Good evening. Here is the Wednesday, April 12 edition of Today in Slovakia - the main news of the day in less than five minutes.
Development projects in Bratislava
Big real estate projects will change the face of Bratislava. (source: SME - Marko Erd)
A new visualisation video has been released showing how one of the most anticipated development projects in Bratislava, the Vydrica complex, will look when finished. You can see for yourself at this link.
Former Penta partner Jozef Oravkin has bought lucrative land in the centre of the capital, which his firm, Alto Real Estate, plans to use for the development of a new modern district in the city.
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FEATURE STORY FOR WEDNESDAY
Losing our religion
In Slovakia, the number of church-goers has been declining in recent years. (source: TASR)
The number of people who do not subscribe to any religious belief doubled between 2011 and 2021 in Slovakia as the country succumbs to the trend of secularisation across the Western world.
There are more people who do not profess any faith in Bratislava than Roman Catholics, Evangelicals and Greek Catholics combined.
EVENT FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS
See the modern Slovak dance scene
The 18th NuDanceFest modern dance festival will be held in Bratislava from Wednesday to Sunday, highlighting the work of local choreographers and directors, and works created either in Slovakia or in international cooperation.
Find out more about the festival, including the programme, ticket prices and more in English at this link.
In other news
Two tunnels in Slovakia will be closed at the end of the week for maintenance. The Sitina Tunnel in Bratislava will be closed for two consecutive nights from Friday to Saturday and Saturday to Sunday, from 22:00 PM to 10:00 AM. The left tube of the Šibenik Tunnel will be closed from Friday 22:00 PM to Sunday 9:00 AM, while its right tube will be closed from Friday 23:00 PM to Sunday 10:00 AM.
From May 1, Slovakia will have three new protected areas: The Homoľa nature reserve in the Brezno District with an extensive cave system which is home to rare species of bats; the Tisovský kras protected area in east Slovakia; and the Pramenná oblasť Rimavy protected area in south Slovakia.
The Slovak and Austrian governments approved a framework agreement will be able to cooperate with each other.
Slovak authorities have found out that wheat imported from Ukraine contained elevated levels of pesticide residues. Analysis results determining possible impacts on human health should be announced by the end of this week.
Bratislava zoo has been home to 11-year-old lion Samba for over a month now. The animal came from the zoo in the Czech town of Hodonín. (source: TASR)
WEATHER FOR THURSDAY:
Level 1 warning for ground frost is in place for several districts in the south and east of Slovakia during the night and early morning.
Occasional fog in the morning. In general Thursday will be cloudy, in the west of Slovakia rain is expected. Daily temperatures will be around 9 °C in the west, reaching up to 17°C in the east. (SHMÚ)
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