Prešov Veronika Kallová 1.A
Content General facts The legend of Prešov Castles (nearby) Famous personalities Typical costumes Historical monuments Typical food
General facts the third biggest city in Slovakia; expanse 73,14 km2 circa 169 000 inhabitants (2011) rivers: Torysa, Sekčov surrarounded by Košická kotlina, Slanské vrchy, Šarišská vrchovina the first written mention 1247=> list of the king Belo IV.
Legend of Prešov 12th century Belo II. Slepý => following nephew=> lost => doesn´n know a way to come back=> strawberries=> the knights find him => decide to name a nearby village after strawberries This legend is not written
Famous personalities Michal Bosak famous businessman and banker bosak Bank named by him Alexej Duchoň born in Prešov (studied too) politian, observatory Mikuláš Moyzes artist, musician, teacher lived in Prešov for 36 yrs
Historical monuments The Bosak bank, Town Hall, The Black Eagle, The palace of Klobušinsky and more The Neptun´s Fontain tank of service water 19th century architect: Marek Holänder author: Vincent Staviarsky
Castles Castle Plaveč Castle Ľubovniansky Castle Castle Šariš Kapušiansky
The Spis Castle
Typical costumes Region Šariš for men for women
Typical food Survey from 2009 ; Top 10 1. Bobaľky 2. Halušky 3. Lokše 4. Ľušta 5. Mačanka 6. Nalešniky 7. Pagače 8. Pirohy 9. Huspenina 10. potatoes in different ways :)
Resources http://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kroj http://www.szs.edu.sk/bdvs_99/obsah.htm http://www.po-kraj.sk/sk/kraj-ponuka/pamiatky/hrady- zamky-kastiele/ http://www.po-kraj.sk/sk/kraj-ponuka/tradicna-chut/ http://referaty.aktuality.sk/presov/referat-5172
Thanks for attention :)