SLOVENIA AND OUR SCHOOL WRITTEN BY: BARBARA STANKO, EVA GABRIJEL, SARA SLAK and EVA VILAR, CLASS 5B

SLOVENIA IN EUROPE SLOVENIA BECAME PART OF EUROPEAN UNION IN 2004.

SLOVENIA  OUR COUNTRY IS VERY SMALL (A POPULATION OF 2 MILLION)  THIS IS OUR FLAG  OUR CAPITAL CITY IS LJUBLJANA ( INHABITANTS)

THE ALPS  THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN IS TRIGLAV (2864 m)

ADRIATIC SEA  Part of Mediterranian sea  It has more than islands  Adriatic sea is a part of Italy, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Albania.

CAVES  Škocjan caves (on UNESCO list of natural heritage)  Postojna cave (5 km long)  Planinska cave  Kačna cave  Križna cave

CASTLES Castle Bogenšperg Predjamski castle Postojna Castle Bled Castle Mokrice

NATURE lipizzaner proteus forest Edelweis (leontopidium Alpinum)

HERITAGE kozolec National costume Idrian lace Wooden products Water mill Mask KURENT

SEASONS spring summer autumn winter

CHRISTMAS WE CELEBRATE IT ON THE 25TH DECEMBER. WE ATTEND CHURCH AND VISIT OUR RELATIVES. WE EAT POTICA (TRADITIONAL SLOVENIAN ROLL CAKE WITH NUTS).

NEW YEAR WE CELEBRATE IT ON THE NIGHT OF 31ST DECEMBER. WE WATCH FIREWORKS AND GO TO BED VERY LATE. WE LOOK FORWARD TO IT.

SLOVENIAN FOOD and DRINK

FAMOUS SLOVENIANS  Tina Maze - skiing  Goran Dragič - basketball player  Primoš Kozmus - athlete  Jože Plečnik – architect  France Prešeren – poet  Tom the Cat‘s (iPhone aplication) authors  Slavko Avsenik – musician and composer  Dubravka Tomšič Srebotnjak – pianist  Melanija Knaus – Donald Trump‘s wife  Anže Kopitar – NHL Hockey player  Ski jumping team