Zemplín (region)
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Zemplín is the name of an informal traditional region located in eastern Slovakia. It includes the Slovak part of the former Zemplén county, often including the Slovak part of the Ung county.
Location of Zemplín within Slovakia
Great Moravia
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Great Moravia, or simply Moravia, was the first major state that was predominantly West Slavic to emerge in the area of Central Europe, possibly including territories which are today part of the Czech
Zemplín (region)
…Major towns include Michalovce, Trebišov and Humenné. The region of Zemplín, administered from Zemplín Castle was already an administrative unit of Great Moravia in the 9th century CE. After its integration into the Kingdom of Hungary, it became known as the Zemplén county. Between 1879 and 1901 over 32,000…
Great Moravian sword from Blatnica, unearthed in the 19th century, originally interpreted as a burial equipment from a "ducal" mound
Jewelry from a princely burial site at Kolín, c. 850–900 AD
Spherical gombiki from the Mikulčice Archaeological Park
Modern depiction of Rastislav as an Orthodox saint