Who we are SLOVAKIA

Slovakia
is in the middle of Europe. It lies in the heart of Europe. It is a very nice and beautiful country. People who live there know vhat I am talking about.
Its capital city is Bratislava and it lies on the river Danube. Other main cities are Košice, Žilina, Trenčín, Banská Bystrica, Poprad or Martin. This country has 49 036 square kilometers and there live about 5 383 000 people.
Most people speak Slovak, but in some regions of Slovakia people speak also Hungarian, Polish and Ukrainian. The money that we use here is called the Slovak crown. Our official language is the Slovak language.
The head of the state is a president. Our president´s name is Ivan Gašparovič. The prime minister is Róbert Fico.
There are a lot of attractive mountains, for example the High Tatras, the Low Tatras, Donovaly, Big Fatra, Small Fatra, Javorníky, Beskydy, Slovenský raj and so on. There is beautiful nature, fresh air, various centers of entertainment, many interesting caves, new aqua parks, mineral springs and it´s good for skiing. The highest point of the Tatras is Gerlachovský peak. There are over 270 castles in Slovakia.
The longest river is Váh which flows into the river Danube. Other big rivers are Danube, Hron, Poprad and Ipeľ. The Danube flows into the Black Sea.
I know, our state is so small, but it´s my country and I like it.
Written by Michaela Csomosova and Beata Chalusova

Martin
Martin has a rich history. Martin is above all the centre of the national life since the mid-19th century for the majority of Slovaks. Martin lies in the northern part of Turcianska Valley and is cultural and administrative centre of region. There are important institutions like Matica slovenska, Turiec gallery, National Cemetery which isn´t in the capital city Bratislava, Church of St. Martin. In 1861 Memorandum of the Slovak Nation was prepared and presented here. In one of the town parts in locality Jahodnicke haje you can find the Museum of the Slovak Village which is the place of the Slovak folk architecture. At present Martin is a modern town with 60 000 citizens. In Martin there are many schools like Grammar school of Jozef Letrich, High school of business and Medical Faculty of Comenius University.
Martin is a tourist center with many ski centers and mountain hotels. Very popular sport here is ice hockey and motocross. Near Martin lives the world motocross and enduro champion – Jaroslav Katrinak. Martin hockey fans are best in Slovakia and hockey players from NHL team Tampa Bay lightings say about Martin hockey fans: “They are better fans like fans in NHL”. Our hockey players will take part in Continental hockey championship in France in 2009.In Martin there are 3 shopping centers: Tulip, Prior, Tesco and big shops with electronic and garden equipment. In martin there is a very nice pedestrian zone with many shops and pubs where teenagers like meeting their friends. Near the town center there are 3 cinemas: Strojar, Moskva and summer cinema and amphitheater called Amfiko where sometimes there are music bands concerts.
The historical centre of Martin is small. It liess around the pedestrian zone next to the church and shopping center Prior and continues as far as the Memoradnovo square with Evangelical church. Martin has 7 town parts: Záturčie, Kosuty, Sever, Ladoven, Jahodniky, Podhaj and the center. Some town parts like Sever and Podháj were build like homes for professional soldiers who live in Martin. In Martin there was a very popular beer factory Martiner in town part Podhaj. In Podhaj there is a hockey stadium.Martin is our birthplace and our home.
Written by Lamos Radovan and Tomas Gerat

Bratislava
Bratislava is the capital city of Slovakia with a population of about 427,000 and a total area of 367.58 square kilometers. It is one of the youngest capital cities in Europe. BA lies on the banks of the river Danube bordering on Austria and Hungary.
Bratislava is the political, cultural and economical centre of Slovakia. It is situated in the south-west of Slovakia within the Bratislava Region. The Carpathian mountain ranges begin in the city territory with the Little Carpathians. There we can find many historical buildings and places. Most popular historical monument is Bratislava castle. There is historical museum with many historical things and facts, Devin castle, St. Martin’s cathedral, the old town hall, Grassalkovich palace, St. Michael´s gate, Slovak national theatre, Slavin Monument and others.
One of the attraction is New Bridge so called „UFO“ - its flying saucer-shaped structure housing a restaurant on the bridge's 84.6 meter pylon. There is an emergency staircase with 430 stairs.There will be World Ice-Hockey championship in 2011in a new hall in Bratislava.
There are many shopping centers, for example Polus, Aupark, Avion shopping park. The best place for shopping in the city you could find on Obchodna Street, too.BA has got many schools. The most popular Universities are: The University of Jan Amos Komensky, The University of Economics and Slovak Technical University. There was also the first University in Slovakia - Academia Istropolitana.BA has got the biggest airport in Slovakia; its name is the airport of Milan Rastislav Stefánik.
There is also the biggest Botanic Garden and Zoo in Slovakia, too.Bratislava is very important and nice capital city of Slovakia. It has got beloved and clement people.BA is visited by many tourists, because BA is one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
Dominika Lasakova and Lenka Ivadyova

