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1. Socrates Liptov geography

2. Geography Where does Liptov lie ? What can we do here? The relief of Liptov The climate of Liptov Urban population Animals and plants

3. Where does Liptov lie ? So, Liptovsky Mikulas lies in the north of Slovakia in Žilina's region and it lies in Liptovska Basin. This town isn't very big, but we have wonderful town center. Liptovsky Mikulas is in Liptov. It's old region, which has got frontier with Poland. This surronded by Tatras. There's lot of parts like Podbreziny, Ondrašová, Nábrežie, Okoličné, Palúdzka. In Liptovsky Mikulas live 33 000 people. The closest towns are: Ružomberok (33 km), Liptovsky Hrádok (5 km), Dolný Kubín (45 km) and villages for example: Závažná Poruba, Žiar, Iľanovo, Demänová, Liptovský Ondrej, Jakubovany, Liptovsky Trnovec. What can be interesting for you it is not far to go to some interesting valleys and you can visit them. Geographical location - Námestie osloboditeľov : Northern latitude 49° 05´ 00" Eastern longitude 19° 36´45" Altitude 577 m. above sea level

4. What can we do here? • National Park of Nizke Tatry (NAPANT) is the largest protected area in Slovakia. It was founded on 14th June 1978. It is a part of the mountains Inner Carpathian Mountains. There is a lot of unique karst phenomenons, large ridges, rich flora and animal kingdom and other factors making this national park unique. Low Tatras are almost the biggest mountains of East Carpthian Mountains. Ďumbier is the highest hill (2043m) and the lowest area is situated near the city Banska Bystrica (400m). The length of the area of this park from the east to the west is about 80 km and from the north to the south it is about 30 km.

5. This territory is constitued of granite, dolomits and limestones. In the Triasic limestones and dolomits there is the biggest system of caverns in Slovakia - the caverns Demanovske jaskyne (the most known ones are the caverns Demanovská ladova jaskyna, Jaskyna Slobody, Pusta and Okno ). The rivers Hron, Vah, Hornad and Hnilec spring here. National Park of Tatry (TANAP) is the highest muontains of the Carpathian arch. It was founded on 18th December 1948. It was the first national park in Slovakia. It has a big diversity of the natural phenomenons. There are many rocky hills, deep valleys, steep hillsides, seas of rocks, transparent lakes and unique animal kingdom and flora. Territory of TANAP is consisted of High Tatras, West Tatras and Belianske Tatras. Its territory is on the area of 76 763 ha.

6. Museums and geleries Galery of P.M.Bohúňa - second one in large in the Slovakia – has expozitions of P. M. Bohuna – the old art (The Gothic, The Baroque and The art of 19th - 20th century). Celtic museum Havranok-This national cultural monument spreads on the Havránok knoll above the water reservoir Liptovská Mara. Remnants of an original Celtic bullwark have been preserved in a hill-fort that was the economic and social centre of a Púchov cultural group. Here is the reconstructed shape of a farmstead from the Upper Iron Age (300-100 B.C.), a symbolic reconstruction of a dwelling from the times of the extinction of the hill-fort.

7. The museum of Janko Kráľ-It is wellknown house of Mikulas square. House is differntly nemed: „ Stoličný dom, Seligovský dom“. It is characteristic massive tripple arcade in town the only one. Originaly renesance building was sold to Liptov župa in the 1712. It was the first  „ Župny dom“ in the town. Here were organized meetings and low – court. The Liptov village in Pribylina was buit in touch of the buil of the water dam – Liptovska Mara. The valuest architectural memories were expedite(because of the flood) to the Pribylina were are open for the public from the 1991 as a Museum of The Liptov village in Pribylina. The visitor can admire an ability of carpenters whos allow us to see a lifestyle in the past.

8. The relief of Liptov • Liptov is a region with a lot of mountains. The highest of them are The High Tatras. As well there are here The Low Tatras, Chočské vrchy and Malá Fatra, too. You can find here caves an beautiful carst phenomena. CHOČSKÉ VRCHY These mountains are on the north of Liptov. They are ideal for tourism. Perhaps the most beautiful attractions are travertines and waterfall near the village Lúčky. Bešeňová is the town with a famed termal swimming pool. There is an interesting rocky formation - The Rocky fist and The Liskovská cave near Lisková. Very popular are Prosiecka and Kvačianska valley and the highest hill of Chočské vrchy - The Great Choč .

9. THE WEST TATRAS The West Tatras are the one part of Tatras ( the second part are The East Tatras ). The sectors of The West Tatras are: Osobitá, Sivý vrch, Liptovské Tatry, Roháče, Červené vrchy and Liptovské kopy. Fauna: You can find here different spencies of birds in the woods and fishes in the rivers. The groves are full of bears, lynxes, squirrels or dormouses. Flora: The most frequent are spruces, but there are here birches, willows and services, too. THE LOW TATRAS The Low Tatras are the second most important mountains of Slovakia. They are 80 metres in lenght and they are in the middle of our country. There are Podtatranská kotlina and Horehronské podolie in surroundings.

10. The climate of Liptov • The climate of our region is very varied because of its position. The warmest part of Liptov is Liptovska kotlina which is situated by the river Vah and its average temparature during the year is 6°C. I think that this region belongs to temperate climal part of Europe, so July is the hottest month the year and on the other side January is the coolest month. The most raining seasons are autumn and summer. Liptov is quite famous for its good skiing conditions, the snow usually stays in the mountains for about 150 days a year. • Especially in Febraury. There are many inversions connected with • the temperature and dull. We can see them in winter.

11. Urban population There are three towns on Liptov - Liptovský Mikuláš, Liptovský Hrádok and Ružomberok. People live mostly in the border of these towns, because flats in the centre of the town are too expensive. Liptovský Mikuláš This town is about 700 years old. It is situated in the center of Liptovská valley and it is a „gate“ to mountain in surrounding. The town took on market law in 1360. In 17 th century it became seat of Liptovská župa. In 1713 here was held a trial with a national hero a highwayman Juraj Jánošík. „Žiadosti slo-venského národa“ was declared in Liptovský Mikuláš in 10.5.1848. Traditions and development of industry of tannery determined town knowing as place in revolutionary fights of bluecollar movement. In Liptovský Mikuláš were born knowing revolutionary poet Janko Kráľ (1822 – 1876), first slovak musical composer Ján Levoslav Bella (1843 – 1936), brilliant inventor turbines – professor Aurel Stodola (1856 – 1942).

12. Animals and plants • There are different high mountain species and East Carpathian endemits. A big area of the park is covered by the forests. The places of growing trees are not influenced only by type of soil, climate or altitude, but also by man. Due to the warm climate in the valleys of Hornad and Vah, there are oaks. In the south there is plenty of beech, but in the north it is rare. Pines, fir trees, maples, mountain ashes, ash-trees, elms and the others grow around the river Cierny Vah. In the highest areas there are dwarfed pines, mountain ashes, small pines and small willows.

13. Many bugs that live in high mountains live here. There are also butterflies, amphibians (for example salamander), frogs (toad), reptiles (lizard, viper and the others), different species of birds (thrush, capercailzie, woodcock and the others): carnivorous animals (for example eagle and falcon) and owls (eagle-owl). Small mammals (mouthpiece), rodent (squirrel or marmot) live here, too. There are bats in the caves. We can also find here bears, lynxes, foxes, marten and the others. Rarely we can find wolves or badgers. There are also deers, roe-bucks and wild boars.