Felvidék

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Felvidék is a historical term, mainly used in Hungarian contexts, referring to the northern upland regions of the former Kingdom of Hungary, much of which lies in present-day Slovakia.

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Felvidék canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical term
historical region
borders Carpathian Mountains
Great Hungarian Plain
containsHistoricalCity Besztercebánya
Eperjes
Kassa
Késmárk
Körmöcbánya
Lőcse
Nagyszombat
linked to: Pozsony

Nyitra
Pozsony
Rozsnyó
Selmecbánya
Trencsén
Zólyom
containsHistoricalRegion Abaúj-Torna County
Bars County
Gömör
Gömör-Kishont County
Hont County
Liptó
Liptó County
Nyitra County
Spiš
Szepes
Szepes County
Sáros County
Trencsén County
Turóc
Turóc County
Ung County
Zemplén
linked to: Zemplín

Zemplén County
Zólyom County
Árva
Árva County
linked to: Arva County
country Kingdom of Hungary
describes northern upland regions of the Kingdom of Hungary
hasAlternativeName Felső-Magyarország
linked to: Upper Hungary

Upland Hungary
Upper Hungary
hasCapitalHistorically Pozsony
hasCulturalRegion Bodrogköz
Csallóköz (partly)
linked to: Csallóköz

Gömör
Mátyusföld
Palócföld (northern part)
Szepesség
Zoboralja
hasDemographicFeature Slovak majority in most areas
significant Hungarian minority in southern areas
hasEconomicHistory agriculture
mining
trade routes between Hungary and Poland
wine production
hasImportantMiningTown Besztercebánya
Gömör mining district
Körmöcbánya
Rozsnyó
Selmecbánya
hasMajorRiver Danube
Garam
Hernád
Ipoly
Tisza
Váh
hasMountainRange Carpathian Mountains
Low Tatras
Mátra foothills
Slovak Ore Mountains
Tatra Mountains
hasTopographicalFeature mountain ranges
river valleys
upland terrain
historicalEthnicGroup Germans
Hungarians
Jews
Roma
Ruthenians
linked to: Rusyns

Slovaks
historicalLanguageOfAdministration German
Hungarian
Latin
historicalPeriod Kingdom of Hungary era
locatedInThePresentDay Austria
Czech Republic
Hungary
Slovakia
Ukraine
overlapsWith Upper Hungary
present-day Slovakia
partOf Kingdom of Hungary
politicallyAssociatedWith Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Slovakia
religiousTradition Calvinism
Greek Catholicism
linked to: Greek Catholics

Judaism
Lutheranism
Roman Catholicism
termUsage mainly Hungarian historical discourse
sometimes considered politically sensitive
usedInLanguage Hungarian
linked to: Hungarian language
wasAffectedBy First Vienna Award
Second Vienna Award
Treaty of Trianon
wasPartOf Austro-Hungarian Empire
Habsburg Monarchy

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Southern Slovakia partOfHistoricalConcept Felvidék
subject linked to: southern Slovakia