Order of Ľudovít Štúr

State decoration of Slovakia

Order of Ľudovít Štúr Rad Ľudovíta Štúra
Order of Ľudovít Štúr I. class – military
Awarded by President of Slovakia
Type	Order
Eligibility	Citizens
Awarded for	Services to Slovakia
Status	Currently constituted
Sovereign	H.E. Zuzana Čaputová
Grades	1st Class 2nd Class 3rd Class
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of Andrej Hlinka
Next (lower)	Pribina Cross
Order of Andrej Hlinka Pribina Cross

The Order of Ľudovít Štúr (Slovak: Rad Ľudovíta Štúra) is the third highest Slovak state decoration (after the Order of the White Double Cross and the Order of Andrej Hlinka) conferred by the President of the Slovak Republic upon the proposal of the government. The president, who is a recipient, 1st Class, of the order by virtue of holding office, is not obligated to respect the proposal.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The medal is awarded to Slovak citizens who have made exceptional contributions to democracy and human rights, the defence and security of the republic, or for exceptionally significant merit in the fields of politics, state management and administration, the development of the national economy, science and technology, culture, art, education, sports, and for significant spread of the good name of the Slovak Republic abroad.

The Order of Ľudovít Štúr, instituted on 2 February 1994, is bestowed annually on 1 September, on the occasion of the anniversary of the approval of the Constitution of Slovakia. It is named after the Slovak poet, philosopher, politician, and writer Ľudovít Štúr (1815–1856).

Classes

The award has two types—civil and military; each type has three classes, ranked by degree of merit.

Medals

Ribbons
3rd Class	2nd Class	1st Class

Selected recipients

Sources: ^[1] ^[4] ^[5] ^[6] ^[7] ^[8] ^[9] ^[10] ^[11] ^[12] ^[13]

1st Class, civil

1st Class, military

2nd Class, civil

2nd Class, military

Ján Nálepka

3rd Class, civil

References

^ ^a ^b "Vyznamenania" [Honors]. prezident.sk (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 23 March 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
^ "522/2008 Z.z. o vyznamenaniach Slovenskej republiky" [522/2008 Coll. on awards of the Slovak Republic]. aspi.sk (in Slovak). 15 April 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
^ "Republic of Slovakia: Order of L'Udovita Stúra". medals.org.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
^ "Prezidentka vyznamenala 20 osobností" [The President honored 20 personalities]. prezident.sk (in Slovak). 2 January 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
^ "Prezidentka udelila vyznamenania 28 osobnostiam" [The President awarded honors to 28 personalities]. prezident.sk (in Slovak). 1 January 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
^ "Kiska vyznamenal Gombitovú, Kubišovú, Kronera, ľudí Novembra aj tých, čo museli zo Slovenska odísť" [Kiska honored Gombitová, Kubišová, Kroner, the November people, and those who had to leave Slovakia]. dennikn.sk (in Slovak). 1 January 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
^ "Kiska vyznamenal 15 ľudí, Handzuša, Hegerovú aj zabitého právnika Valka" [Kiska honored 15 people, Handzuš, Hegerová and the murdered lawyer Valek]. dennikn.sk (in Slovak). 7 January 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
^ "Rad Ľudovíta Štúra, I. trieda" [Order of Ľudovít Štúr, 1st Class]. gasparovic.prezident.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 24 February 2023.
^ "Rad Ľudovíta Štúra, II. trieda" [Order of Ľudovít Štúr, 2nd Class]. gasparovic.prezident.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 24 February 2023.
^ "Rad Ľudovíta Štúra, III. trieda" [Order of Ľudovít Štúr, 3rd Class]. gasparovic.prezident.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 24 February 2023.
^ "Rad Ľudovíta Štúra, I. trieda" [Order of Ľudovít Štúr, 1st Class]. schuster.prezident.sk (in Slovak). 17 May 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
^ "Rad Ľudovíta Štúra, II. trieda" [Order of Ľudovít Štúr, 2nd Class]. schuster.prezident.sk (in Slovak). 17 May 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
^ "Rad Ľudovíta Štúra, III. trieda" [Order of Ľudovít Štúr, 3rd Class]. schuster.prezident.sk (in Slovak). 17 May 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2023.