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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.
Historically, Slovakie wis no dividit intae kraje, but intae coonties (Slovak: župy or stolice). This wis the case when present-day Slovakie wis pairt o:
In 1928–1939 (an formally 1945–1948 an aw) Slovakie as a whole formit the admeenistrative unit "Slovak land" (Krajina slovenská) athin Czechoslovakie.
Each kraj was named after its principal city.
Note: The kraje wur abolished frae 1 Julie 1969 tae 28 December 1970 an reintroducit then.
Efter 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.
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.
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