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Martin, Slovakia

Martin is a town in northern Slovakia, known until 1950 as Turčiansky Svätý Martin. A centre of the Slovak national movement, it was the seat of the cultural society Matica slovenská, founded in 1863. On 30 October 1918 Slovak leaders meeting there adopted the Martin Declaration, joining Slovakia to the new Czechoslovak state.

Martin, Slovakia
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