Slovenia Genealogy

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Guide to Slovenia ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

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Country Information[edit | edit source]

Slovenia is a country in Central Europe bordered by Italy, Croatia, Hungary, and Austria. The official language is Slovene.[1]

Getting Started[edit | edit source]

Getting Started with Slovenia Research

Links to articles on getting started with Slovenia research.

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Slovenia Map[edit | edit source]

Primorska (Goriška & Istria)Notranjska (Inner Carniola)Gorenjska (Upper Carniola)Bela Krajina (Lower Carniola)Dolenjska (Lower Carniola)Koroška (Carinthia)Štajerska (Styria)Prekmurje (formerly Hungary)Slovenia Map 2021.png



Regions[edit | edit source]

Administrative divisions Slovenia is traditionally divided into eight regions. The traditional regions of Slovenia based on the former four Habsburg crown lands (Carniola, Carinthia, Styria, and the Littoral) are:

Administrative Regions of Slovenia
English Name Native Name
Upper Carniola Gorenjska
Styria Štajerska
Prekmurje Prekmurje
Carinthia Koroška
Inner Carniola Notranjska
Lower Carniola Don
Goriška Goriška
Slovenian Istria Slovenska Istra

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References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Slovene," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovene, accessed 28 March 2016.
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