SLOVAKIA

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• SLOVAKIA

VISIT OUR COUNTRY
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Trencín
(Trencsén)
City of Fashion
Trencín Castle Was the seat of the powerful
feudal lord Máté Csák, who controlled a large
part of this region.
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Pietany
(Postyén)
Victoria regia International flower-arranging
competition
The most famous spa town in Slovakia
The spa park contains rare species of exotic
trees.
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Komárno
The square of gen. J. Klapka
(Komárom)
This town is a major Danube port and centre of
the Slovak shipbuilding industry.
The Europe Place Music Pavilon
This town is the birthplace of the Hungarian
writer Mór Jókai and the composer Franz Lehár.
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Trnava
(Nagyszombat)
Trnava Theatre  This building in Empire style
from 1831 was the first stone-built theatre
in Slovakia
1635   Foundation of the university by Cardinal
Péter Pázmány
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Bratislava
New-Years Eve in Bratislava
(Pozsony)
the capital city of Slovakia
The St. Martins Cathedaral in which many of the
Hungarian kings were crowned.
The Old town The St. Martins Cathedral
The St. Michaels gate and tower. The history
dates back to the end of 13th century. Today,
there is a museum of medieval fortification of
Bratislava and arms located in the tower.
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Koice
Town Hall
(Kassa)
The east Slovakian Museum
Slovakias second largest town
The interior of the St. Elizabeth's Cathedral is
very imposing and valuable.
St. Elisabeth Cathedral
The main altar of St. Elizabeth Cathedra
The most important building of the town is the
St. Elisabeth Cathedral, a huge Gothic church
from the 15th century and the biggest church of
Slovakia.
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Preov
Panorama of Presov
In the late 8th century, the territory of Preov
was settled by a Slavonic population.
The first written mention about Preov is in a
pergamen from the king Béla IV. from 1247.
In the vicinity of Preov, in Solivar, salt
mining started in 1 572.
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Nitra
(Nyitra)
Theatre of Andrej Bagara
Nitra, like Rome, was founded on seven hills. Its
name is connected with the beginnings of the
history of Slovakia, with the names of Pribina,
Svatopluk, Sts. Cyril and Methodius and even with
the mention of the first Christian church on the
territory of Slovakia and with the introduction
of the old Slavonic alphabet.
Nitra Castle
Zobor (588 m) is 4 km from the town of Nitra.
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Banská Bystrica
In 1589 the town was completely surrounded by
stone walls. The remnants of the town fortress
and walls witnessed very hard fightings against
the invading Turks (in 1526). Only remains of the
huge stone walls have been preserved till today.
(Besztercebánya)
Banská Bystrica, thanks to its position, rich
history and many medieval remains, became one of
the most important mining towns in Slovakia.
The city is a seat of Bél Mátyás University
The SNP square in the night
Historical street
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ilina
(Zsolna)
The Central-European Festival of Concert Art held
annually in April at the House of Arts - Fatra.
In the festival young musicians from many
countries of Europe perform their art.
The ilina Airport
The most typical dish of the entire Region of
ilina is bryndzové haluky" (pasta with soft
sheep cheese) and dairy products made of sheep
cheese korbáciky", parenica" and otiepok.
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Zvolen
(Zólyom)
The spa Sliac The coldest mineral springs have
a temperature of 12 C.
The Zvolen Castle national cultural monument
The castle was built for the Hungarian King Louis
I (the Great) from the Anjou family. The castle
was rebuilt many times, but the ground floor has
preserved its original character up to now.
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Liptovský Mikulá
THE RESERVOIR LIPTOVSKÁ MARA
(Liptószentmiklós)
Town had been settled during the Bronz Age.
In 1713 Juraj Jánoík, a well-known highwayman,
was put on trial here.
The biggest lake in Slovakia based on the volume
of retained water (360 million cubic metres
maximum capacity).
KORYTNICA The highest mineral spa in Slovakia
(825 metres above sea level)
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Poprad
The city is famous relax and sport center, nice
place for spending holidays and recovering. The
new center offers many possibilities how to spend
free time.
Poprad - a town situated at the foothill of
magnificent mountains is sometimes called the
"Entrance gate" to High Tatras.
The Tatra National Park is the oldest and largest
national park in the Slovakia. The forests are
the kingdom of rarely bears, wolf, lynx, marten,
fox, wild cat, chamois, marmots or eagles.
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Kemarok
The city castle of Késmárk was built as a
defensive castle. It is first mentioned in 1463
in connection with the Zápolský family. Its
history is linked with the Tököly family which
had the originally Gothic fort rebuilt as a
luxurious Renaissance residence. The castle burnt
down several times in the 18th century and was
repaired in the 18th and 2Oth century. General
restoration work was carried out between
1962-1985.
(Késmárk)
Késmárk is situated under the High Tatras.
The town hall from 1461.
The Castle from 1463
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Bardejov
Hotel Astoria
(Bártfa)
First renaissance building in Slovakia built
between 1505 and 1511. In the town hall is an
exhibition of Bardejov.
Medieval town hall
An important part of Bardejov is Bardejovske
Kupele - the spa, which belongs to the most
visited spa centres of Slovakia.
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Levice
(Léva)
The Levice Castle
Events Levice Fair /October/ - fairs have
been held in Levice since the beginning of the
17th century, Living Nature /March/ display
of hunting trophies
In the past
Levice Castle is first mentioned in a document of
1318 and its first known owner was Máté Csák. The
castle ruins are Levices most visible historical
landmarks.
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Levoca
The Town Hall
(Locse)
Levoca is situated in Spi and Gemer region.
The Town Hall of Levoca (built in Renaissance
style) dates back to the 15th century. It burnt
down in 1550, and there was another fire in 1599.
It was rebuilt several times. The outside walls
are decorated by paintings showing symbols of
civil virtue such as temperance, precaution,
courage, patience and justice.
Town Theatre offers a wide variety of theatre
performances, and cultural events.
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Lucenec
(Losonc)
The Business Zone of Lucenec
In 1991, for the interest of the people and for
the protection and preservation of the monuments,
the historical part of the town center has been
declared as a Historical Monument Area.
Lucenec Park /the town park/
The herald of Lucenec is a story of a pelican
feeding its three young chicks with its own
blood, this has been told since the 16th century.