SLOVAKIA

SLOVAKIA

CONTENTS

History Famous personalities in history Culture Government National signs Interesting towns in Slovakia Mountains - High Tatras

HISTORY

Great Moravia (833-907 AD) Saints Cyril and Methodius came

on GM Glagolitic – the first font was

brought

• Czechoslovakia was created with the dissolution of Austria-Hungary at the end of World War I. In 1917.

• Slovakia - became an independent state on 1 January 1993 after the peaceful dissolution of Czechoslovakia

HISTORY

Samo - The „Slavic king“ - 7th century

Svatopluk I. – the ruler of Great Moravia – 9th century

Matthias Corvinus – King of Bohemia in 1469 – 1490 - he estabilished Universitas Istropolitana in Bratislava in 1480

FAMOUS PERSONALITIES IN HISTORY

Anton Bernolák – the author of first Slovak language standard

Ľudovít Štúr - the author of f Slovak language standard, organizer of the Slovak volunteer campaigns during the 1848 Revolution, he was also politician, poet, journalist, publisher, teacher, philosopher, linguist and member of the Hungarian Parliament.

HISTORY

GOVERNMENT

President: Ivan GašparovičPrime minister: Róbert Fico

NATIONAL SIGNS

1. Flag2. National sign3. Seal

CULTUREFOLK TRADITIONS

Ripping feathers

Sheep farming

Woodcarving

CULTUREFOLK FESTIVALS

Východná folklore festival

Myjava International Folklore Festival

CULTUREFOLK FESTIVALS

Folklore Festival in Detva

CULTUREFOLK FESTIVALS

Interesting towns in Slovakia

BRATISLAVA ( capital )

KOŠICE

St. Elizabeth cathedral

BOJNICE

Bojnice Castle

Baths

ZOO

BANSKÁ BYSTRICA

Square

State Opera

Museum of SNP

ZVOLENZvolen castle

Pustý hrad

Technical University

MOUNTAINS - HIGH TATRAS

Štrbské pleso

Gerlachovský štít

Lomnický štít

Hincovo pleso

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