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History of Slovakia
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Slovakia has the world's highest number of castles and chateaux per capita.
It also contains more than 6000 caves and more than 1300 mineral springs.
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History, News and Stories of Slovakia

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History of Slovakia
History of Slovakia from Celtic tribes to nowadays.
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1867 - Dural monarch of Austria-Hungary formed after Hapsburg Emperor, Franz Josef, compromised with Hungarian nobles, Slovakia became part of the kingdom
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1918 - Hapsburg ruled empire collapsed; Czechs and Slovaks came together, created Czechoslovakia
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1919 - February 4-5 – Pressburg (Bratislava) becomes capital of Slovakia.
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February 5, 1919
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1939 - Germany occupied Czechoslovakia, German "protectorate" established; Slovak became a nominally independence state under Nazi Germany with Josef Tiso as prime minister
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1944 - Slovak National Uprising occurred with 60,000 Slovak troops and 18,000 partisans rose up against the Nazis
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1945 - Soviet army liberated Slovakia, restored to prewar status; rejoined Czechoslovakian state
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1948 - Communist party took power, Slovakia subjected to a centralized Czech-dominated government again, antagonism between the two republics developed
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1992 - Slovakia's government declared its independence from Czechoslovakia
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