Chata Zverovka – crossroads in Zadná Látaná dolina – saddle Zábrať – Rákoň – Volovec – Jamnícke sedlo – Ostrý Roháč – Plačlivé – Smutné sedlo – crossroads in Smutná dolina – Roháčské plesá – Roháčský vodopád – Adamcuľa – Chata Zverovka (9 3/4 hours) Mountain range: The West Tatras (Tatranský NP)Region: Orava Starting point: Chata Zverovka, bus […]
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Wooden Bethlehem in Rajecká Lesná belongs among the largest wood-carvings in Slovakia. Master Jozef Pekara from Rajecké Teplice worked on it since 1980, and it took him 15 years to complete. In addition to Christ’s birth in Bethlehem and his life, the exhibition also shows the history of the Slovak nation. The dominant also features […]
Unique views, a broad range of pistes and modern lifts are all waiting at Jasná Nízke Tatry, the largest ski area in Slovakia. Jasná offers 46 km of pistes, 30 lifts and tow lines and 15 bars and restaurants.Jasná Nízke Tatry is the perfect ski area for families with children and for the most demanding skiers alike. […]
The typical village ČIČMANY surrounded by the mountains Strážovské vrchy and Malá Fatra in the southern part of the valley Rajecká dolina is famous for its original log houses with the typical white ornamentation. The unique and characteristic element of log houses in Čičmany are their exteriors ornamented in geometrical pattern. The authors of ornaments, as rule, were women […]
The University of Žilina was established on October 1, 1953 as the College of Railways in Prague. In 1959 the institution changed its name to the University of Transport and moved to Žilina. As a result of the increasing role of communications within the curriculum and research orientation of the University, the name was amended to the University of Transport and Communications in 1980.[1] It […]
OFZ, a.s., Istebné, headquartered in Istebné, in Orava region in Slovakia, is Slovakia’s largest ferroalloy manufacturer. OFZ stands for Oravské Ferozliatinová Závody (Orava Ferroalloy Industries). Company is one of the most important Slovak companies producing base metal products. Among the main products of OFZ are ferrosilicon and ferromanganese ferroalloys, cored wires, and silicate construction materials derived from slag from the production of alloys. In 2014, the company produced 91 thousand […]
Žilina is a city in north-western Slovakia, around 200 kilometres (120 mi) from the capital Bratislava, close to both the Czech and Polish borders. It is the fourth largest city of Slovakia with a population of approximately 80,000, an important industrial center, the largest city on the Váh river, and the seat of a kraj (Žilina Region) and of an okres (Žilina District). It belongs to the Upper […]