World Heritage Sites (K) and World Natural Heritage (N) original farming village Vlkolínec belonging to Ružomberok (K; 1993) Spis Castle (Spissky Hrad) with the city church plan (Spišské Podhradie) and Zipser chapter (Spišská Kapitula) (K; 1993) Mining town of Banská Štiavnica (Schemnitz) (K; 1993) Caves in the Aggtelek and Slovak Karst (N; 1995) Old town of Bardejov (Bartfeld) (K; 2000) Primeval beech forests of the Carpathian Mountains (N; 2007) Wooden…
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Slovakia is located in the heart of Central Europe and borders Poland, Ukraine, Hungary, Austria and the Czech Republic. The country became an independent state in 1993 when Czechoslovakia was divided. Except for a period during World War II when the country was a protectorate under Nazi Germany, the country has never before existed as its own nation. Capital: Bratislava Biggest city: Bratislava State: republic within the EU Language: Slovak…
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The majority of the residents of Slovakia live on the plains in the south. The dominant group is the Slovak. The largest minority are the Hungarians, who mainly live near the border with Hungary. There is also a large group of Romans. In the 2011 census, two per cent of the residents stated that they were Roma, but the true proportion is assumed to be between six and nine percent.…
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