Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Thu, 23 Jul 2026 06:39:58 +0200https://english.radio.cz/slovakias-spis-a-region-where-traditions-spill-across-borders-8604533© 2026 Radio Prague International When the former communist countries of Central Europe began the process of joining the EU, most of them had to develop a new layer of government - regional administrations. The centralised communist system did not have such devolved decision making. Slovakia was one of the countries which quickly developed official regions in order to tap into development funds from Brussels. But you won't find the Spis region of Slovakia on any map. It's a place where cultural traditions, local dialect and food have been around much longer than the new regional borders. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/spis.jpg?timestamp=1697466068 https://english.radio.cz/slovakias-spis-a-region-where-traditions-spill-across-borders-8604533 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9