Locality Names

In the textual part of the collection all localities are referred to by the contemporary Hungarian names which were used during the life of the artist or at the time when the particular artwork was created. Since in 1920 about two-thirds of Hungary became part of another country many localities which played important role in Hungarian art received new names. For sake of easier identification we give both the old and the new names in the table below.



A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V Z




A

FORMER NAME PRESENT NAME COUNTRY
AlmakerékMalincravRomania
AradAradRomania
AranyosmedgyesMediasul AuritRomania
Árva váraOravsky hradSlovakia

B

FORMER NAME PRESENT NAME COUNTRY
BajmócBojniceSlovakia
BakabányaPukanecSlovakia
BalázsfalvaBlajRomania
BarkaBorkaSlovakia
BártfaBardejovSlovakia
BátBatovceSlovakia
BeckóBeckovSlovakia
BerkiRokycanySlovakia
BerzenkeBrzenovSlovakia
BesztercebányaBanská BystricaSlovakia
BethlenfalvaBetlanovceSlovakia
BoldogasszonyFrauenkirchenAustria
BögözMugeniRomania
BrassóBrasovRomania

C

FORMER NAME PRESENT NAME COUNTRY
CsáktornyaCakovecSerbia
CserényCerinSlovakia
CsíkménaságArmaseniRomania
CsíksomlyóSumuleuRomania
CsíkszentlélekLeliceniRomania
CsütörtökhelySpissky StvrtokSlovakia

D

FORMER NAME PRESENT NAME COUNTRY
DarufalvaDrassburgAustria
DésDejRomania
DévaDevaRomania
DiódStrencRomania
DunaszerdahelyDunajská StredaSlovakia

E

FORMER NAME PRESENT NAME COUNTRY
EperjesPresovSlovakia
ÉrsekújvárNové ZámkySlovakia

F

FORMER NAME PRESENT NAME COUNTRY
FelkaPoprad-VelkáSlovakia
FogarasFagarasRomania
FraknóForchtensteinAustria
FricsFricovceSlovakia

G

FORMER NAME PRESENT NAME COUNTRY
GalgócHlohovecSlovakia
GaramszentbenedekHronsky Svaty BenadikSlovakia
GömörGemerSlovakia
GelenceGhelintaRomania
GógánváraljaGogan-VaroleaRomania
GörgényGurghiuSlovakia
GyulafehérvárAlba IuliaRomania

H

FORMER NAME PRESENT NAME COUNTRY
HervartóHervartovSlovakia
HizsnynóChyzneSlovakia
HolicsHolicSlovakia
HotkócHodkovceSlovakia

I

FORMER NAME PRESENT NAME COUNTRY
IglóSpisska Nová VesSlovakia
IllésfalvaIliasovceSlovakia

J

FORMER NAME PRESENT NAME COUNTRY
JánosrétLuckySlovakia
JászóJasovSlovakia
JernyeJarovniceSlovakia

K

FORMER NAME PRESENT NAME COUNTRY
KakaslomnicVel'ka LomnicaSlovakia
KalotaszegZona CălataRomania
KassaKosiceSlovakia
KésmárkKezmarokSlovakia
KislomnicLomnickaSlovakia
KismartonEisenstadtAustria
KisszebenSabinovSlovakia
KolozsvárCluj-NapocaRomania
KörmöcbányaKremnicaSlovakia
KörösfőIzvorul CrisulniRomania
KörtvélyesHrusovSlovakia
KrasznahorkaKrasna HorkaSlovakia
KrigVojnanySlovakia

L

FORMER NAME PRESENT NAME COUNTRY
LeibicLubicaSlovakia
LékaLockenhausAustria
LiptószentandrásLiptovsky OndrejSlovakia
LiptószentmáriaLiptovská MaraSlovakia
LiptószentmiklósLiptovsky MikulásSlovakia
LőcseLevocaSlovakia

M

FORMER NAME PRESENT NAME COUNTRY
MagyarbélVelky BielSlovakia
MagyarfenesVlahaRomania
MagyarvalkóValeniRomania
MáramarosszigetSighetul MarmatieiRomania
MárkusfalvaMarkusovceSlovakia
MártonhelyMartijanciSlovenia
MarosvásárhelyTirgu MuresRomania
MateócMatejovceSlovakia
MedgyesMediasRomania
MosócMosovceSlovakia
MunkácsMukacsevoUkraine

N

FORMER NAME PRESENT NAME COUNTRY
NagybányaBaia MareRomania
NagybiccseBytcaSlovakia
NagylomnicLomnicaSlovakia
NagyőrStrazkySlovakia
NagyszebenSibiuRomania
NagyszombatTrnavaSlovakia
NagytótlakSeloSlovenia
NagyváradOradeaRomania
NémetjárfalvaDeutsch JahrndorfAustria
NémetlipcsePartizánska LupcaSlovakia
NémetújvárGüssingAustria

O

FORMER NAME PRESENT NAME COUNTRY
OkolicsnóOkolicnéSlovakia

P

FORMER NAME PRESENT NAME COUNTRY
PozsonyBratislavaSlovakia
PozsonyszentgyörgyJur pri BratislaveSlovakia
PöstyénPiestanySlovakia

R

FORMER NAME PRESENT NAME COUNTRY
RimaszombatRimavská SobotaSlovakia
RiomfalvaRichisRomania
RohoncReichnitzAustria
RozsnyóRoznavaSlovakia

S

FORMER NAME PRESENT NAME COUNTRY
SegesvárSighisoaraRomania
SelmecbányaBanská StiavnicaSlovakia
SomorjaSamorinSlovakia
SopronkeresztúrDeutschkreuzAustria
SüveteSiveticeSlovakia
SzabadkaSuboticaSerbia
SzakolcaSkalicaSlovakia
SzamosújvárGherlaRomania
SzászsebesSebesRomania
SzékelyderzsDarjiuRomania
SzékelyhídSacueniRomania
SzékelyudvarhelyOdorheiRomania
SzentkirálySincrauiRomania
SzepesbélaSpisská BeláSlovakia
SzepesdarócSpisské DravceSlovakia
SzepeshelySpisska KapitulaSlovakia
SzepesszombatSpisská SobotaSlovakia
SzepesváraljaSpisske PodhradieSlovakia
SzinyeujfaluChminianska Nová VesSlovakia
SzlatvinSlatvinaSlovakia
SzmrecsánySmrecanySlovakia

T

FORMER NAME PRESENT NAME COUNTRY
TemesvárTimisoaraRomania
TécsőTjacsevUkraine
ToporcToporecSlovakia
TordaTurdaRomania
TorockóTrăscăuRomania
TőketerebesTrebisovSlovakia
TövisTeiusRomania
TrencsénTrencinSlovakia
TúrócTurceniSlovakia
TúrócszentmártonMartinSlovakia

U

FORMER NAME PRESENT NAME COUNTRY
UngvárUzgorodUkraine

V

FORMER NAME PRESENT NAME COUNTRY
VajdahunyadHunedoaraRomania
VöröskőCerveny KamenSlovakia

Z

FORMER NAME PRESENT NAME COUNTRY
ZámZamRomania
ZentaSentaSerbia
ZólyomZvolenSlovakia
ZomborSomborSerbia
ZsegraZehraSlovakia
ZselizZeliezovceSlovakia
ZsibóJibouRomania
ZsolnaZilinaSlovakia

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