interesting places of slovakia
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Interesting places of Slovakia
Vlkolínec village under the administration of the town of
Ružomberok 1376 – the first written mention 1993 – UNESCO World Heritage folk architecture reservation more than 45 log houses wooden belfry baroque chapel
Spiš castle one of the biggest European castles 1993 – UNESCO World Heritage Sites built in the 12th century completely rebuilt in the 15th century the castle burned down in 1780
Krásna hôrka castle built in the 13th century1333 – the first recorded mention 1961 - National Cultural Monument of the Slovak
Republic March 2012 – the castle was damaged by the fire
Bratislava castle the main castle of Bratislava the massive rectangular building with four corner
towers, which stands on isolated rocky hill Entrance gates to the site - Sigismund Gate,
Vienna Gate, Nicholas Gate, Leopold Gate Slovak National Museum and the castle
administration the National Council of the Slovak Republic
Ochtinská Aragonite Cave a unique aragonite cave situated in southern Slovakia rare aragonite filling the main attraction of the cave: Milky Way Hall discovered by Martin Cangár and Jiri Prosek (1954) opened to the public in 1972 UNESCO World Heritage list
Dobšinská Ice Cave 2000 – Unesco World Heritage 1870 – was discovered by a royal mining engineer
Eugen Ruffinyi 1887 - the first electrically lit cave in Europe the annual temperature average stays around 0° the age of the cave - 250,000 years the total length - 1,483 m, of which 515 m are open
to the public.
a mountain range in central Slovakia, it´s a part of Spiš-Gemer Karst
located between Spišská Nová Ves and Dobšiná
known for its gorges, waterfalls created mainly by the rivers Hnilec and Hornád, canyons and ravines
the highest mountain - Ondrejisko (1 270m)
more than 200 caves and underground abysses - Dobšinská Ice Cave and Bear Cave
Slovenský Raj
High Tatras mountain range on the borders between Slovakia
and Poland the highest peak is Gerlachovský štít at 2,655 m ski resorts - Štrbské pleso, Starý Smokovec and
Tatranská Lomnica the first European cross-border national park
St. Elisabeth Cathedral a Gothic cathedral in Košice Slovakia´s biggest church, as well as one of the
easternmost Gothic cathedrals in Europe built in the Hight Gothic style between 1378 and 1508 often damaged by calamities and underwent
numeruous restorations imposing interior - the altar of St.Elisabeth, a hanged
sculpture of Immaculata, the altar Visit of Virgin Mary, a stone epitaph of the Reiner family, a wooden sculpture of Virgin Mary, fragments of wall painting The Last Trial...
Veľký Meder Spa in the Trnava region coloured in pseudo-Turkish style built in 1974 the water here comes out of the ground at 57
degrees Celsius
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