Top 10 of Slovakia
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Top 10
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Slovakia
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Traditional food ‛bryndzové halušky’
• the most popular national dish• the small gnocchi-type dumplings
covered in a sharp sheep cheese with bacon on top
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The geyser of Herľany• a favourite destination in
Košice surroundings• was drilled in the 1870´s• is 404.5 m deep• the periodicity of emanation
is about 32-34 hours• water springs for about 20-
30 minutes to the height of maximum 20 metres
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Východná Folklore Festival
• the oldest and largest nationwide festival
• presentation of manifestations of traditional folk culture
• more than 1400 performers• participation of craftsmen, producers
and artists• at the first weekend in July
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Typical Slovak villageČičmany
• wooden houses clustered around the town church• the exteriors of wooden houses are decorated with
various artistic designs, including abstract geometric shapes, animals, arrows, clovers,
crosses and hearts
• the white paint is a lime varnish applied to protect the wood from natural decay
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Musical instrumentFujara
• a large sophisticated folk shepherd's fipple flute of unique design
• has three tone holes located on the lower part of the main body
• the sound is produced by a fipple at the upper end of the main body of the fujara
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Ochtinská Aragonite Cave
• is situated in southern Slovakia, near Rožňava
• famous for its rare aragonite filling• one of the three aragonite caves in the
world• 300 m long• discovered in 1954
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The High Tatras• mountains in the Prešov Region• are located in Slovakia and Poland• the highest peak – Gerlachovský štít 2655 m• 17 peaks over 2,500 metres • UNESCO - Biospheric reservation of the
Tatras• TANAP – the first Slovak national park (1949)
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The Kremnica Mint• one of the oldest mints in the world• established in 1328• King Charles Robert of Anjou• Slovak euro coins since 2008
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Wooden bridge in Kolárovo
• the longest wooden bridge in Europe• over the river Malý Dunaj• built in 1992• 86 metres long and 2.25 metres wide
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The National ParkSlovak Paradise
• situated in Eastern Slovakia• located in the north of the
Slovak Ore Mountains• contains about 350 caves• full of ravines, gorges, chasms, meadows and waterfalls• area of 197.63 km²• established in 1988
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Sources
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ochtinsk%C3%A1_Aragonite_Cave
• http://slovakia.travel/en/places-to-go/unesco
• http://www.slovakia.com/top10/• http://www.slovak-republic.org/
attractions/• http://travel.spectator.sme.sk/articles/
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Thank you for attention
Lenka Sovičová, Peter Štoffa III.D