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SLOVENIA AND OUR SCHOOL. WRITTEN BY: BARBARA STANKO, EVA GABRIJEL, SARA SLAK and EVA VILAR, CLASS 5B. SLOVENIA IN EUROPE. SLOVENIA BECAME PART OF EUROPEAN UNION IN 2004. SLOVENIA. OUR COUNTRY IS VERY SMALL (A POPULATION OF 2 MILLION) THIS IS OUR FLAG OUR CAPITAL CITY IS LJUBLJANA
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SLOVENIA AND OUR SCHOOL WRITTEN BY: BARBARA STANKO, EVA GABRIJEL, SARA SLAK and EVA VILAR, CLASS 5B
SLOVENIA IN EUROPE SLOVENIA BECAME PART OF EUROPEAN UNION IN 2004.
SLOVENIA • OUR COUNTRY IS VERY SMALL (A POPULATION OF 2 MILLION) • THIS IS OUR FLAG • OUR CAPITAL CITY IS LJUBLJANA (300 000 INHABITANTS)
THE ALPS • THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN IS TRIGLAV (2864 m)
ADRIATIC SEA • Part ofMediterranian sea • It has more than 1.300 islands • Adriatic sea is a part of Italy, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosniaand Herzegovina, Montenegro andAlbania.
CAVES • Škocjan caves (on UNESCO list of natural heritage) • Postojna cave (5 km long) • Planinska cave • Kačna cave • Križna cave
Predjamski castle Postojna CASTLES Castle Bogenšperg Castle Mokrice Castle Bled
NATURE lipizzaner proteus Edelweis (leontopidium Alpinum) forest
HERITAGE kozolec National costume Idrian lace Mask KURENT Water mill Wooden products
summer SEASONS spring autumn winter
WE CELEBRATE IT ON THE 25TH DECEMBER. WE ATTEND CHURCH AND VISIT OUR RELATIVES. WE EAT POTICA (TRADITIONAL SLOVENIAN ROLL CAKE WITH NUTS). CHRISTMAS
NEW YEAR WE CELEBRATE IT ON THE NIGHT OF 31ST DECEMBER. WE WATCH FIREWORKS AND GO TO BED VERY LATE. WE LOOK FORWARD TO IT.
FAMOUS SLOVENIANS • Tina Maze - skiing • Goran Dragič - basketball player • Primoš Kozmus - athlete • Jože Plečnik – architect • France Prešeren – poet • Tom theCat‘s (iPhoneaplication) authors • Slavko Avsenik – musician andcomposer • Dubravka Tomšič Srebotnjak – pianist • Melanija Knaus – Donald Trump‘s wife • Anže Kopitar – NHL Hockeyplayer • Skijumpingteam