Kim
A map of Austria-Hungary:
http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/austhung.htm After the fall of A-H empire several new countries were formed and one was Czechoslovakia
www.cgsi.org (Ruthenia went to Soviet Union after WWll and now it is Ukraine) In 1993 Czechoslovakia separated into Czech Republic and Slovak Republic.
No W in Czech or Slovak alphabet and no V in Polish so the surname Kowalick makes no sense in Slovak or Polish.
An ALL site for research in Slovak Republic:
www.iabsi.com/gen/public www.slovakfolkcrafts.comwww.helenezx.homestead.com (Slovak Pride)
www.slovakinstitute.comwww.tccweb.orgwww.c-rs.org