In order to assess the role of geologic and pedologic factors on the total content of major elements as well as the distribution and chemical speciation of selected trace elements in soil, residual soils developed on six parent materials including phyllite (Ph), tonalite (To), peridotite (Pe), dolerite (Do), shale (Sh) and limestone (Li) were studied. Total content of Si, Al, Fe, Ca, Mg, K, Na, Mn, Ti, P, Co, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, V and Zn were compared among different soils and related to the geochemical and mineralogical composition of parent materials. Enrichment/depletion patterns of trace elements were assessed using Ti as the reference element and lowest horizon as the reference layer. A modified sequential extraction procedure was used to fractionate the trace elements into four operationally defined species. Notwithstanding the redistribution of all major elements throughout pedons due to soil forming processes, the importance of inheritance factor on soil Si, Al, Mg, Fe, K, and Ti is higher than pedogenic factors. MnO content of Pe and Do pedons is governed by geogenic factors, while in Sh pedons, pedogenic factors, especially redox conditions, plays the major role. The total contents of Co, Cr, Ni and V are highest in soils derived from peridotite and dolerite. Lead and Zn contents are highest in soils derived from shale. Lead, Zn, Cu and Mn have been generally enriched in most pedons, except in some acidic and strongly leached soils, whereas Co, Cr, Fe, Ni and V have been leached, especially from Eutrudepts. The latter elements, however, showed enrichment trend in Hapludalfs and Argiudolls parallel to the development of illuvial B horizons. Iron, Cr, Cu, Ni, V and Zn are present primarily in the residual fraction, independent of soil and parent material type, whereas Mn, Pb and Co were mainly present in the non-residual fractions of most pedons. Trace element concentrations in the soils of the study area are related primarily to the parent material type while pedogenic processes appear to have played a minor role. Keywords: Trace elements, Major elements, Sequential extraction, Pedogenesis, Parent material