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Slovakia. Ivana Sládečková SPŠ stavebná Žilina I.G šk . rok 2012/13. young state situated in Central Europe has been existing since January 1st 1993 a rea : 49 035 km² has about 5,43 milion population
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Slovakia Ivana Sládečková SPŠ stavebná Žilina I.G šk. rok 2012/13
young state situated in CentralEurope • has beenexistingsinceJanuary 1st 1993 • area: 49 035 km² • has about5,43 milion population • borderswiththeCzechrebublic, Poland, Ukraine, HungaryAustria, • thecapitalis Bratislava • onelanguage – slovak Basic data
ismostlymountainous, • in thesouth and south-eastthere are plains, • theplains are notveryvast, butthey are ofextremeimportantfor Slovak agriculturebecauseoftheirfertilesoils • thebiggestpeakof Slovakia: GerlachPeak (HighTatras) • TheHighTatras and theLowTatras are ourNationalParksrich in forests and wildanimals Surface
paradiseforfishmen • manyriversbutnotsuitableforgreaterships (besidestheDanube) • thelongestriver: the Váh • thebiggestriver: theDanube • otherrivers: the Ondava, the Laborec, the Opeľ, the Hron Rivers
Rich in: • castles • oldtowns • lakes • caves Touristattractions
manyofthemstandnow in ruins famous: Devin castle, Trenčín castle, Beckov castle ruin, Smolenice castle, ... Castles
Old towns • famous: • Levoča - a altarofMaster Paul, • Kremnica - Mint • Banská Štiavnica –medievalminingtown, rich in gold and silver
Lakes • are veryclean and beautiful • most ofthem in HighTatras • famousnaturallakes: Sitno, Morské oko, Skalnaté Pleso, Štrbské Pleso,Blatné, Orava, ...
famous: Dobšinská IceCave, Domica, GombasekCave, Jasovská Cave, Ochtinská Aragonite Cave, Demänovská IceCave, ... Caves