![]() ![]() ![]() It is made entirely of stainless steel, rises to a height of almost nine meters and weighs 20 tons.ĩ. The highest statue of a horse in the world is located in the Sport and Congress Center in Samorín-Cilistov. More than 130 houses belong to the historic preservation area. The walls of these timber houses are decorated with white geometrical patterns, same shapes can be found on the folk costumes of the villagers. Surrounded by mountains the village is famous especially for its traditional wooden houses. The picturesque village of Čičmany in Northern Slovakia has a status of world’s first reservation of folk architecture. The most popular of them all is Spiš Castle, which is also one of the largest in Central Europe (it is included in the UNESCO List of World’s Cultural and Natural Heritage).ħ. Slovakia has 180 castles and 425 chateaux – huge numbers for a small country! So, wherever you go, you will see at least one castle or chateaux. You can spot it in the Vychodoslovenske museum.Ħ. Great treasure, nearly 3,000 gold coins, two meters long gold chain and medals from the 17th century, was miraculously found (and not lost straight away) during construction works in Kosice. High-quality drinking water is flowing right from our taps.ĥ. It’s mainly the underground reserves of Zitny ostrov. After Austria, Slovakia has the largest natural freshwater supplies. The biggest area for swimming is in Bešeňová, where 33 springs can be found.Ĥ. You can buy bottled water from Slovak springs in every store – each type has a different benefit for your body. There are more than 1,600 officially registered springs, many of them used as a source of mineral drinking water and the others are thermal springs for relaxing spas. The two countries find it humorous and don’t take it as an insult.ģ. Slovenia gets mail meant for Slovakia and Slovakia gets mail meant for Slovenia. People confuse Slovakia and Slovenia so much, that embassy representatives from each country get together once a month to exchange mail that was meant for the other country. The beginning of World War II ruined a planned vote for independence in 1939.Ģ. After a peaceable separation with the Austrian Hungarian empire, Slovakia and Czech Republic were known as Czechoslovakia. Slovakia was established as an independent nation on Januwhen Czechoslovakia split into the two nations, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic. Slovakia is one of the newest countries in the world. Here are some of the most interesting facts about the country!ġ. ![]() I found many of the locals can speak Polish and Russian quite well.A landlocked country in central Europe there is much more to this beautiful place than scenic countryside and colourful traditions. Even in popular tourist areas, you may have to mime out what you are after. ![]() Unlike other countries, you will find many of the younger generations have a hard time speaking English. Slovakians are very mixed in their English speaking abilities. #FACTS ABOUT SLAVANIA FREE#Ladies, grab your free European packing list! #4 Not everyone speaks English in Slovakia When I started to enter the toilet, the lady screamed, ‘Nieeeee’ and started laughing. After I pointed at both toilets and then myself for some time, the lady showed me what I thought was which toilet to use. I have the funny story of trying to ask a cleaning lady which toilet to use. Make sure to learn the following words to avoid any awkward situations. Something I seemed to have taken for granted elsewhere in the world is that most toilets have images of a man or woman to help determine which one to use. ![]()
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