Slovaks living abroad

Stories about Slovaks living abroad, Slovak citizenship, Slovak regions that faced heavy emigration in the past, and the descendants of Slovak emigrants. These stories are brought to you thanks to the FALATH & PARTNERS law firm.

My granny, as she was affectionately known, left her home and traveled by train to Hamburg, Germany where she boarded a ship with $5 in her pocket. 

“Return not,” the ocean cried. But I returned for her

A granddaughter’s pilgrimage to Slovakia, fuelled by stories, slivovica and a love that never faded.

Beverly Clifford
Habánsky dvor in Veľké Leváre houses a museum.

A café in an ice cellar, sand dunes and a flower shop at the border

Záhorie is a storybook waiting to be pedalled through.

Pictured: The manor house and park in Malacky.

Záhorie uncovered: Slovakia’s quiet corner full of surprises

Cabbage, castles, and a synagogue next to Lidl.

Slovak roots: helping put Slovakia out there

Slovakia's Skalica district is looking for ways to offer unique experiences to tourists.

Jason Whiteside.

The Slovak-American who wants the world to witness the quality of Slovak wines

A plan how to achieve it has already hatched in Jason Whiteside’s mind.

Eva Staroňová hosts the Glass Button Awards & Slovak Fashion Night at NY Fashion Week.

She’s got the look – and the vision

Eva Staroňová built a career in modelling but found her true calling in cultural diplomacy—now she is on a mission to showcase Slovakia to the world.

U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C./Andrea (Kovalak) Wulff with her husband in Trenčín, western Slovakia.

I wanted to move to Europe. Slovakia’s citizenship law made it possible.

My great-grandfather emigrated from what is now Slovakia to America.

Andrea Wulff
Štefan Banič.

Štefan Banič, the Slovak often called the inventor of parachute

As a mason, he worked on the picturesque Smolenice Castle.

St George’s Chapel is a landmark of historical significance in Skalica.

Skalica’s tourism playbook: a canal cruise, trdelník, alcohol, and singing in church

In Skalica, a push for experience-based tourism is reshaping how visitors explore its past and present.

Windmill in Holíč.

In Holíč, a brewery, a castle, and echoes of imperial grandeur

Additionally, the border town is home to the only preserved windmill in Slovakia.

The family history I kept hidden

At our first meeting in Gbely, one of my relatives pointed to the ground and said to me, “This is your home!”

Albert Kovanis, Jr.
Zuzana Palovic speaking with Michael Mojher from California about his eligibility for Slovak citizenship. Global Slovakia offers free daily consultations to Slovak descendants eager to reconnect with their heritage and reclaim their European passport.

Reclaiming your birthright

You may be eligible for an EU passport and not even know it.

Lýdia Martinez Majdišová and her family

9/11, a love story, and a thriving café: A Slovak entrepreneur’s journey in America

Lýdia Martinez Majdišová’s American dream was not without sacrifice.

Nadežda Chovančáková

Slovak roots: the cycles of overcoming hardships

Only a handful were able to reach their American dream quickly.

James Punday II and his wife at the Štrbské Pleso mountain lake in the High Tatras.

One American's dream of bringing a gym with Venice Beach vibes to Slovakia

James Punday II family story feels like going through hell and back.

Frank Lowy

From a carefree childhood in Fiľakovo to a target of persecution

Football is my great love, but also a memory that takes me back to my father and my childhood in Fiľakovo.

Frank Lowy
Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl.

Dave Grohl’s tangled Slovak roots

There might be a reason why the famous musician does not talk about them much.

Hikers on the way to Veľká Rača. Veľká Rača is the highest peak in Kysuce, with an elevation of 1,236 metres above sea level.

‘It’s not the euro – it’s us.’ Kysuce must fix what they neglected to win Poles back.

Tourism needs more than pints and beds, says a local entrepreneur and mayor.

Čadca

No castles, no problem: discover Kysuce’s hidden monuments instead

Efforts to boost tourism in Kysuce include new lookout towers, educational trails, and revitalised attractions.

Rudy Bies was born in Ontario in 1938 to Slovak parents as one of seven brothers and sisters.

How Slovaks built a new home in the Canadian wilderness

Although nearly deserted, Bradlo remains a poignant symbol of the Slovak immigrant experience in Canada between the world wars.

Rudy Bies
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