List of German names for places in Slovakia

Below is a list of cities and towns in Slovakia, showing their German name. German is a minority language in Slovakia. The note Empire of Austria means that a post office - in the Kingdom of Hungary - used the German name before 1867.^[1]

Slovakia Slowakien
Slovakian name	German name(s)	Usage notes
Bánovce nad Bebravou	Banowitz
Banská Bystrica	Neusohl	Empire of Austria
Banská Štiavnica	Schemnitz	Empire of Austria
Bardejov	Bartfeld	Empire of Austria
Bojnice	Weinitz
Bratislava	Preßburg	Empire of Austria
Brezno	Bries an der Gran
Brezová pod Bradlom	Birkenhain
Bytča	Großbitsch
Čadca	Tschadsa	Rare; Names pronounced alike
Dobšiná	Dobschau	Empire of Austria
Dolný Kubín	Unterkubin	Names mean "lower Kubín"
Dubnica nad Váhom	Dubnitz an der Waag	Names mean "Dubnitz on the Váh"
Dudince	Dudintze	Names pronounced alike
Dunajská Streda	Niedermarkt (very rare)	Names mean "lower market"
Fiľakovo	Fülleck	Empire of Austria (FÜLEK)
Galanta	Gallandau
Gbely	Egbell
Gelnica	Göllnitz	Empire of Austria
Handlová	Kreckerhaj
	Krickerhau
	Krickerhäu
Hlohovec	Freistadt an der Waag/ Freistadtl
Hnúšťa	Nusten
Holíč	Holitsch	Empire of Austria
	Weißkirchen
Hriňová	Hrinau
Humenné	Homenau	Homonna ?
Hurbanovo	Altdala
Ilava	Illau - Illava ?	Very rare
Jelšava	Eltsch
Kežmarok	Kaesmark, Kesmark	Empire of Austria
Kysucké Nové Mesto	Kis(s)utz-Neustadtl
Komárno	Komorn, Comorn	Empire of Austria
Košice	Kaschau, Cashau	Empire of Austria
Krásno nad Kysucou	Crassna
Kremnica	Kremnitz	Empire of Austria
Krompachy	Krompach
Krupina	Karpfen	Empire of Austria
Leopoldov	Leopoldstadt	Name means "Leopold town"
Levice	Lewenz
Levoča	Leutschau
Lipany	Siebenlinden
Liptovský Hrádok	Neuhäusel [in der Liptau]	Empire of Austria
Liptovský Mikuláš	Liptau-St. Nikolaus	The Hungarian name Lipto Szent Miklos was in use before 1867
Lučenec	Lizenz
Malacky	Malaczka	Empire of Austria
Martin	(Turz-)St. Martin
Medzev	Metzenseifen, Meczenzef	Empire of Austria
Michalovce	Großmichel
Modra	Modern	Empire of Austria
Modrý Kameň	Blauenstein
Moldava nad Bodvou	Moldau (an der Bodwa), Szepsi/Moldau	Empire of Austria
Myjava	Miava	Empire of Austria
Nitra	Neutra	Empire of Austria
Nová Baňa	Königsberg an der Gran, in UNG.	Empire of Austria
Nová Dubnica	Neudubnitz	Names mean "New Dubnica"
Nové Mesto nad Váhom	Neustadt an der Waag/ Neustadtl	Names mean "New town on the Váh"
Nové Zámky	Neuhäus(e)l	Names mean "New manor"
Pezinok	Bösing
Piešťany	Pistyan	Empire of Austria
	Püschtin	Very rare
Podolínec	Podolin Pudlein	Empire of Austria
Poprad	Deutschendorf	German name means "German village". The Hungarian name was used in the Austrian Empire.
Považská Bystrica	Waagbistritz
Prešov	Eperies	Compare Hungarian name Eperjes
	Preschau
Prievidza	Priwitz
Púchov	Puchau	Pucho in Empire of Austria
Rajec	Rajetz	Raitz in Empire of Austria
Rajecké Teplice	Bad Rajetz	Names mean "Rajec Spa"
Revúca	Groß-Rauschenbach	Rare
Rimavská Sobota	Großsteffelsdorf
Rožňava	Rosenau	Empire of Austria
Ružomberok	Rosenberg	Empire of Austria
Sabinov	Zeben, Zeeben	Empire of Austria
Šahy	Eipelschlag
Šaľa	Schelle
Šamorín	Sommerein	Empire of Austria
Šaštín-Stráže	Ews
	Sassin	Empire of Austria
Senec	Wartberg	Empire of Austria
Senica	Senitz
Skalica	Skalitz, Skalicz	Empire of Austria
Sládkovičovo	(Klein-)Diosek	Groß-Diosek also once existed. Dioszegh in Empire of Austria
Sobrance	Sobranz
Spišská Belá	Zipser Bela	Names mean "Zipser Belá"
Spišská Nová Ves	Neuendorf
	(Zipser) Neudorf	Names mean "Zipser new village"
Spišské Podhradie	Kirchdrauf	Empire of Austria
Spišská Stará Ves	Altendorf	Stará Ves and Altendorf mean "Old village". Empire of Austria.
Spišské Vlachy	Wallendorf	Empire of Austria
Stará Ľubovňa	Altlublau	Names mean "Old Lubovna"
Stará Turá	Alt-Turn	Names mean "Old Tura"
Strážske	Straschke
Stropkov	Stroppkau
Stupava	Stampfen	Empire of Austria
Štúrovo	Parkan
Šurany	Schuran	Rare
Svätý Jur	St. Georgen in Ungarn	Empire of Austria
Svidník	Oberswidnik	German name means "Upper Svidník"
Tisovec	Theißholz
	Theisscholcz	Empire of Austria
Topoľčany	Topoltschan
Trebišov	Trebischau
Trenčín	Trentschin	Trenchin in Empire of Austria
Trenčianske Teplice	Trentschinteplitz
Trnava	Tyrnau, Tirnau	Empire of Austria
Trstená	B[r]ingenstadt
Turčianske Teplice	Bad Stuben
Tvrdošín	Turdoschin
Veľký Šariš	Großscharosch
Vranov nad Topľou	Frö(h)nel
	Vronau an der Töpl	Names mean "Vranov on the Topľa"
Vrbové	Werbau
Vrútky	Ruttek	Rare
Vysoké Tatry	Hohe Tatra	High Tatra", a mountain range
Žarnovica	Scharnowitz
Želiezovce	Zelis, Zeliz	Empire of Austria
Žiar nad Hronom	Heiligenkreuz, Heligenkreutz	Empire of Austria
Žilina	Sillein
Zlaté Moravce	Goldmorawitz	Names mean "Golden Moravce"
Zvolen	Altsohl	Empire of Austria

• German exonyms
• List of cities and towns in Slovakia

• Former names of all Slovakia´s towns and villages prior IWW (prior 1918)