Milestones of the History of Slovakia

623-685 Samo's Empire, the oldest state formation.

824-828 The Consecration of the first church (Nitra)

833 The beginning of Great Moravia

863 The arrival of Slavic Apostles Constantine and Method

894 Svatopluk - the Great Moravian Emperor - died.

907 Destruction of Great Moravia.

1000 Slovakia becomes a part of the Hungarian State

1241 The Tatar Invasion

1467 The foundation of the University in Bratislava (Academia Istropolitana)

1515 Reformation movement started

1530 The Turkish invasion

1722 A stream engine was used for the first time in Banska Stiavnica mines

1762 The foundation of the first Mining Academy in the world (Banska Stiavnica)

1780 The beginning of the Slovak National Revival

1785 The abolition of serfdom

1792 The strong Hungarian influence started

1843 The legalization of the Slovak literary language

1848 The Demands of the Slovak Nation to the Emperor's Court

1848-49 The Slovak Uprising

1861 Memorandum of the Slovak Nation

1863 The origin of Matica Slovenska

1893 Foundation of the Slovak Museum Society

1918 The Martin Declaration of the Slovak Nation

1918 The origin of the first Czecho-Slovak Republic

1919 The foundation of the Comenius University in Bratislava

1939 The origin of the Slovak Republic

1944 The Slovak National Uprising

1945 The second Czechoslovak Republic

1948 Communist power enforced

1969 The signing of the Decree on Czecho-Slovak Federation

1989 The end of communist power (November)

1993 The foundation of the independent Slovak Republic (January 1)

2004 The Slovak Republic became a part of the European Union (May 1) and a member of NATO (March 29)

2007 The Slovak Republic became a part of the Schengen area (December 21)

2009 Slovakia adopted the euro currency (January 1)