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FACTS ABOUT SLOVAKIA Location: Central Europe Capital City: Bratislava Government: Parliamentary republic Language: Slovak Currency: Euro Population: 5,447,502 Area: 49,035 sq km Bratislava Castel National Theatre Presidential Palace High Tatras High Tatras

LOCATION Central European country Slovak Republic is bordered on the north by Poland; on the south by Hungary and Austria on the west by Czech Republic and its eastern border is formed by Ukraine. Rozhanovce 10 km from Košice Slovakia doesn´t rang among large countries Slovakian westernmost and easternmost points are separated only 429 km.

BEAUTY OF SLOVAKIA SLOVAKIA is an attractive tourist destination especially for its high mountains and scenic valleys There are 9 National Parks and 14 Protected Landscape Areas in SLOVAKIA SLOVAK territory is quite rich in river springs. There are also numbers of rivers only flowing thorough Slovakia.

DANUBE RIVER is the major river flowing through the southern SLOVAKIA DANUBE RIVER is the major river flowing through the southern SLOVAKIA. It drains into the Black Sea. Slovakian longest river is called the VAH RIVER. There are about 183 mountain lakes formed by glacier activity only in the HIGH TATRAS area. VELKE HINCOVO PLESO is the largest and deepest natural lake in SLOVAKIA.

SLOVAKIA is extremely rich in caves SLOVAKIA is extremely rich in caves. 5,450 is the total number of our known caves. Caves are real natural gems. Some Slovakia caves are interesting by their rich and unique decoration DEMANOVSKA CAVE is the largest cave-system situated in Low Tatras. It is 34km long. OCHTINSKA ARAGONITE CAVE belongs among the only three opened aragonite caves in the whole world.

KOŠICE KOŠICE is the second largest city in Slovakia ROZHANOVCE is only 10 km far from the city Historical monuments are situated on Hlavná street Košice’s most precious historical monument is St. Elizabeth Cathedral

KOŠICE IS WELL KNOWN for The oldest marathon in Europe Košice Peace Marathon The oldest marathon in Europe The second-oldest in the world after the Boston Marathon The first course was held in 1924. The marathon takes place each year on the first Sunday of October

The first written mention of the village is in 1270 The village is best known for the Battle of Rozhanovce, which took place on 15 June 1312 The festival called ABOV CELEBRATIONS takes place every year in Rozhanovce.

ROZHANOVCE is a village in Košice district, eastern part of Slovakia Population is about 2,500 people The area of the municipality is 22.2 square kilometres There are: 3 churches, 2 supermarkets, few shops, medical centre, post office, school, restaurant, bars, patisserie, gym......

Our school ROZHANOVCE elementary school Our mission is to educate students who will understand themselves and others, will be able to think critically and creatively, solve problems and express appreciation and recognition.

350 pupils 26 teachers 16 classes 2 PC classrooms classroom for languages school canteen school gym

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