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SLOVAKIA Bratislava- the capital city of Slovakia
SLOVAKIA
Bratislava- the capital cityof Slovakia
THE FLAG OF SLOVAKIA
COAT OF ARMS
The Slovak Republic (short form: Slovakia or Slovensko)is in Central Europe.It has a population of over five million and an area of about 49,000 square kilometres . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south. The largest city is the capital, Bratislava, and the second largest is Košice. Slovakia is a member state of the European Union, NATO, United Nations, OECD and WTO among others. The official language is Slovak.
LANDSCAPEThe Slovak landscape is noted primarily for its mountainous nature, with the Carpathian Mountains extending across most of the northern half of the country. Amongst these mountain ranges are the high peaks of the Tatra mountains.To the north, close to the Polish border, are the High Tatras which are a popular skiing destination and home to many scenic lakes and valleys as well as the highest point in Slovakia, the Gerlachovský štít at 2,655 metres , and the country's highly symbolic mountain Kriváň.
Gerlachovský štít
Greater Fatra
CLIMATEThe Slovak climate lies between the temperate and continental climate zones with relatively warm summers and cold, cloudy and humid winters.
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
Spiš Castle
Slovakia is also famous for its spectacular castles. The Spiš Castle is one of the biggest .It was registered as world heritage by UNESCO.
Hajer Waterfalls Demänovská Ice Cave
Dobšinská Ice Cave
Košice
Žilina
Bratislava
Orava Castle
Zvolen Castle
Bojnice castle
Trenčin Castle
The High Tatras
NATIONAL PARKS IN SLOVAKIA
Veľka Fara National Park Malá Fatra National Park
LOW TATRAS NATIONAL PARKMuránska planina National Park
Pieniny National Park
Poloniny National Park
Slovak Karst National Park
Slovak Paradise National Park
Tatra National Park
CULTUREThe Slovak folklore
CULTURE
The National Theatre In Bratislava
Some famous people
Slovak national dishBryndzové halušky
Slovak food
PirohyCocoa cake
Black pudding
Sport
The most popular sports in Slovakia are hockey, football, tennis and skiing
OUR TOWN
VRANOV NAD TOPĽOU
Vranov nad Topľou is a small town with 23 thousand inhabitants
Church of Saint Mary‘s Birth
Church of Saint Francis
The town centre
Town centre
World War II Memorial
The Greek Catholic ChurchOur Statue of LibertyVranov Town Hall
Our school
“Gymnázium” of St. Francis of Assisi
Saint Patron of our schoolSaint Francis of Assisi
Saint Francis of Assisi (September 26, 1181 or 1182 – October 3, 1226) was a Roman Catholic friar and the founder of the Order of Friars Minor, more commonly known as the Franciscans.
He is known as the patron saint of animals, birds, the environment and Italy,
We celebrate the feast day on October 4.
Logo of our school
Places that you can see inside
Long corridor where we have a small chapel,
Here we can every Friday take part in celebrating holy mass and during the fasting period of year we pray in this place.
Some of our classmates
In one building there is eight-year grammar school and one class of four-year grammar school.
There are 10 classrooms on two floors altogether.
Our garden
Behind the school there is a large garden with an old willow,
Sometimes we have lessons in this area,
We can relax on a bench in this garden,
It offers excellent freshness during sunny days.
Some of the Students’ activities
Gymnasium full of footballers
Ski training in ski centre Svit
Our School Band - “Inside”
This is our band that performs during the holy masses organized at our school
From the left: Mgr. Matúš Haňov – our teacher, and our schoolmates Martin Nemec, Pavol Gromina, Dominik Fabian, Michal Bubnár
IT-labs in our school Our school is
specialized in IT systems
All students can surf on the Internet during the breaks
IT is taught twice a week
Primaparty
Primaparty is a ceremony by which we welcome new schoolmates to our school.
Here is one of the programme´s show at Primaparty
We all are in a very good mood
Successful representation of our school
3rd place in nationwide medical competition
an award of moral esteem of our students in Košice held by our bishops.
The Message of St. Francis
„...because it is only when we give that we are gaining, only when we forget about ourselves we really find ourselves...“
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