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.

Penati Golf Resort in western Slovakia

The compass points to Kúty, and people are starting to follow

A short drive from Kúty, golfers will find a course set among sand dunes and quiet woodland.

Branč Castle ruins, western Slovakia

Branč to the beach: Slovakia’s unexpected south-west

The Senica district offers quiet revelations, from curative waters to forgotten chapters of Jewish life.

The Carpathia stewardesses. Júlia Červenková is second from left.
Peter Getting

Slovak roots: closing the loop

Visit the region full of cabbage and castles, with a synagogue next to Lidl.

Gregory Stein at the Štrbské Pleso resort in the High Tatras.

He thought his family died in the Holocaust. Then a phone call changed everything.

A search for family led from old postcards to new relatives across continents.

Returning to the ancestral homeland isn’t about nostalgia or living in the past.

Coming home to a place you’ve never been

When descendants of Slovak immigrants walk the same paths as their ancestors, they rediscover family, identity, and a sense of belonging.

A bust of Jozef Murgaš on Jarošova Street in Bratislava.

Remembering the priest-scientist and pioneer of wireless communication

Jozef Murgaš was one of the Slovaks who made a name for himself in the US.

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
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