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I'm on my way back from Hungary here, and we
see the villages and towns of eastern
Slovakia, and meet three really friendly
Slovaks, Mirka, Luboslav and Martina, who
sing a fine Slovak song for us.
Link to area with the water where the stills
were mainly taken:
http://maps.google.co.uk/?ie=UTF8&ll=49.29042
6,21.600494&spn=0.054525,0.156898&t=h&z=13&om
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Tags : Trebisov Slovakia Vranov nad Toplou Secovska Polianka |
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| eurotrip (slovakia) |
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from the movie eurotrip
(no profits made from this clip)
although they go to many different countries
in the movie, these are the actual locations
where the movie was filmed:
Hlavni Railway Station, Prague, Czech
Republic (Paris Railway Station scene)
Králodvorská 4, Praha 1, Prague, Czech
Republic (football hooligans chasing 'frog'
in front of Grand Hotel Bohemia)
Milovice, Czech Republic (Bratislava scene)
National Museum, Prague, Czech Republic
Prague, Czech Republic
St. Peter's Square, Vatican City
Warnemünde, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania,
Germany
Westminster, London, England, UK
Tags : eurotrip slovakia bratislava |
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Affichage : 51153
Durée : 593 s |
| 1942 - Hidden History of Slovakia / Part I. |
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The story of how Jews came to be on trains to
Auschwitz is one of the most shocking and
surprising in the history of the Nazis'
"Final Solution."
The people on these trains were from Slovakia
- many from the capital, Bratislava. Slovakia
was a new country. Created only in 1939 and
the majority of the Slovaks were now fiercely
nationalistic.
The President, Jozef Tiso, was a Catholic
priest. And the Prime Minister, Vojtech Tuka,
was also deeply religious. They had
implemented a series of anti-Semitic measures
chiefly born of religious and cultural
intolerance. And at the forefront of
tormenting the Jewish population were the
nationalist Hlinka guard.
Before the war Slovakia had a thriving Jewish
community of around 90,000...
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Tags : History crime nationalistic historia 1942 anti-Semitic intolerance war WW2 Jews Slovakia sLOVEnsko tragedy Holocaust |
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Durée : 483 s |
| Zvolen - Slovakia |
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In 2003 the town of Zvolen celebrated the
760th anniversary of its foundation.The first
reliable document of the independent royal
town of Zvolen is the royal charter of King
Belo IV of December 28, 1243 reinstating the
Zvolen's town privileges.
Written documents on the existence of the
town (settlement), however, date back also
earlier than 1243. In 1222 it is written
about Detrik - a head of the Zvolen County;
at the turn of the 12th and 13th centuries
the chronicler Anonymus dates foundation of
Zvolen Castle back to the 10th century.
Zvolen has lived for years under the auspices
of the Castle, today known as the Deserted
Castle, which was the seat of the royal
"komitat", that is a territory stretching in
the area of the whole today's Central
Slovakia. The importance of this vast castle
(it was divided into the Upper and Lower
Castle and its area was over 7 hectares!)
faded away a little after building up the new
castle right in the town. In the end, the
Deserted Castle was burnt down by Ján
Huňady's troops in 1452 (according to the
latest research) and it remained in ruins.
Hungarian King Louis the Great of Anjou had
Zvolen Castle built in the second half of the
14th century. Since the time of its founding
the Castle has often been rebuilt and had
several owners. King Matthias Corvinus and
his wife Beatrix would enjoy coming here; it
was also a residence of Ján Jiskra of
Brandýs, and the Ján Thurzo's possession.
The cruelest period in the history of Zvolen
was the 16th century. The Hungarian Empire
was tossed about by struggling for the
throne; it held Turkish and Tartar attacks
off. In the 1580's Zvolen was dealt by the
plague blow. Another disaster affected the
town in 1601. At that time huge fire
destroyed the church, school, orphanage and
many houses. To renew the town its
inhabitants needed to spend much finance and
for that reason they asked the monarch for
forgiving them taxes. The destructive fire
hit Zvolen also in 1708.
ObrázokThe years of the Slovak National
Revival movement (1848 -- 1849) have left an
imprint on Zvolen too. The town is connected
with the name of ĽudovÃt Å túr who was the
first deputy in the Hungarian Parliament and
he represented just the town of Zvolen.
Štúr spoke five times at the Hungarian
Parliament during the years 1848 -- 1848 and
he tried to pursue the national freedom of
the Slovaks, recognition of the Slovak
language, serfdom abolition, equal civil
rights and other demands of the whole Slovak
nation.
ObrázokIn 1871 a railway station was built
in Zvolen and one year later the Hungarian
northern railway Pešť -- Zvolen -- Vrútky
was completed. It meant further development
of the town alike the sheet iron factory
called Union. Also a savings bank, bank and
printing house sprouted up in Zvolen. At the
beginning of the 20th century the working
class in the town became stronger. In the
aftermath of the World War I (88 soldiers
from Zvolen died during it) the 28th October
1918 comes and brings the establishment of
the new state -- the Czechoslovak Republic.
The new republic had to cope with various
problems. As early as in the summer 1919
Slovakia was invaded by the troops of the
communist Hungarian Republic Order that in
June occupied also Zvolen.
Zvolen could not be prevented from the
tragedy of the World War II. After liberation
in 1945 not only started renovation of the
property destroyed by the war in Zvolen, but
also former small businesses started to be
expanded and new ones were built up. On the
north-eastern outskirts of the town went up
Bucina, the large integrated wood-processing
plant, and near the Hron river one of the
most modern dairies in Slovakia of that time.
Furthermore, there were textile factories, a
new railway station, schools, dormitories,
new blocks of flats. New roads, streets,
pavements, water supply system, the town's
drainage were built; they continued in
electrifying the town.
ObrázokNowadays Zvolen is a seat of several
prosperous businesses, quality elementary and
secondary schools and also the Technical
University that is the only one in Slovakia
that educates experts in the wood-processing
area.
Culture is represented by the J.G. Tajovsky
Theatre with its permanent scene as well as
by the tens of dance, theatre, song and
musical groups which spread a good reputation
of the town in Slovakia and foreign countries
as well.
Tags : Zvolen city Slovakia castle |
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Affichage : 5265
Durée : 119 s |
| Bratislava, Slovakia - Bratislava, Eslovaquia |
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Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and the
country's largest city, with a population of
some 450,000. Bratislava is the political,
cultural and economic centre of Slovakia. It
is the seat of the Slovak presidency,
parliament and government as well as home to
several universities, museums, theatres,
galleries and other national economic,
cultural and educational institutions. Most
of Slovakia's large businesses and financial
institutions have their headquarters in
Bratislava. The city's past has been
characterized by the strong influence of
various peoples, including Slovaks, Germans,
Hungarians, Czechs, Austrians and Jews.
Bratislava still retains its cosmopolitan
spirit. It hosts many festivals and trade
shows and it is famous for its nightlife and
leisure facilities.
Tags : Bratislava Slovakia Eslovaquia Slovaquie |
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Affichage : 13549
Durée : 338 s |
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