The path to the first official lexicon of settlements in Slovakia Cover Image

Cesta k prvému úradnému lexikónu sídel na Slovensku
The path to the first official lexicon of settlements in Slovakia

Author(s): Pavol Tišliar
Subject(s): Historical Geography, Demography and human biology, 18th Century, 19th Century
Published by: Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave, Filozofická fakulta
Keywords: Slovakia; 18th-20th century; official and private surveys; township names;

Summary/Abstract: This paper examines the history of official and private topographic, administrative and statistic lexicons and surveys of townships covering the area of present-day Slovakia from the earliest such works produced in the Kingdom of Hungary to those published after the formation of Czechoslovakia. Their value and use for historical and demographic research is evaluated and compared with the first official township lexicon published between the two world wars.

  • Issue Year: 3/2015
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 51-62
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Slovak