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The Nitra Region (Slovak: Nitriansky kraj, pronounced [ˈɲitrɪɐnski ˈkraj]; Hungarian: Nyitrai kerület) is one of the administrative regions of Slovakia. It was first established in 1923 and from 1996 exists in its present borders. It consists of seven districts and 354 municipalities, from which 16 have a town status. The economy of the ...
Nitra (Slovak pronunciation: ⓘ; also known by other alternative names) is a city in western Slovakia, situated at the foot of Zobor Mountain in the valley of the river Nitra. It is located 95 km east of Bratislava. With a population of about 78,353, it is the fifth largest city in Slovakia.
Historically, Slovakia was not divided into kraje, but into counties (Slovak: župy or stolice). This was the case when present-day Slovakia was part of: Great Moravia (cca. 9th century) Kingdom of Hungary (cca. 11th / 12th century – 1918) Czechoslovakia (the župy existed 1918 – 1928) the WWII Slovak Republic (the župy existed 1940 – 1945)
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They are grouped into 79 districts (okresy, singular okres), in turn grouped into 8 regions (kraje, singular kraj); articles on individual districts and regions list their municipalities. The average area of Slovak municipalities is about 16.96 km 2 (6.55 sq mi) and an average population of about 1,888 people.