Introduction
Subdivisions
Slovakia is divided into eight Regions, or kraje:
- Banská Bystrica
- Bratislava
- Košice
- Nitra
- Prešov
- Trenčin
- Trnava
- Žilina
License Plates
As a member of the EU, Slovakia's license plates feature a blue band on the left side of the plate with the EU circle of stars and the country code SK. Plates are white with black text: SKAB∇123CD. The first one or two letters represent the district of registration, and is followed by the coat of arms of Slovakia (represented by a ∇ above). There are 79 districts, with the following codes:
- BA Bratislava
- BB Banská Bystrica
- BJ Bardejov
- BN Bánovce nad Bebravou
- BR Brezno
- BS Banská Štiavnica
- BY Bytča
- CA Čadca
- DK Dolný Kubín
- DS Dunajská Streda
- DT Detva
- GA Galanta
- GL Gelnica
- HC Hlohovec
- HE Humenné
- IL Ilava
- KA Krupina
- KE Košice
- KK Kežmarok
- KM Kysucké Nové Mesto
- KN Komárno
- KS Košice-okolie
- LC Lučenec
- LE Levoča
- LM Liptovský Mikuláš
- LV Levice
- MA Malacky
- MI Michalovce
- ML Medzilaborce
- MT Martin
- MY Myjava
- NR Nitra
- NM Nové Mesto nad Váhom
- NO Námestovo
- NZ Nové Zámky
- PB Považská Bystrica
- PD Prievidza
- PE Partizánske
- PK Pezinok
- PN Piešťany
- PO Prešov
- PP Poprad
- PT Poltár
- PU Púchov
- RA Revúca
- RK Ružomberok
- RS Rimavská Sobota
- RV Rožňava
- SA Šaľa
- SB Sabinov
- SC Senec
- SE Senica
- SI Skalica
- SK Svidník
- SL Stará Ľubovňa
- SN Spišská Nová Ves
- SO Sobrance
- SP Stropkov
- SV Snina
- TT Trnava
- TN Trenčín
- TO Topoľčany
- TR Turčianske Teplice
- TS Tvrdošín
- TV Trebišov
- VK Veľký Krtíš
- VT Vranov nad Topľou
- ZA Žilina
- ZC Žarnovica
- ZH Žiar nad Hronom
- ZM Zlaté Moravce
- ZV Zvolen
Phone Codes
Phone codes in Slovakia are organized by municipality, and are prefixed with a zero (0):
Capital 2x
- Bratislava
West 3x
- Dunajská Streda
- Trenčín
- Trnava
- Senica
- Nové Zámky
- Levice
- Nitra
- Topoľčany
North 41-44
- Žilina
- Považská Bystrica
- Martin
- Liptovský Mikuláš
South 45-48
- Zvolen
- Prievidza
- Lučenec
- Banská Bystrica
East 5x
- Prešov
- Poprad
- Spišská Nová Ves
- Bardejov
- Košice
- Michalovce
- Humenné
- Rožňava
Roads, Markings, and Signage
Highways & Road Numbering Schemes
Roads in Slovakia are divided into three main tiers: motorways, also known as dial'nica; expressways, known as rýchlostná cesta; and national roads, or cesta. Slovakia inherited the eastern part of the older Czechoslovak road network, and so road numbers largely continue on the old system with some newer roads, like the expressways, following their own system.
Motorways (D-routes)
There are only four motorways in Slovakia, all prefixed with D on a red sign.
Expressways (R-routes)
National Roads
Architecture
Language
Language overview
Script
Language uses the 26 standard letters of the Latin alphabet:
Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii
Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr
Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz
Sample
Všetci ľudia sa rodia slobodní a sebe rovní, čo sa týka ich dostôjnosti a práv. Sú obdarení rozumom a majú navzájom jednať v bratskom duchu.