Slovakia Through History: Who Ruled Its Lands
The land of today's Slovakia appears on 39 historical border maps from 500 BC to today. Over that time it was held, in whole or in part, by 17 different states, among them Czechoslovakia, Austrian Empire, Hungary, Bohemia (Marcomanni), Austria Hungary.
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Who ruled the land of Slovakia, map by map
Share of sample points inside today's borders held by each state on each map. Areas with no organised state on the map are left out.
| Map | Main states on this land |
|---|---|
| 1 BC | Bohemia (Marcomanni) 100% |
| AD 100 | Bohemia (Marcomanni) 100% |
| AD 200 | Bohemia (Marcomanni) 100% |
| AD 400 | Western Roman Empire 25% |
| AD 500 | Ostrogoths 25% |
| AD 600 | Avars 33% |
| AD 700 | Avars 21% |
| AD 900 | Great Moravia 100% |
| 1000 | Magyars 96% · Holy Roman Empire 4% |
| 1100 | Hungary 96% · Poland 4% |
| 1200 | Hungary 96% · Poland 4% |
| 1300 | Hungary 85% · Holy Roman Empire 15% |
| 1400 | Kingdom of Hungary 85% · Holy Roman Empire 15% |
| 1492 | Royal Hungary 85% · Holy Roman Empire 15% |
| 1500 | Royal Hungary 85% · Holy Roman Empire 15% |
| 1600 | Ottoman Empire 58% · Holy Roman Empire 42% |
| 1650 | Ottoman Empire 58% · Holy Roman Empire 42% |
| 1700 | Austrian Empire 85% · Holy Roman Empire 15% |
| 1783 | Austrian Empire 100% |
| 1800 | Austrian Empire 100% |
| 1815 | Austrian Empire 100% |
| 1880 | Austria Hungary 100% |
| 1900 | Austria Hungary 100% |
| 1914 | Austro-Hungarian Empire 100% |
| 1920 | Czechoslovakia 100% |
| 1930 | Czechoslovakia 100% |
| 1938 | Czechoslovakia 75% · Hungary 25% |
| 1945 | Czechoslovakia 100% |
| 1960 | Czechoslovakia 100% |
| 1994 | Slovakia 100% |
| 2010 | Slovakia 100% |
Questions
Which empires and states ruled the territory of Slovakia?
On the border maps from 500 BC to today, the largest shares of the territory of modern Slovakia belonged to Czechoslovakia, Austrian Empire, Hungary, Bohemia (Marcomanni), Austria Hungary, Slovakia, along with 11 other states.
What was Slovakia part of in 1000?
On the border map for 1000, most of the territory of today's Slovakia lay within Magyars.
What was Slovakia part of in 1500?
On the border map for 1500, most of the territory of today's Slovakia lay within Royal Hungary.
What was Slovakia part of in 1900?
On the border map for 1900, most of the territory of today's Slovakia lay within Austria Hungary.
Further reading
Last updated 9 November 2026. Sources: border data from historical-basemaps, land and rivers from Natural Earth; texts written for Chronica Maps from standard reference works. How we make the maps.