Regions of Slovakia

Since 1949 (except 1990–1996), Slovakia has been divided into a number of kraje (singular kraj; usually translated as "Regions" with capital R).

There are eight regions of Slovakia and they correspond to the EU's NUTS 3 level of local administrative units.

Each kraj consists of okresy (counties or districts), which are further divided into obce (municipalities).

As for administrative division, Slovakia has been subdivided into 8 kraje since 24 July 1996: in Regional Council Since 2002, Slovakia is divided into 8 samosprávne kraje (self-governing regions), which are called by the Constitution vyššie územné celky (Higher Territorial Units), abbr.

[citation needed] There are also other regions in Slovakia, which do not correspond to historical counties: