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Slovak
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If you cannot find what
you are looking for here, try the General
Resources page.
Business and Economics
Exportall
URL: http://www.exportall.com/country.php?lang=®ionid=5053063
In English. This site provides links
to several country profiles for the Slovak Republic such
as the State Department's Country Commercial Guide and
Ernst and Young's Doing Business in ... site. There are
also links to several Slovak governmental agencies that
deal with economics and business. Exportall is a Dutch
site relating to international business and export sponsored
by the Dutch Export Consultancy and Worldwide Info Search.
National Bank of Slovakia
URL: http://www.nbs.sk/INDEXA.HTM
In English or Slovak. This site provides
information about the National Bank of Slovakia such as
the laws that govern it, its organization, etc. Of particular
interest are the numerous financial statistics that are
available including state budget, inflation, and unemployment
data. Some reports are available for download in pdf format
such as the the Annual Report of the Bank and the full
version of Monetary Survey, the Bank's monthly
bulletin.
Culture
The website of the National
Czech and Slovak Museum and Library contains many links
related to Slovak culture. See the description of their site
under Search Engines and Directories.
Languages on the Web
URL: http://www.lonweb.org/link-slovak.htm
Mostly in English. This site contains
a list of links pertaining to various aspects of Slovak
culture. The links are all briefly annotated for content.
Dictionaries
Be sure to check YourDictionary.com which is described in the General Resources section of our site for other Slovak dictionaries.
List of Slovak On-line Dictionaries
URL: http://www.zoznam.sk/Vzdelavanie/Slovniky/
A list of Slovak dictionaries on-line
generated by the gateway Zoznam.
Educational
Institutions
Most of the Slovak search
engines and directories also will provide lists of universities
and schools.
Institutions of Higher Learning
URL: http://www.zoznam.sk/Vzdelavanie/Skoly/Vysoke/
A list of institutions of higher learning
in the Slovak Republic generated by the gateway Zoznam.
Matica Slovenska
URL: http://www.matica.sk/
In Slovak. The homepage of the Matica
Slovenska provides information about the organization
and about its member institutions. Issues of several
of its publications are available here on-line.
Slovak Academy of Sciences
URL: http://www.savba.sk/
Mostly in Slovak, some in English.
In addition to a brief history of the Academy of Sciences
and other general information, the homepage of the Academy
contains contact information and links to the sites
of its member institutes and its publishing house VEDA.
There is also a link to the on-line catalog of the Central
Library of the Academy of Sciences.
Fonts
and Keyboards
Web Archiv
URL: http://www.archiv.sk/
In Slovak. This site is an archive
of freeware and shareware available for download. The
search component requires Slovak fonts.
Genealogy
Many of the big genealogy sites such as Cyndi's
List have sections pertaining to Eastern Europe and/or
specific countries or ethnic groups. Try some of them for
additional sites on Czech and Slovak genealogy. Also, don't
overlook the FEEFHS, Federation
of East European Family History Societies, which is described
in the General Resources section
of our site.
For other Slovak genealogical links plus
general information on Slovak culture that may interest
the genealogist see the National
Czech and Slovak Museum and Library site which is
described in the Search Engines
and Directories section of our site.
Czech and Slovak Genealogy Background
Source Materials
URL: http://www.feefhs.org/frl/czs/dg-czss1.html
In English. A certified and accredited
genealogist who is the editor of Rocenka, the yearbook
of the Czechoslovak Genealogical Society International,
lists and annotates the reference books that he uses
to get background information to do his searches in
the Czech and Slovak Republics. For more links to other
Czech and Slovak genealogical sites follow the link
at the top of his page for the Ethnic, Religious and
National Index.
Czechoslovak Genealogical Society
International
URL: http://www.cgsi.org/
In English. This site provides a variety
of information about the Society, its mission and publications.
It gives detailed instructions on how to request information
from archives in the Slovak and Czech Republics, including
sample requests that can be printed, filled out and
mailed to the appropriate agency.
Slovak Genealogy Resources
URL: http://distantcousin.com/Links/Ethnic/SK/
In English. This is a list of links
to many sources on Slovak genealogy compiled by DistantCousin.com.
It includes sections on family homepages, Slovak heritage
societies and Slovak genealogical message boards.
Slovak Genealogical-Heraldic Society
at the Matica Slovenska
URL: http://www.genealogy-heraldry.sk/eng/eng.htm
In Slovak or English. This website
has a wealth of information about the programs of the
Society and about resources for doing genealogical research
in Slovakia. Under Contacts there is a long list of
related organizations and groups with their contact
information and URL's.
Government
and Law
Government of the Slovak Republic
URL: http://www.government.gov.sk
In Slovak. Some in English. This is
the main site of the government of the Slovak Republic.
Here can be found general information on the composition
of the government and many of the documents it produces
such as the constitution, resolutions, programs and
communiques of the various sessions, etc. Through Govnet,
the computer network that unites the Slovak government
information sources, there is access to other government
agencies. The search component on this site requires
Slovak fonts.
Parliament
URL: http://www.nrsr.sk/
In Slovak or English. This is the main
site of the Narodna rada or Parliament of the Slovak
Republic. Here can be found general information on the
duties and composition of the Parliament, including
brief biographical data and photos of all of the deputies.
Information about the various committees is also provided
here. The Slovak version of the site has more information
than the English version, such as documents of the government
available in .pdf format. The text of the constitution
in Slovak is one of those documents. The search component
requires Slovak fonts.
Statistical Office of the Slovak
Republic
URL: http://www.statistics.sk/
In English or Slovak. This site contains
a wide range of information from population and consumer
statistics to election results. The ELIS or Electronic
Information Service allows connection via modem to a
large number of statistical publications which can be
downloaded. There are links to the IMF Dissemination
Standards Bulletin Board and to other countries' statistical
offices.
Elections in Slovakia
URL: http://www.electionworld.org/slovakia.htm
In English. This page is part of the
larger site called Elections around the World. It contains
results from the latest elections that occurred in the
Slovak Republic. It also has links to the home pages
of various Slovak political parties.
Language
and Literature
Encyclopedia of Contemporary Writers
in Slovakia
URL: http://www.books.sk/index.jsp
In Slovak. This on-line encyclopedia
is produced by the Format Publishing House. The entries
consist of short biographies of Slovak writers with
a list of works published and a photograph. There is
an alphabetical index of the writers and a search component
which does not work with Slovak fonts.
Libraries and Archives
Often information about archives can be found
on genealogical sites since genealogists make extensive
use of archival documents in their research. See the Genealogy section for the Slovak Republic.
Slovenska narodna kniznice
URL: http://www.snk.sk/
In Slovak. This is the site of the
Slovak National Library. Available here are its on-line
catalogs of monographs and of articles as well as the
Slovak Union Catalog. The catalogs have an optional
English interface, but they do require Slovak fonts.
The site includes links to other on-line library catalogs
of the Slovak and Czech Republics and a list of depository
libraries in the Slovak Republic.
Libraries in the Slovak Republic
URL: http://www.zoznam.sk/Institucie/Kniznice/
A list of links for libraries in the
Slovak Republic generated by the gateway Zoznam.
Archivnictvo v Slovenskej republike
URL: http://www.civil.gov.sk/Z_files/ARCH.HTM
In Slovak. From the Ministry of the
Interior. This site contains contact information for
archives in the Slovak Republic and information about
the achival administration. Also available here are
copies of the laws concerning archives.
Czechoslovak Genealogical Society
International
URL: http://www.cgsi.org/
In English. This site, intended for
the genealogical researcher, provides instructions on
how to request information from archives in the Slovak
and Czech Republics. There is also a listing of archives
in both countries with addresses and hours of operation.
Sample genealogical requests are available.
Maps
Mapy
URL: http://mapy.zoznam.sk/
In Slovak. This site, part of the gateway Zoznam, has maps
of the Slovak Republic and several of its major cities.
The site is searchable by town and street name. The
maps can be viewed at four levels of detail. Although
at the deepest zoom level the maps show important buildings
and institutions, they are not accessible via searching.
The search component does not require Slovak fonts.
Media
Most of the Slovak search
engines and directories will also provide lists of journals,
newspapers, radio stations, etc. on-line.
Kidon Media-Link
URL: http://www.kidon.com/media-link/slovakia.shtml
This is a list of links to various
Slovak media sites. The type of media is indicated by
an abbreviation next to the title. Regional media are
listed separately from national ones.
Slovakia Daily Surveyor
URL: http://www.slovensko.com/
In English. This site aims to provide
up-to-date information about the Slovak Republic from
basic data to the latest news. It offers headlines from
a variety of media such as the Slovak News Agency. Here
the national anthem can be heard via a .mid file. There
are also links to other Slovak sites organized by subject.
For someone who knows little about Slovakia, this site
would be a good starting point. The search component
is unreliable.
TASR, News Agency of the Slovak
Republic
URL: http://www.tasr.sk/
Mostly in Slovak. Entering the site
as an anonymous user enables access to selected news
stories in the areas of international or domestic news,
sports, economics, etc. The latest 2 weeks of news are
available by category or by keyword searching. The search
component does not require Slovak fonts. Full news access
is a paid service.
Superzoznam: Spravodajstvo
URL: http://szm.sk/spr/
This is a list of links for Slovak
journals, newspapers, radio and television stations
and other media sites generated by the gateway Superzoznam.
Radia.sk
URL: http://www.radia.sk/
In Slovak. Radia.sk is an excellent
site for matters relating to radio in the Slovak Republic.
It contains a list of Slovak radio stations arranged
by town as well as contact, licensing, and news agency
information for many stations. Listener statistics,
news on the radio industry and links to radio web sites
are just some of the features to be found here. A free
downloadable Real Player enables listening to live broadcasts
from various stations in .ram format through this site.
Televizia.sk
URL: http://www.televizia.sk/
In Slovak. This subject directory for
television is easy to use and has many links to television
broadcasting companies arranged by country. There are
also links for sites that contain program schedules
for many of the channels in the Slovak and Czech Republics.
The cable sites are only for companies operating in
the Slovak and Czech Republics.
Phone and Email Directories
Telefonny Zoznam SR
URL: http://www.zoznamst.sk/sk/index.html
In Slovak. The English version is
under construction. This directory by Slovenske telekomunikacie
allows searching for individuals, businesses and organizations
in all of the Slovak Republic. There is also a key word
component that gives subject access to the entries.
No Slovak fonts are necessary.
Zlate stranky
URL: http://www.zlatestranky.sk/
In English or Slovak. The Slovak Yellow
Pages by Mediatel. Searching can be done by keyword,
by company, or by street and can be limited to various
major cities. Subjects are available in an alpahabetical
listing in both English and Slovak. Slovak fonts are
not necessary for searching.
Political Parties
Political Resources on the Net:
Slovakia
URL: http://www.politicalresources.net/slovakia.htm
A large group of links put together
by the site Political Resources on the Net. It includes
links to the sites of many politcal parties in the Slovak
Republic as well as to those of Slovak governmental
and news agencies.
Political Parties
URL: http://szm.sk/spopol/
A list of links to homepages of political
parties and other politically oriented sites in the
Slovak Republic generated by the gateway Superzoznam.
Publishing
Most of the Slovak search
engines and directories will also provide lists of Slovak
publishing houses.
List of Slovak Publishers
URL: http://www.surf.sk/surf/
obchod_a_hospodarstvo/nakladatelstva_a_vydavatelstva/index.shtm
A list of Slovak publishers generated
by the gateway.
Religion
Slovak Bible On-line
URL: http://www.ceit.sk/wwwisis/biblia.htm
In Slovak. On-line Old and New Testaments
with on-line concordances. Versions of the New Testament
and concordances available here are the Slovak Rohacek,
the Slovak Catholic New Version, the Czech Ecumenical,
the English King James, the German Elberfelder, and
the Greek. The concordances have a search component
that does not use Slovak fonts.
Search Engines and Directories
List of Search Engines in Slovakia
URL: http://szm.sk/pocnaj/
In Slovak. This is a list of search
engines and gateways in Slovakia generated by the gateway Superzoznam.
Katalog slovenskeho internetu
URL: http://www.katalog.sk/
In Slovak. This gateway began in 1997
and appears to be smaller than Zoznam, but it has a
useful "special search" feature that allows searching
of Katalog, Zoznam and surf.sk at the same time. The
results indicate from which database the links were
taken and how many duplicate links appeared. The main
body of Katalog is a subject directory somewhat like
Yahoo, but not as in-depth. The links often appear with
a brief description of their content. The search component
does not work with Slovak fonts.
National Czech and Slovak Museum
and Library
URL: http://www.ncsml.org/
This list of Czech and Slovak related
internet links was compiled by the National Czech and
Slovak Museum and Library in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Although
the links are not annotated, they are divided by broad
subject categories such as Cultural and Fraternal Organizations,
Genealogy, Museums, etc. Exploring the other sections
of the Museum's site is also worthwhile. In English.
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