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Slovakia Cheat Sheet (DRAFT) by

Helpful Information When Travelling To Slovakia

This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.

Major Towns And Cities

Bratislava
Capital City with population of 462,061. Known as Pressburg prior to 1919
Košice
Second city with population of 240,596. Located in east of Slovakia
Prešov
Capital of the short lived Slovak Soviet Republic which lasted for 3 weeks back in 1919
Žilina
Large town close to Budatín Castle
Nitra
Very old city inhabited for 6,000 years
Banská Bystrica
The Jewel in the crown. Fantastic old town centre
Trnava
Easily reached in a day trip from Bratislava
Martin
Important Slovak cultural center
Trenčín
2 hours from Bratislava by train. Great castle and old Roman spa close by
Poprad
Gateway to the Tatras Mountains
Prievidza
Close to Bojnice Castle, a famous tourist stop
 

Geograpy

Highest Mountain
Gerlac­hovský štít 2,655 meters

National Parks

Tatra National Park 1949 738 square kilometres (73,800 ha)
Low Tatras National Park 1978 728 square kilometres (72,800 ha)
Veľká Fatra National Park 2002 404 square kilometres (40,400 ha)
Slovak Karst National Park 2002 346 square kilometres (34,600 ha)
Poloniny National Park 1997 298 square kilometres (29,800 ha)
Malá Fatra National Park 1988 226 square kilometres (22,600 ha)
Muránska planina National Park 1998 203 square kilometres (20,300 ha)
Slovak Paradise National Park 1988 197 square kilometres (19,700 ha)
Pieniny National Park 1967 38 square kilometres (3,800 ha)