History of Slovakia

History of Slovakia

Slovakia is one of the newest European states.
The oldest settlement in Slovakia is over 250,000 years old. The borders of the Roman Empire crossed the territory of present day Slovakia. Slavs first arrived in the 6th century. In the 9th century, the first Slavic state – the Great Moravian Empire – was established here. After its demise, Slovakia became a part of the Hungarian Kingdom, and later the Habsburg Empire for over 900 years.

The 19th century saw the culmination of the Slovaks' movement for national rights and the codification of the Slovak language.