Zemplín (landscape)

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Location of the former Zemplén County in today's Slovakia

Zemplín (German Semplin / Semmlin , Hungarian Zemplén ) is a landscape in Slovakia . The name of the former Hungarian county Semplin is derived from it , the name itself is derived from the main town of the area, Zemplín .

The area is located in the easternmost part of today's Slovakia (except for an area between the Vihorlat Mountains and the Latorica River) and in a strip of land between the Bodrog and Tisza rivers in today's Hungary.

It is divided into the official tourist regions Horný Zemplín and Dolný Zemplín .

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