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Slovaks finish strong in Dakar Rally
IN THE 36th year of the Dakar Rally race which moved from Northern Africa to South America, two Slovaks placed excellently.
Legal expert breaks down referendum issues
In an interview for the Sme daily, constitutional law expert Marián Giba, a lecturer at the Law School of the Comenius University in Bratislava, offered his professional insight concerning the upcoming nationwide referendum "on family".
Ancient temple of ice is made in Jasná
THE WINTER premiere of a globally popular extreme hurdle race that takes place on the break of January and February in the ski resort Jasná will have a very original finishing hurdle.
Senior and handicapped Žiarans can use “social taxi”
SENIORS AND physically handicapped inhabitants of Žiar nad Hronom, a town in central Slovakia, area have been able to use the social taxi since the beginning of this year. The local town hall launched the social taxi as a new social service.
Chamois broke leg, had no chance to survive
AROUND January 20, a carcass of a chamois was found about 100 metres from a hiking trail near Skalnaté pleso in the High Tatras.
Cvernovka should return to “town in a town” concept
THE ZONING plan (ÚPN) Cvernovka in the Bratislava borough of Ružinov should at least lock onto the original concept of Cvernovka as “a town in a town”, architect Peter Žalman proposed.
UPDATED: Slovak films get rave reviews
IT SEEMS that recently, several Slovak films have proven successful even outside the country’s borders, being released with much appraisal, while also being nominated for screenings at festivals and for awards.
This year, Overdose will fertilise mares in Germany
FAMOUS former racing sprinter Overdose who has mainly represented Zltán Mikóczy from Dunajská Streda at hippodromes worldwide, will in 2015 become the studhorse in the German stud-farm Lindehof of Volker Linde.
Goudrons are removed from the dump, locals find it dangerous
GOUDRONS are particles of man-made tar used in the construction sector. A big dump of these environmentally dangerous particles has been located from more than 50 years ago in the Srdce / Heart quarry near the borough of Devínska Nová Ves in Bratislava, where about 30,000 cubic metres of the toxic waste, mostly from the former oil refinery Apollo, lie.
Record temperature measured on January 10, the entire 2014 was a record
THE HIGH-TEMPERATURE records fell on January 10 for the whole of Slovakia, and in the Mlynská dolina neighbourhood of Bratislava, 17.5°C was measured, turning out to be the highest in the country.
Animals in Košice zoo eat unused Christmas trees
KOŠICE zoo has organised, once again, for unsold Christmas trees to be used for their animals. Traditionally, they are given by the Košice City Forests company as a delicacy for the forest and mountain ungulates to intersperse their winter menu.
Wooden churches in eastern Slovakia will be renovated
CARPATHIAN wooden churches, mainly in northern and eastern Slovakia, are very special buildings, and nine of them (Roman-Catholic, Protestant and Greek Catholic, built between the 16th and 18th centuries) have made it to the UNESCO World Heritage Site list.
Bosák raised a million dollars for Slovaks, made it to a US banknote
US BANKER Michal Bosák, a native from the Šariš region of Slovakia, was once the richest Slovak in the United States, who supported his compatriots and his name appeared on a 10-dollar banknote.
For Slovaks, Christmas still about family, poll shows
WHILE many lament the commercialisation of the Christmas season, a poll conducted by TNS Slovakia agency in November 2014 found a majority of Slovaks still perceive Christmas as a family holiday.
Upper-Nitra Miners’ Association organised first festival, called šachtág
MINERS from the region of Upper Nitra in Slovakia on December 4, St Barbara’s Day, patron-saint of miners, organised their first šachtág, a funny feast hailing the old, as well as some new habits and rituals. The “unmistakable presidium” was for that special day Milan Durbák of the Banská Štiavncia-Horduša Miners’ Association from Banská Štiavnica. He helped the local miners organise the day which is rooted in the tradition of students of the old Mining Academy in Banská Štiavnica, founded in 1762 by Empress Maria Theresa – the first university of its kind in the world.
Animal shelters organised special holiday events
AS PART of efforts to encourage people to adopt a pet for the holidays, the Banská Bystrica quarantine station for animals organised a pre-Christmas taking out dogs on December 13.Visitors were encouraged to inspect the facility, take one of the dogs for a walk, but also get a Christmas punch, listen to carols, watch the dogs train, listen to their stories and get some advice for breeders.
People frolic in icy water
SWIMMING in ice-cold water has become a widespread sporting activity in Slovakia and some traditional events like a St Stephen’s Day swim or welcoming the New Year with a ritual “cold water purification” are repeated annually.
Christmas accidents
CHRISTMAS is usually a time of peace and rest but even during the holidays one needs to keep an eye out for potentially nasty accidents.
Athletes recognised
ANASTASIA Kuzmina, a Slovak bia-thlete of Russian origin who won the gold medal in the 7.5 km sprint at the Winter Olympics in Sochi in February, was voted Athlete of the Year in Slovakia by sports journalists at the end of December.
Atmosphere of traditional goose-feather processing
THE PROCESSING of goose feathers was one of the traditional seasonal (meaning autumn and some places also winter) works of Slovak women. Every good farmer wife collected feathers from her geese and then put them together.
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- Police bosses handed cut-price “luxury” flats in Bratislava
- Slovakia’s labour market falters as migration policy falls behind EU neighbours
- Hundreds of people ousted from Bratislava’s Volkswagen
- Water supply to be cut in parts of Bratislava’s Old Town in late April
- Ambulance hit by Russian drone goes on display in centre of Bratislava
- Slovakia’s public finances remain in deep trouble
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- Hundreds of people ousted from Bratislava’s Volkswagen
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- Ambulance hit by Russian drone goes on display in centre of Bratislava
- “Return not,” the ocean cried. But I returned for her
- Bratislava’s embassy-backed events you don’t want to miss
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- Slovakia mourns Pope Francis, a shepherd of hope and humility Photo
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- German shoemaker Lowa joins wave of factory closures in Slovakia
- US giant pulls plug on Slovak factory, axing 137 jobs
- Hundreds of people ousted from Bratislava’s Volkswagen
- Bratislava’s embassy-backed events you don’t want to miss
- When to shop over Easter: Opening hours for supermarkets in Slovakia
- News digest: Police linked to Fico gunman video leak – minister accused of cover-up
- Police bosses handed cut-price “luxury” flats in Bratislava
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