Igor Pargac - young talented director from Slovakia. Among his recent
accomplishments is a documentary movie "Skade si chlapce" about the
Jewish Holocaust and the camaraderie between Christians and Jews
before and during WWII. Thanks to this project, old friends were reunited
after 50 years of separation.
You can order this impressive DVD by wiriting e-mail to jsiska@excite.com
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The country of Slovakia
is located in the heart of Europe. Surrounded by mountains in the
north and the mighty river Danube in the south, Slovaks lived in their
peaceful hilly homeland for centuries.
This page is to give tribute to the Slovak people, their
achievements in the field of science, engineering and art as well
as highlight the natural and architectural beauty of this country.
Slovak Attractions Click on the images to see larger pictures.
Tatry Mountains- national treasure
Photo: Miro
Gregor
Spissky hrad
- largest central European fortress. Movie Dragon Heart was
filmed here
Bratislava - crowning
city of Austrian Hungarian Empire
Photo: Miro Gregor
Nitra - ancient
city on the banks of the river Nitra. Centrum of early
Christianity
Photo: Miro Gregor
Kosice -
metropolitan city of Eastern Slovakia - City of beautiful Kosice
Dom
Trencin - Castle from the end of the 15th century. Deeper history is engraved on the castle rock by Roman army, which dates back to 179AD
Photo: Miro Gregor
Bojnice - The original castle dates back to 1113. Today's castle is designed after French style and is still utilized for weddings, meetings and conferences.
Photo: Miro Gregor
Famous Slovaks
Alexander Dubcek
Leader of Prague Spring
Stefan Banic
Inventor of parachute
Joseph Murgas
Inventor of wireless telegraphy
Carleton Daniel Gajdusek
Nobel Prize winner for discovery of viruses with prolonged incubation periods.
Edward Teller
Credited with the development and production of the first atomic bomb (father from Nove Zamky).
Eugene Cernan
Astronaut and the last man to step on the moon.
Andy Warhol
Most famous representative of American Pop Art
Bela Bartok
Most important Hungarian composer learned how to play the piano from his Slovak mother.
Paul Newman
Movie actor, his mother came from Humenne.
John Daniel Herz
Originally from Vrutky, Slovakia, founder of Hertz corporation
John Dopyera
Inventor of accustic guitar who emigrated to California from Dolna Krupa.
New Book
www.fgslovakia.com - "The foreigner's guide to living in Slovakia" by Margarete Hurn is a must to read for foreigners planning to travel to Slovakia.
Margarete Hurn is an American who has lived and worked in Slovakia for more than five years. Her book is a guide for thouse who are inquisitive of how to acclimate smoothly within Slovakia.
 was glorified as the prettiest and proudest Tatran peak. On the Eastern slope of Krivan is the source of the White Vah river, which together with the Black Vah makes up the longest Slovak river (403 km))
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