensko/before 1990 Československo) was a country in Central Europe that existed from 1918 until 1992 (with government-in-exile during the World War II period).
On January 1, 1993, Czechoslovakia peacefully split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia, in what was known as the Velvet Divorce, by analogy with the Velvet Revolution.
During the Second World War the Bohemian lands were designated the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia and were ruled directly by the German state.
c10-ss-1-lb.cnet.com /reference/Czechoslovakia   (1783 words)

  
 List of Slovaks - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Matej Bel (Matthias Bél, Bél Mátyás) (1684-1749) – polyhistor, teacher, one of the greatest Slovak scholars of the eighteen century
Druget (Drugeth) - a prominent Slovak noble family from the 14th to the 17th century (originally from Naples)
Peréni (Perényi, Lords of Perín) - a prominent Slovak noble family from the 13th to the 16th century
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Slovaks   (3116 words)

  
 ARCHIVES OF CZECHS AND SLOVAKS ABROAD
The Archives of Czechs and Slovaks Abroad (ACASA) consists of several thousand books, brochures, periodicals, anniversary publications, almanacs, and personal papers of Czechs and Slovaks who have lived outside of Czechoslovakia for some portion of their lives.
One of the most unique reference sources within ACASA is a list of nine thousand refugees from Czechoslovakia who were registered in Regensburg, Germany, from January to August 1948.
The Archives of Czechs and Slovaks Abroad is a separately housed collection and its contents are not reflected in either the Library’s Horizon catalog or its General Card Catalog.
www.lib.uchicago.edu /e/su/slavic/acasa.html   (346 words)

  
 Planet Ark : Don't shoot our bear, Poles urge Slovaks
Mielczarek said there were two ways of sparing the 50-kg (110-lb) bear - either to try and frighten it away from inhabited areas or to capture it and release it again in a more remote location.
Slovak animal rights campaigners have called for the bear to be saved, but Slovak park authorities have that a rescue operation could be too expensive.
Republication or redistribution of Reuters content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters.
www.planetark.org /dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/12086/story.htm   (433 words)

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