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History Talks: Petržalka, the garden town
In the 1970s, construction turned it into the largest cement-block settlement in Slovakia.
The Slovak bridge that was blown up five times
Last time the bridge was blown up was in 1944.
History Talks: How communists banned celebrated climber from the Tatras
The communist officials failed to get rid of Štefan Zamkovský completely.
It's hard to prosecute communism sympathisers in Slovakia
Police investigate MP Ľuboš Blaha and SNS leader Andrej Danko.
History Talks: The plan to match soldiers' widows with POWs
Postcards were in high demand during WWI, as well as husbands for widows.
History Talks: The changing face of the Slovak village
Sometimes we overlook what seems ordinary, but that is what soon disappears.
History Talks: Adventurer from Slovakia who became a British spy
A short story about the first European who survived a trip to western and central Asia.
High Tatras monument honouring Hungarian minister will get bronze sculpture
The pavilion's original relief disappeared after the war. Now a discovery in Hungary is helping to replace it.
Slovak rarity at Stropkov church
Glass ceiling gives view into tower's 20-metre spire.
At significant WWII site, lookout tower takes visitors to battlefield
The tower near the Slovak-Polish border will turn 50 next year.
Atoms forming due to cosmic rays shed light on age of prehistoric Slovak lake
Turiec Lake eventually disappeared.
Old manor, Benjamin Franklin's home, is up for sale in central Slovakia
Tombs and secret passages included in the price.
Manor house built by Hungarian king’s descendants on sale for €2.7 million
Building restored in 2010-2012.
History Talks: Ancient treasures in the sand
Even in the 16th century there were calls to protect what is today a natural reserve.
Slovakia boasts castles. Their restoration is not the state’s priority, volunteers say
Thousands of people have signed a petition calling for better funding of castle restoration initiatives.
History Talks: The last mansion of Senica
The Senica mansion was probably designed by architect Franz Anton Hillebrandt of Vienna.
Thanks to a birthday gift and Ukraine, Slovakia has intercontinental ballistic missile
Slovakia destroyed the Soviet ballistic missiles stored in its territory in 2000. One such missile is on display in eastern Slovakia.
History Talks: Imminent invasion? Let's build a clock tower
The clock tower in Banská Bystrica was built in 1552.
Bratislava's iconic Salvator pharmacy is being revived: Restorers are now at work
The full-service pharmacy will serve as a kind of living museum, with staff dispensing medicines while also presenting its story to tourists.
More than a hundred years ago, Slovaks voted for the first time. Have they learned anything since then?
Under communism, they dutifully voted in fake elections.
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