Slovak, Arkansas

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|subdivision_name2 = Prairie

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|timezone = Central (CST)

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Slovak (originally known as Slovactown or Slovaktown) is an unincorporated community in Prairie County, Arkansas, United States. Slovak is located on Arkansas Highway 86 {{convert|9.1|mi|km}} south of Hazen.{{cite map |publisher=Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department |title=Prairie County, Arkansas General Highway Map |url=http://www.arkansashighways.com/maps/Counties/County%20PDFs/PrairieCounty.pdf |format=PDF |edition= |year=2000 |cartography= |scale= |series= |page= |section= |inset= |accessdate=March 31, 2012 |isbn= |id= |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304203845/http://www.arkansashighways.com/maps/Counties/County%20PDFs/PrairieCounty.pdf |archivedate=March 4, 2016 |url-status=dead }} It is the only municipality in the United States named after the European country of Slovakia.{{cite web |url=http://www.stuttgartdailyleader.com/article/20150330/NEWS/150339969 |title=Slovak residents enjoy first Heritage Day celebration - News - Stuttgart Daily Leader - Stuttgart, AR - Stuttgart, AR |website=www.stuttgartdailyleader.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709025640/http://www.stuttgartdailyleader.com/article/20150330/NEWS/150339969 |archive-date=2015-07-09}} The area was originally settled by Slovak immigrants and continues to celebrate its Slovak-American heritage.