slovenia - arnes
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SLOVENIA
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SLOVENIA IS A SMALL EUROPEAN COUNTRY
LYING BETWEEN THE ALPS AND THE
MEDITERRANNEAN SEA.
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SLOVENIA BECAME INDEPENDENT STATE IN 1991.
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THE PRESIDENT IS MR. BORUT PAHOR.
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THE CAPITAL CITY IS LJUBLJANA.
IT IS THE LARGEST CITY IN SLOVENIA.
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OTHER LARGE CITIES ARE
- MARIBOR,
-CELJE,
-PTUJ.
-KOPER.
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SLOVENIA‘S POPULATION IS ABOUT 2
MILLION.
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THE SLOVENE FLAG IS OF WHITE, BLUE AND RED
COLOUR AND IT HAS GOT SLOVENE COAT-OF-ARMS
IN THE UPPER LEFT PART OF THE FLAG.
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THE CURRENCY USED
IN SLOVENIA IS
EURO(€). It has been in
use since 2007.
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THE GREATEST SLOVENE POET is FRANCE
PREŠEREN.
HE WROTE THE
SLOVENE NATIONAL
ANTHEM –
ZDRAVLJICA.
(ENG. A TOAST)
THERE IS A PORTRAY OF
PREŠEREN ON THE 2
€ COIN.
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SOME OTHER FAMOUS SLOVENES ARE:
• Primož Trubar - a writer of the first Slovene printed book,
• Jernej Kopitar – a 19th century scholar and linguist, the author of the first
Slovene scientific grammar book written in German language
• Anton Slomšek - a bishop, a writer, promoted the importance of the Slovene
language as a mother tongue
• Jože Plečnik - an architect,
• Ivan Cankar - a writer, playwright, a poet
• Černigoj, Mušič, Slana, Grohar, Kobilica, Jama, Strenen, Jakopič – painters
• Bothers Ipavec, Gallus - composers
• Edvard Rusjan - a pilot
• Fritz Pregl – a chemist and a nobel prize winner
• Joseph Štefan – a physicist
• Jurij Vega – a mathematician
• Štiglic, Klopčič, Cvitkovič – film directors
• Herman Potočnik – a rocket engineer
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SLOVENIJA IS A SMALL COUNTRY BUT IT HAS
NUMEROUS BEAUTIFUL PLACES.
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THE LONGEST RIVER IN SLOVENIJA IS
SAVA. IT´S 221 km LONG.
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THE HIGHEST
MOUNTAIN IN
SLOVENIA IS TRIGLAV.
IT IS 2864 m HIGH.
THERE IS THE
ALJAŽ TOWER
ON THE SUMMIT
OF THE TRIGLAV
MOUNTAIN.
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THE BREATHTAKING TRIGLAV NATIONAL PARK
COVERS 880 KM².
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THE LARGEST LAKE IS BOHINJ LAKE.
IT IS A GLACIER LAKE.
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LAKE BLED WITH AN ISLAND IN THE MIDDLE
IS A POPULAR TOURISTIC DESTINATION.
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THE BEST WAY TO GET TO AN ISLAND IS BY
THE TRADITIONAL BLED BOAT CALLED
“Pletna”.
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SLOVENIA HAS GOT A LARGE CAVE SYSTEM
(about 7,500 known and explored Karst caves). THE
BIGGEST CAVE IS POSTOJNA.
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THE ŠKOCJAN
CAVES ARE SO
GORGEOUS
THAT THEY
HAVE BEEN
UNDER THE
PROTECTION
OF UNESCO
SINCE 1986.
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SLOVENIA HAS GOT ABOUT 300
AMAZING WATERFALLS.
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ABOUT 60% OF THE COUNTRY´S SURFACE IS
COVERED BY WOODS. THAT IS WHY THE
DOMINANT COLOUR IN SLOVENIA IS GREEN.
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THERE ARE ABOUT 500
BEAUTIFUL CASTLES
AND RUINS IN
SLOVENIA.
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THE OLD CASTLE IN CELJE
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LJUBLJANA CASTLE,
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OLD CASTLE IN PTUJ
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CASTLE JAMA IN POSTOJNA
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BLED CASTLE
ON A TOP OF A
CLIFF
OVERLOOKING
THE LAKE BLED
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CASTLE OTOČEC ON RIVER KRKA
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THE SLOVENES ARE VERY PROUD OF THE
NUMEROUS CHURCHES, CATHEDRALS AND
CHAPELS.
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Brezje is a well-known pilgramage place.
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SLOVENIA HAS 47 km LONG COASTAL BELT. THE
CITIES LYING ON THE COAST ARE: IZOLA, KOPER,
PIRAN, PORTOROŽ; THEY ARE PACKED WITH
TOURISTS DURING THE SUMMER SEASON.
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-PORTOROŽ
-PIRAN
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IF YOU WANT TO GO SKIING, SLOVENE
MOUNTAINS ARE A PERFECT PLACE.
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IF YOU WANT TO
TRY RAFTING,
CHOSE RAFTING
ON SOČA.
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WE SUGGEST GOING TO PLANICA TO SEE THE
SKIJUMPS.
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SOME OTHER
SLOVENE
LANDMARKS ARE:
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THE SEČOVLJE SALT PANS
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THE PERIODIC LAKE CERKNICA
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Triglav National Park
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Planika, a small Alpine
flower, protected and
forbidden to pick.
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Coachmen called “Fijaker” can take you for a ride
around the lake Bled
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IDRIJA LACE
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VINEYARDS
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The oldest vine in the world
• The vine is 400 years old. It grows in Maribor. It is in the Guiness Book of
Records. The vine produces 35 - 55 kg of grapes per year, which gives up to 100
bottles of wine.
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GREEN GEORGE CUSTOM
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EASTER EGGS FROM BELA KRAJINA
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THE TRIPLE BRIDGE IN LJUBLJANA
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CARNIVAL COSTUME CALLED
KURENT FROM PTUJ
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TROJANE DOUGHNUTS……….. DELICIOUS
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THE LIPICA HORSES or Lipizzaners
• The Stud-farm of Lipica,
was founded in 1580 and
is one of the most
attractive cultural and
historical sites in Slovenia.
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PROTEUS (THE HUMAN FISH)
• The most unique
creature living in
Slovenia
• It lives only in
Karst caves
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THE BROWN BEARS FROM KOČEVJE
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The White stork, which are said to deliver babies
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The Soča trout or the marble trout
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Carniolan bee
• Carniolan bee is a
honeybee that makes
honey, but it also
pollinates flowering
plants
• There are about 550
different kinds of
bees in Slovenia.
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PAINTED BEEHIVE PANS
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THE HAYRACKS CAN STILL BE SEEN IN
SLOVENIA.. THEY ARE CALLED ‘KOZOLCI’.
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FLOATING MILLS ON THE MURA RIVER
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A bird-scarring rattle called
KLOPOTEC
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GINGEBREAD HEARTS
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WALLNUT ROLL
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BUCKWHEAT PORRIDGE WITH CRACKLINGS
IS A SLOVENE DISH YOU MUST TRY.
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Carniolan sausage
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KARST SMOKED HAM -Prosciutto - IS
AN ABSOLUTE DELICACY.