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Zdiar Tourist Guide and Information
Zdiar is a village and municipality in Poprad District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia. Ždiar is a village and municipality in the Poprad District of the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia. The village lies at an elevation of 896 metres and has a population of about 1,340 people. In the valley between the Belianske [...]
Continue reading...Skalica Tourism Information
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Skalica is the largest city in Skalica District in western Slovakia in the Záhorie region. Located near the Czech border, Skalica has a population of 15,00. Near the remnants of one of Skalica’s city walls is one of Slovakia’s oldest works of construction, the Romanesque Rotunda of St. George. Although its exact date of origin is [...]
Continue reading...Ruzomberok Tourist Information
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Ruzomberok is a town in northern Slovakia, in the historical Liptov region. It has a population of around 30,000. It is situated at the westernmost reaches of the Sub-Tatra Basin, more exactly its subdivision Liptov Basin, surrounded by the mountain ranges of Cho?ské vrchy, Greater Fatra and Low Tatras. Rivers flowing through the town are Váh, [...]
Continue reading...Liptovsky Hradok Travel Guide
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Liptovsky Hradok is a town in northern Slovakia, in the region of Liptov. Liptovský Hrádok arose in the 18th century and was named after its three castles. The name of the town and one of the castles (Hrádok) literally means “little castle of Liptov”. A settlement for hunters and officers was built around the castle. A [...]
Continue reading...Hrabusice Travel Information
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Hrabušice is a village and municipality in the Spišská Nová Ves District in the Košice Region of central-eastern Slovakia. The village was first mentioned in local records in 1279. It contains the 13th century Church of St. Laurence, and the ruins of a Carthusian monastery, built about 1305 on the site of a refuge used during [...]
Continue reading...Dobsina Travel Tips and Information
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Dobsina is a town in the Slovenské rudohorie mountains (Slovak Ore Mountains) in Slovakia, on the Slaná River, north-north-west of Košice. It is situated between Revúcka vrchovina and Volovské vrchy in the Carpathians, and lies to the south of the beautiful Stratená valley, watered by the river Hnilec, and enclosed on all sides by mountains. The [...]
Continue reading...Bratislava Travel and Tourist Guide
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 427,000, also the country’s largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two countries. It and Vienna are also two of Europe’s closest national capitals, [...]
Continue reading...Banska Stiavnica Travel Information Guide
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Banska Stiavnica is a town in central Slovakia, in the middle of an immense caldera created by the collapse of an ancient volcano. For its size, the caldera is known as Stiavnica Mountains. Banská Štiavnica has a population of more than 10,000. It is a completely preserved medieval town. Because of their historical value, the [...]
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Tuesday, October 21, 2008
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