Hungarian cities which are outside of borders Part I. Slovakia

Day 2,212, 11:07 • Published in Hungary Hungary • by Mvhely


Bratislava

The construction of a new castle of stone started in the 10th century under King Stephen I of Hungary (1000–103😎



Slovak Prešporok; German: Pressburg or Preßburg; Hungarian: Pozsony
The city received its modern name in 1919. Beforehand it was mostly known in English by its German name, Pressburg.
The origin of the city's Hungarian name, Pozsony, come from the Hungarian Poson (name of the city's first castellan)
In the 10th century, the territory of Pozsony became part of Hungary (called "the Kingdom of Hungary" from 1000)
The city was the capital of the Kingdom of Hungary
Before World War I, the city had a population that was 42% ethnic German, 41% Hungarian and 15% Slovak (1910 census)
On February 12, 1919 the German and Hungarian population started a protest against the Czechoslovak occupation, but the Czechoslovak Legions opened fire on the unarmed demonstrators.
On March 27, 1919, the name Bratislava was officially adopted for the first time. Left without any protection after the retreat of the Hungarian army, many Hungarians were expelled or fled.Czechs and Slovaks moved their households to Bratislava. Education in Hungarian and German was radically reduced in the city.By the 1930 Czechoslovakian census, the Hungarian population of Bratislava had decreased to 15.8%

Nitra

The oldest church of the city is the Saint Stephen (Hungarian king) church



Hungarian: Nyitra or Nyitria [archaic]
907, Nitra was ruled by Üllö(Jelekh), the son of Árpád.
1910. 16 419 citizen 9754 (59,4😵 Hungarian, 4929 (30😵 Slovak and 1636 (9,9😵 German.

Zilina

Privilegium Pro Slavis



German: Sillein , Hungarian: Zsolna
From the second half of the 10th century until 1918, it was part of the Kingdom of Hungary.
1910. 9179 citizen 2336 Hungarian(25😵, Slovak 4954 (54😵, German 1463 (16😵


Kosice

St. Elizabeth's Cathedral (Elizabeth of Hungary)



German: Kaschau, Hungarian: Kassa
The origin of the city's Hungarian name, Kassa, come from the Hungarian name Kasa.
The Slovak Kosice results parallel Slovak naming.
The first written reference to the Hungarian town of Kassa (as the royal village - Villa Cassa) comes from 1230.
In 1307, the first guild regulations were registered here and were the oldest in Kingdom of Hungary.
In 1347, it became the second place city in the hierarchy of the Hungarian free royal towns with the same rights as the capital Buda.
The construction of the biggest cathedral in the Kingdom of Hungary - St. Elisabeth Cathedral - was supported by the Emperor Zsigmond.

1910. Citizens 75,4% Hungarian, 14,8% Slovak 7,2% German