Slovakia
Local name: Slovenská republika
Coordinates: 48°40′00″ N 19°30′00″ E
- Population
- 5,413,813
- 5.4M
- Continent
- Europe
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Bratislava · UTC+01:00
About Slovakia
Slovakia is a country in Europe. It is divided into 8 regions. Its population is 5,413,813.
Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's mostly mountainous territory spans about 49,000 km2 (19,000 sq mi), hosting a population exceeding 5.4 million. The capital and largest city is Bratislava, while the second largest city is Košice.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 1993
- Area
- 49,034 km²
Source: Wikidata
When to go where in Slovakia
For each month, cities with mild, fairly dry weather; the figure is that month's average high.
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January 1°
Košice
Bratislava 2° · Bratislava-Petržalka 3°
No ideal places; the closest
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February 3°
Košice
Bratislava 5° · Bratislava-Petržalka 5°
No ideal places; the closest
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March 10°
Bratislava
Košice 9° · Bratislava-Petržalka 10°
No ideal places; the closest
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April 15°
Bratislava
Košice 15° · Bratislava-Petržalka 16°
No ideal places; the closest
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May 21°
Bratislava
Košice 20° · Bratislava-Petržalka 21°
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June 24°
Bratislava
Košice 23° · Bratislava-Petržalka 24°
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July 25°
Košice
Bratislava 26° · Bratislava-Petržalka 26°
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August 25°
Košice
Bratislava 26° · Bratislava-Petržalka 26°
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September 21°
Bratislava
Košice 20° · Bratislava-Petržalka 21°
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October 14°
Bratislava
Košice 14° · Bratislava-Petržalka 15°
No ideal places; the closest
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November 7°
Košice
Bratislava 7° · Bratislava-Petržalka 7°
No ideal places; the closest
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December 2°
Košice
Bratislava 4° · Bratislava-Petržalka 4°
No ideal places; the closest
Top lists: Slovakia
Highest mountains in Slovakia
- 1Gerlachovský štít 2,655 m
- 2Kriváň 2,495 m
- 3Bystrá 2,248 m
- 4Baníkov 2,178 m
- 5Ďumbier 2,043 m
Largest cities in Slovakia
- 1Bratislava 423.7K
- 2Košice 225K
- 3Bratislava-Petržalka 103.2K
- 4Prešov 89.1K
- 5Žilina 81K
Regions of Slovakia
8 regions- 1 Prešov Region 808.9K
- 2 Košice Region 782.2K
- 3 Bratislava Region 719.5K
- 4 Nitra Region 713.4K
- 5 Žilina Region 687.2K
- 6 Banská Bystrica Region 614.4K
- 7 Trenčín Region 569.4K
- 8 Trnava Region 566K
Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nature and heritage in Slovakia
Other large cities
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Bratislava City, Bratislava Region423.7K
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Dúbravka Town, Bratislava-Dúbravka35.5K
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Komárno Town, Komárno32.3K
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Prešov Municipality, Prešov District89.1K
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Karlova Ves Town, Bratislava-Karlova Ves35.6K
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Zvolen Town, Zvolen39.8K
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Bratislava - Rača Village, Bratislava-Rača26.7K
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Bratislava-Petržalka Municipality, Okres Bratislava V103.2K
Other places across Slovakia
25 placesMountains & nature11
- Beskids · Mountain
- Beskid Śląski · Mountain
- Beskid Żywiecki · Mountain
- Csicsói Holtág Védett Terület · Natural site
- Gírová · Mountain
- Malé Karpaty · Mountain
- Považský Inovec · Mountain
- Tatra Mountains · Mountain
- Túzokos Védett Terület · Natural site
- Velký Lopeník · Mountain
- Vihorlatské Vrchy · Mountain
Lakes, rivers & coasts14
- Bebrava · River
- Blava · River
- Chvojnica · River
- Čierna Voda · River
- Hron · River
- Myjava · River
- Rudavka · River
- Salibský Dudváh · River
- Skalnaté pleso · Lake
- Štrbské Pleso · Lake
- Váh · River
- Veľké Hincovo Pleso · Lake
- Vydrica · River
- Žitava · River
Places bordering Slovakia
- Poland
- Hungary
- Austria
- Czechia
Public holidays in Slovakia (2026)
- 1 January, ThursdayDay of the Establishment of the Slovak Republic
- 6 January, TuesdayEpiphany (Three Kings' Day and Orthodox Christmas)
- 3 April, FridayGood Friday
- 6 April, MondayEaster Monday
- 1 May, FridayLabor Day
- 5 July, SundaySaints Cyril and Methodius Day
- 29 August, SaturdaySlovak National Uprising Anniversary
- 1 November, SundayAll Saints' Day
- 24 December, ThursdayChristmas Eve
- 25 December, FridayChristmas Day
- 26 December, SaturdaySecond Day of Christmas
Nationwide public holidays; regional holidays are not included. Dates of religious holidays may shift by a day. Source: python-holidays.
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