Welcome to Slovakia
The Slovak republic is situated in the heart of Europe. Slovakia borders on the Czech republic (240 km), Poland (579 km), Ukraine (98 km), Hungary (678 km) and Austria (107 km). Slovakia has the longest border with Hungary and the shortest one has with Ukraine. Slovakia is a small country in the middle of Europe with the area of 49 035 square kilometers.
This country has a population of 5, 5 million. The official language is Slovak, but in this country you can also speak in other languages: English, German, Czech and Hungarian. Bratislava is the biggest city and is the capital city of Slovakia. Ivan Gasparovic is the president of Slovak republic and his residence is in the capital city. The next bigger towns are Kosice, Presov, Banska Bystrica, Zilina, Nitra, Trnava and Trencin.
There are three lowlands Podunajska lowland, Zahorska lowland and Vychodoslovenska lowland. Across the Podunajska lowland follows the river Danube. The next popular rivers are Vah (longest), Hron, Nitra, Ipel.
Slovakia is a mountainous country. The most beautiful mountains are the High Tatras, which have the highest peak Gerlach. Gerlach is 2 655 meters high. High Tatras are the most popular center of tourism. There are many wonderful tourist paths for summer recreation and ski resorts for winter sports.Slovakia has many sightseeing monument: Spis castle (the biggest in middle Europe), Bratislava castle, Bojnice castle, Orava castle. Slovakia has many theaters: Slovak National Theater, Andrej Bagar Theater and P.O. Hviezdoslav Theater. Slovakia has many thermal spas: thermal spas Trencianske Teplice, Bardejov thermal spas and Bojnice thermal spas.There are many supplies of mineral water in our country. The most popular are Budis, Rajec and Korytnica. Slovakia is a beautiful and unique country. We love this country because there are no wars, tornadoes and there is beautiful nature. Slovakia is a little big country.
Written by Veronika Cavojcova and Nenela Krajcova

Our school Spojená škola Martin
Our school is situated in the centre of Slovakia – in the town Martin. We focus on education in the area of economical branches as follows: High School of Business, engineering branches, electro-technical branches and branches focused on informatics and automobile industry. We have been preparing students for technical and economical Universities in the Slovak Republic and mainly companies highly developing in engineering, automobile and electro-technical industry in the Slovak Republic.
We have been preparing pilot projects in Slovakia for education of students in co-operation with the Ministry of Education, Kia, Volkswagen and Lombardiny companies, where the students find their work easily. Some parts of students continue their studies at the Technical University in Zilina.
High School of Business has an excellent name in the region and we have been preparing team of people of lifelong qualities for surrounding companies and students for Universities.
Our town Martin is situated in the heart of Slovakia and has a rich history connected with the national consciousness of Slovakia in 19th century. In our town there are the Slovak National Library, Slovak National Museum, The museum of literature. Martin has been the cultural centre of Slovakia since 19th century. In 1944 the Slovak National Uprising began in Martin as a sign of oppression against fascism. Today Martin is cultural, historical, industrial and tourist centre of Turiec region.
We have been working on international activities by the means of e-twinning project with partners from Poland, Bulgaria and Czech Republic. We are a schooling centre for e-twinning project in Slovakia. We actively organize exchange stays of students with partners from the Czech Republic. We have been working on grant programmes in the area of modernization of curriculum in the branches of automobile industry, information technologies and graphics systems. Furthermore we have been working on a grant in the area of e-learning education in economical education.