Gömör-Kishont ( Hungarian : Gömör és Kishont , Slovak : Gemer a Malohont , German: Gemer und Kleinhont ) was an administrative county ( comitatus ) of the Kingdom of Hungary . Its capital was Rimaszombat (present-day Rimavská Sobota ). Most of its territory is now part of Slovakia , while a smaller part belongs to Hungary .
11-567: Around 1910, Gömör-Kishont county shared borders with the counties Zólyom , Liptó , Szepes , Abaúj-Torna , Borsod , Heves and Nógrád . It was situated in the Gömör–Szepesi-érchegység (present-day Slovak Ore Mountains ) approximately between the present-day Slovak-Hungarian border, the towns Poltár and Rozsnyó (present-day Rožňava ) and the Low Tatras (Hungarian: Alacsony-Tátra, Slovak: Nízke Tatry). The river Sajó flowed through
22-609: A root Ľub . Lipche/Lypche (Lipcse) are already Hungarized forms because of contemporary practice of the Royal Estate, however also these forms were sometimes again Slovakized in medieval documents (e.g. Lipcza ). The etymological adjective "Nemecká" (German) Ľupča referenced to the ethnic composition of the town in the Middle Ages. After World War II it was changed to "Partizánska" (Partisan) Ľupča thanks to its active participation in
33-604: The Slovak National Uprising . In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1252. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, it was part of Liptó County within the Kingdom of Hungary . From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic . The municipality lies at an altitude of 568 metres (1,864 ft) and covers an area of 92.403 km (35.677 sq mi). It has
44-541: The Treaty of Trianon . In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Liptó County were: Partiz%C3%A1nska %C4%BDup%C4%8Da Partizánska Ľupča (until 1945 Nemecká Ľupča , Hungarian : Németlipcse , German : Deutschliptsch ) is a large village and municipality in Liptovský Mikuláš District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia . The name Ľupča is derived from Slavic personal name with
55-793: The county was merged into Borsod-Gömör County. Since 1993, when Czechoslovakia was split, Gemer and Malohont have been part of Slovakia , and since 1996 divided between the Košice region and the Banská Bystrica region . In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Gömör-Kishont county were: Putnok is now in Hungary; all other named towns are now in Slovakia. Lipt%C3%B3 (county) Liptó County ( Hungarian : Liptó vármegye , Latin : Comitatus Liptoviensis , Slovak : Liptovská župa , German : Komitat Liptau , Polish : Komitat Liptów )
66-717: The county was part of the Slovak Land ( Slovenská krajina/zem ). Following the provisions of the First Vienna Award , most of the Czechoslovak part became part of Hungary again in November 1938. The Gömör-Kishont county was recreated. The small northernmost part that remained in Slovak hands (a.o. the towns Dobšiná and Revúca ) became part of the new Hron county ( Pohronská župa ). The Trianon borders were restored after World War II and
77-522: The county. Its area was 4,279 km² around 1910. The county Gömör-Kishont was a combination of the counties Gömör and Kishont formed in 1802. It existed until the end of World War I . Gömör is one of the oldest counties of the Kingdom of Hungary, and was already mentioned in the 11th century. Kishont is the territory approximately between the towns Tiszolc (present-day Tisovec ) and Rimaszombat (present-day Rimavská Sobota ). Counties of Gömör and Kishont
88-581: Was 2,247 km around 1910. Today, the territory of the former Liptó County largely corresponds to the Ružomberok District and Liptovský Mikuláš District in northern Slovakia. Three villages (Liptovská Teplička, Štrba and Štrbské Pleso) are now in the Poprad District. The capitals of the county were the Liptó Castle, later Németlipcse (present-day Partizánska Ľupča ), and since 1677 the capital
99-454: Was Liptószentmiklós (present-day Liptovský Mikuláš ). Liptó county as a Hungarian comitatus arose before the 15th century. At various points throughout history the county was ruled by Voivodes or Counts from the Rosenberg , Csák and Benyovszky families. In the aftermath of World War I, the area became part of newly formed Czechoslovakia , as recognized by the concerned states in 1920 by
110-558: Was an administrative county ( comitatus ) of the Kingdom of Hungary . Its territory is now in northern Slovakia . Liptó county shared borders with the Austrian land Galicia and the Hungarian counties Árva , Turóc , Zólyom , Gömör-Kishont and Szepes . The county's territory was situated along the upper Vág (present-day Váh) river between the High Tatras and the Low Tatras . Its area
121-415: Was part of Ottoman Empire between 1541–1595 and 1596–1686. In the aftermath of World War I, most of Gömör-Kishont county became part of newly formed Czechoslovakia, as recognized by the concerned states in 1920 by the Treaty of Trianon . The area around Putnok became part of the newly formed Hungarian county Borsod-Gömör-Kishont (currently part of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén ) in 1923. The Czechoslovak part of
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