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Slovakia
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| Capital city | Bratislava |
| State | Presiding Parliamentary Democracy |
| Coin | EUR (EUR) |
| Area | 49,035 km2 |
| Population | 5.415 / 949 (2013 estimate) |
| Language | Slovak |
| Calling Code | 421 |
| Internet TLD | .skd |
THE Slovakia is a country in centralEurope
At a glance
Appropriate visit period
Languages
Areas
Important cities
- Bratislava (Slovak: Bratislava) - The capital of Slovakia has a beautiful historic center and an imposing castle that now houses three museums.
- Zilina (Slovak: .Ilina) - Slovakia's fourth most populous city and great industrial center.
- Kosice (Slovak: Košice) - Second largest city in Slovakia. In 2013, it was the European Capital of Culture along with Marseille in France.
- Banska Bystrica (Slovak: Banská Bystrica) - The sixth most populous city in Slovakia with remarkable monuments and state-of-the-art museums.
- Poprad (Slovak: Poprad) - Historic town on the bank of the river of the same name.
- Presov (Slovak: Prešov) - historic town near Slovenský Raj National Park (Slovak Paradise)
- Rayeke Teplice (Slovak: Rajecké Teplice) - Picturesque spa town with natural hot springs and modern hotels.
- Trenchin (Slovak: Train) - City on its borders Czech Republic, referred to by the geographer Claudius Ptolemy as Lefkaristos
- Τρνάβα (Slovak: Trnava) - Known by the nickname "Little Rome" from its many churches.
Additional tourist destinations
How to get there
By air
By train
By road
By boat
How to move
There are several car rental companies in Slovakia like Hertz, Budget,Imperial Slovakia , Europcar.
What to see
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The castle of Boinice and the tower of the Virgin | ||
Boinice Castle (Slovak: Bojnický zámok) - This is a romantic castle with some original Gothic and Renaissance elements built in the 12th century. Boinice Castle is one of the busiest castles in Slovakia, welcoming hundreds of thousands of visitors each year and also a popular shooting scene for fantasy movies and fairy tales.
Devin Castle (Slovak: Devínsky hrad) - Ruined castle destroyed by Napoleon's forces. It is built on a steep hill, at an altitude of 212 m., Above the confluence of the Morava with the Danube.
Spice Castle (Slovak: Spišský hrad) - One of its largest castles centralOf Europe. It was built in the first half of the 12th century and was destroyed by fire in 1780. It was renovated in 1983 and ten years later was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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The country Slovakia uses the euro. It is one of the many European countries that use the single currency. All euro banknotes and coins are legal tender in all countries that use them.
Countries that have the euro as their official currency:
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The euro is divided into 100 cents.
The official symbol of the euro is €, and the ISO code is EUR. There is no official symbol of the euro cents.
- Banknotes: Euro banknotes have the same design in all countries.
- Regular coins: All euro countries issue euro coins with a typical national design on one side and a common design on the other. The coins can be used in any Eurozone country, regardless of the design they depict. (eg a one euro coin from Finland can be used in Portugal).
- Commemorative coins of two euros: These differ from regular two euro coins on their "national" side, and are legally traded. Each country can mint a certain number of them, and sometimes "pan-European" two-euro commemorative coins are minted for important events (eg the anniversary of an important treaty).
- Other commemorative coinsCommemorative coins of other denominations (eg ten euros or more) are rarer, and have a special design, often containing some gold, silver or platinum. While they are technically a legal medium of exchange, their collectible value is greater than their face value, and you are therefore unlikely to find them in the everyday market.
