gymnázium štúrovo
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presentation of SlovakiaTRANSCRIPT
● 1732 the school was founded
● 1949 it became Slovak secondary school
● 1953 the Hungarian classes were formed
● 1961 it became the first two language school in Slovakia
● one of the classrooms
● and our hallway
● Every year a Christmas sale is organized in December in our gym
Population: 11.100
Location: on the left bank
of the Danube river
The most southern city
Kováčovské hills
The spa town
VADAŠ – it is famous abroad too
cca. 10.000 visitors
Consisting : swimming pools bars/cafeterias opportunity to do sport
Famous buildings
Local Art Gallery
Museum of the city
Church Sv.Imrich
Sobieski statue
Bridge of Maria Valéria
The history of Bény is very long. The most important things are that 6000 years ago there were Cornishes, Romans and Hungarians. King St. Steven before his coronation in Bény collected his army for a battle.
István Hunt son’s name was Bynn and the village was named after him whom Szent István gave this part of the country.
Castle of BélaIt’s historyPossibilitiesFree time
Its history:Its building started in 1770 thanks for Török András. It
had a baroque style.For a long time it was used as a prison. There was an
agriculture school for some time. Till 1990 there were agricultural machines and warehouse.
In 2000 Ilona von Krockow countess and Matthias count started to renew the castle.
Today it is a very-very beautiful castle, Chateau Belá but very expensive. It is a five-star hotel.
Capital city of Slovak Republik River Danube and mountain Low Karpat Bordering: Hungary, Austria, Beautiful city in beautiful environment political, cultural, and economic centre
of Slovakia Member of the Europian Union since
2004
5-6th century Preßburg
Pozsony Bratislava
Different nations lived together in peace
The city was the capital of the Kingdom of Hungary, a part of the larger Habsburg Monarchy
Coronation town
Bratislava castle The castle built in
10th century Lots of reconstruction 3 exhibitions: musical,
historical, archeological
Symbol of Bratislava It’s looks like
“upturned table”
Grassalkovich Palace Built in the Baroque style Count Grassalkovich was
President of the Royal Hungarian Chamber
The palace served as a meeting place for the Hungarian aristocracy
Today is the residence of the President
The street under the gate is lined with Renaissance houses with little shops and galleries
Long time ago there were 4 gates
In the tower is an exhibition about historic arms
Beautiful view of the city
Theatres Shopping Centers
Clubs Night life in the city
Origin of the name: derived from the river Nitra Located: Nitra river valley, Danubian Lowland, Tribeč
mountains, Zobor mountain Climate: the warmest and driest part of Slovakia Economy: agricultural region Landmarks: St. Emmeram' s Cathedral, Piarist church,
Saint Stephen church, The old town with the castle Education: 14 public schools, 3 religious primary
schools, 5 grammar school, 8 specialized high school, 5 vocational schools, University of Constantinus the Philosopher, Slovak University of Agriculture
• Slovakia includes part of the western Carpathian mountains
• Chief differences of weather and climate occur as a result of height
• Carpathians are wetter and more snowy than southern Slovakia
• Everywhere it can be changeable at all times of the year.
• In winter, snow may lie from 40 to 100 days
• Easterly winds from Russia may bring very low temperatures for several days on end.
• Spring and summer are the wettest seasons.
• Summers are moderately warm, extreme heat is rare.
• The number of wet days is rather less than in western Europe
• Summer sunshine averages as much as eight hours per day.
• Mountain range High Tatras.
• West Carpathian Arch occupies a great part of the Slovak territory.
• They consist of the Western and Eastern parts
• They are “built” of the resistant granite and crystalline shale rocks.
• The tallest mountain range in Slovakia
• 25 of its tops are taller than 2,500 m.
• The High Tatras represent a wonderful set of natural beauties
• The Carpathian Arch falls into several more or less parallel mountain ranges
• Nízke Tatry, Malá Fatra and Veľká Fatra - so popular among trippers
• Three lowlands: Záhorská nížina in the west, Podunajská nížina in the south-west and Východoslovenská nížina in the south-east
Central Slovakia is very rich in mineral sources, such as Korytnica near Donovaly.
World Cup 2010 Martin Skrtel and
other stars.
Ziggy Pálffy Marián Hossa Zdeno Chára
- Slovak Paradise is a mountain range in -Central Slovakia.- The park belongs among the most beautiful Central-European national parks- The area is protected by the Slovak Paradise National Park
- It is particularly known for its gorges and waterfalls- It is located between the towns of Spišská Nová Ves in the north and Dobšiná in the south.
- Among the caves, Dobšinská Ice Cave and Bear Cave are the best known ones.- As for its decoration, this cave belongs to the richest decorated caves in the world.
- Since 2000 it is included in the UNESCO World Heritage list - The cave was discovered in 1870 by Eugen Ruffinyi- The total length of the cave is 1,483 m- Already in 1871 it was open to public. - The average temperature stays around 0°C
- Overall cave length is 5,080 m.- It is the most important finding-place of the Neolithic ‘’bukovohorska" culture (4,000 years B.C.).- It was open to the public in 1932.
- Situated on the western foothill of the Silicka Plateau in the Slovak Karst - It was discovered in 1951- The cave has been open to the public since 1955- Overall length of the spring cave is 1,525 m.
Krásna Hôrka- This is among the best
preserved castle in Slovakia- The location of the Castle was very convenient, even after the Tartar invasions were over
Castle of Betliar- Betliar Castle has maintained the architectonic features of a feudal home of 19th century- At the beginning it was an old Renaissance buliding
Stará Lubovňa
- Lubovňa Castle was built in the 13th century- It was used as a watchtower and frontier castle- It was owned by Matus Cak- The palace and a fortification were built as a Gothic annex to the castle in 14th – 15th
centuries
Kežmarok- It was build on the ruins of a church and monastery of St. Elizabeth- It was used to be the center of an older settlement dated to 13th century