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[[Image:Slovakia Abov-Turna.jpg|thumb|right|Abov in Slovakia]]
'''Abov''' (Hungarian: ''Abaúj'') is:
* historically the Slovak name of a county in the [[Kingdom of Hungary]] (see the [[Abaúj]] article for that county)
* today an informal designation of the part of that county situated in Slovakia, as well as the official name of one of Slovakia's tourist regions (situated in that territory). The [[Abaúj (region)|southern half]] of the former county is part of modern [[Hungary]].
===Geography===
Abov is situated some 20 km to both sides along the [[Hornád]] river (in Hungarian: ''Hernád'') around [[Košice]].
===History===
The (whole) county arose in the second half of the 13th century from the ''comitatus Novi Castri'' (named after ''Novum Castrum'', today [[Abaújvár]]), which also included the later counties [[Šariš]] and [[Heves (county)|Heves]]. In 1882, the county was merged with the small [[Turňa]] county and has existed as the ''Abov-Turňa'' (in Hungarian: ''Abaúj-Torna'') county since. This Abov-Turňa county previously existed temporarily in 1785-1790 and 1848-1859.
In 1918 (confirmed by the [[Treaty of Trianon]] in 1920), the northern half of the county (including [[Košice]]) became part of newly formed [[Czechoslovakia]] and continued to exist as an administrative unit till 1922 (''Abovskoturnianska župa'').
During [[World War II]], when [[Czechoslovakia]] was temporarily split, most of the Czechoslovak part of the county was occupied by Hungary under the [[First Vienna Award]], and added to the county Abaúj-Torna, with capital [[Košice]]. After World War II, the pre-war border was restored.
See also: [[List of traditional regions of Slovakia]]
[[Category:Traditional regions of Slovakia]]
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