Slovakia
Slovakia facts and history in brief
Slovakia a central European republic, formerly part of Czechoslovakia.
Occupies an area of 49,035 sq km and is bounded by Poland, Ukraine,
Hungary, Austria and the Czech Republic and dominated by the Carpathian
mountains, with the the Gerlach Shield at a height of 2,655 m.
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facts and history in brief
Liptovsky Mikulás (Liptószentmiklós in Hungarian)
is the administrative, economic, cultural
and tourist of the central Liptov region,
with a population of about 33,000 people.
In 1677 the town was made the administrative centre
of the Liptov province.
In 1713, the robber Juraj Jánosik was sentenced, tortured
and hanged by the ribcage until death in the town. He
later became a Slovak folk hero.
There are many interesting tourist attraction in and
around town.
The town and the surrounding area is a popular spa and winter resort.
Hui Chin and I thoroughly enjoyed our stay in the town.
To make things even more interesting, it was here, that I've found out
the Slovak name for ice-cream, zmrzlina. Try to say in a hurry!!
By the time I've mastered the word, my ice-cream have melted and my
tongue never been the same again.
According to Hungarian tradition Mikulás (Said the same with
and written the same way with accent and all), that is
Santa Claus, comes on the 6th of December and fills up
the socks of 'good' children with presents.
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