Have you ever visited the Lake Balaton or seen a steamship on the lake?
On the occassion of the Year of Ľudovít Štúr we have made a poster with historical toponyms (geographical names) from Slovenské národné noviny (‘Slovak National Newspaper’), 1845–1848.
The first Slovak newspaper came about by an initiative of Ľudovít Štúr.
The historical geographical names are further discussed within the book Zemepisné názvy v Štúrových Slovenských národných novinách written by Milan Majtán. In the book you can find the toponyms such as Holland (‘the Netherlands’), Ťichuo more/Ťichí oceáň (‘Pacific Ocean‘) among others.
The article can be found within the book Ľudovít Štúr a reč slovenská.
The book is available here.
To get more information on names of the Slovak cities and villages, read the publication Názvy obcí Slovenskej republiky (Vývin v rokoch 1773 – 1997) written again by Milan Majtán.
To search for names of the Slovak cities and villages you can also use the Dictionary portal.
The poster can be found here.
The reel is available here.
More information on the Year of Ľudovít Štúr is available here.