Gemer

This article deals with the landscape of Gemer , for information about the place of the same name, see Gemer (place)

Gemer (Slovak Gemer , Hungarian Gömör ) is the name of a landscape in Slovakia .

Location of Gemer in today's Slovakia

The area is almost entirely in what is now southern Slovakia , a small part is located in northern Hungary , the Slovak name "Gemer" is now used as an unofficial name for this area and as an official name for a tourist region.

The Gemer tourist region (Slovak: Gemerský región cestovného ruchu ) extends over the following districts:

• Rimavská Sobota
• Revúca
• Rožňava (except the 2 municipalities Dedinky and Stratená )

Gemer was also the name of a county until 1802, which was then combined with Kleinhont county to form Gemer and Kleinhont counties .

See also

• List of tourist regions of Slovakia
• List of traditional regions of Slovakia