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Opening Adresses Business Consultancy Words by the President of the Slovak republic ...... 3 Translations and Interpreting Words by the Minister of Economy ...... 4 Fairs and Exhibitions Words by the Mayor of Bratislava ...... 6 Water Management Words by the General Manager of Slovak Water Management Publishing Houses Enterprise ...... 7 3 . Tourism ...... 61 Self-government of the Slovak republic Hotels, Accommodation Great Moravian Empire ...... 8 Spa Slovak Republic - General Information ...... 9 Restaurants, Catering Capital City of the Slovak Republic ...... 10 Slovak Tourism Association ...... 66 Self-government - Higher Territorial Units ...... 12 Self-government - Cities and Towns ...... 14 Slovak Agricultural and Food Chamber Words by the President of SAFC ...... 68 Slovak Museums ...... 22 Slovak Chamber of Commerce and Industry Roads & traffic infrastructure of the Slovak Republic Words by the President of SCCI ...... 71 Road Network ...... 36 The Region of Banská Bystrica ...... 74 Air Transport ...... 43 The Region of Bratislava ...... 76 Railways Transport ...... 44 The Region of Košice ...... 77 Important Companies Presentation The Region of Nitra ...... 78 1 . Industry ...... 45 The Region of Prešov ...... 79 Agricultural and Food Industry The Region of Trenčín ...... 80 Heat-generation and Electrical Industry The Region of Trnava ...... 81 Pharmaceutical Industry The Region of Žilina - North-Slovakia County ...... 82 Chemical, Rubber and Plastic Industry Addresses of National Institutions ...... 85 Paper Industry Building Industry Diplomatic Missions Engineering Industry Slovak Embassies Worldwide ...... 87 Textile and Boot-and-Shoe Industry Commercial and Economic Departments of Embassies . . . . . 90 Slovak Missions and Slovak Institutes ...... 93 2 . Services ...... 52 Foreing Embassies Accredited for Slovakia ...... 94 Security Services Transport and Logistics Database ...... 98 Financial and Economic Services Forest Management V . I . P ...... 103 Standardization, Quality Control, Certification and Metrology Register ...... 104 Trade
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Príhovory Podnikateľské poradenstvo Príhovor prezidenta Slovenskej republiky ...... 3 Preklady a tlmočenie Príhovor ministra hospodárstva ...... 4 Veľtrhy a výstavy Príhovor primátora Bratislavy ...... 6 Vodné hospodárstvo Príhovor generálneho riaditeľa Slovenského vodohospodárskeho Vydavateľstvá podniku, š .p ...... 7 3 . Cestovný ruch ...... 61 Samospráva SR Hotely, ubytovacie zariadenia Veľkomoravská ríša ...... 8 Kúpele Základné informácie o Slovenskej republike ...... 9 Reštaurácie, stravovacie zariadenia Hlavné mesto Slovenskej republiky ...... 10 Zväz cestovného ruchu SR ...... 66 Samospráva - vyššie územné celky ...... 12 Samospráva - mestá a obce ...... 14 Slovenská poľnohospodárska a potraninárska komora Príhovor prezidenta SPPK ...... 68 Slovenské múzeá ...... 22 Slovenská obchodná a priemyselná komora Dopravná infraštruktúra Slovenskej republiky Príhovor prezidenta SOPK ...... 71 Cestná doprava ...... 36 Región Banská Bystrica ...... 74 Letecká doprava ...... 43 Región Bratislava ...... 76 Železničná doprava ...... 44 Región Košice ...... 77 Prezentované spoločnosti Región Nitra ...... 78 1 . Priemysel ...... 45 Región Prešov ...... 79 Agrárny a potravinársky priemysel Región Trenčín ...... 80 Energetický a elektrotechnický priemysel Región Trnava ...... 81 Farmaceutický priemysel Región Žilina ...... 82 Chemický, gumárenský a plastikárenský priemysel Adresy štátnych inštitúcií ...... 85 Papierenský priemysel Stavebný priemysel Diplomatické misie Strojársky priemysel Slovenské veľvyslanectvá vo svete ...... 87 Textilný a obuvnícky priemysel Obchodno - ekonomické oddelenia ...... 90 Slovenské misie a Slovenské inštitúty ...... 93 2 . Služby ...... 52 Zahraničné veľvyslanectvá akreditované pre Slovenskú republiku . . . 94 Bezpečnostné služby Doprava a logisitka Databáza ...... 98 Finančné a ekonomické služby Lesné hospodárstvo V . I . P ...... 103 Normalizácia, skúšobníctvo, certifikácia, metrológia Register ...... 104 Obchod
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2 Words by the President of the Slovak republic Príhovor prezidenta Slovenskej republiky
Dear readers, Dear friends of Slovakia,
I am very glad that I can greet you by Slovakia is not only a country suitable for means of this publication and invite you to investments and doing business . Our beautiful visit our home country in the heart of Europe . natural sites, extensive cave complexes, Although Slovakia is not a big country in geothermal healing springs, historic castles and size, it will definitely win your appreciation manor houses, as well as modern cities such with its diversity . From the Danube up to the as Bratislava and Košice, are worth visiting . monumental peaks of the Tatra Mountains, it Our mountains extending on the major part will endow you with cordiality and hospitality, of our territory are suitable for both summer so typical of the Slovaks . The Slovak Republic is and winter sports . The Slovak folklore and a modern democratic country today, a member the country’s manifold folk art are other of the European Union, NATO and other attractions for foreign visitors, just like the important international organisations . I am glad Andy Warhol Museum in Medzilaborce which that Slovakia is now an internationally accepted hosts a large collection of his artworks . Many and respected democracy, a responsible people do not even know that this famous and trustful political partner and an ally to pop-art representative had a Slovak origin . An international institutions that ensure security advantage of travelling to Slovakia is good air, and peace in the world . Slovakia’s membership and road and railway transport connections in the EU’s Schengen Area and the single between the capital city and the nearby capitals European currency – the euro – facilitates the of our neighbouring countries – Vienna and movement of entrepreneurs and visitors of Budapest . our country . The benefits of doing business in Slovakia include a flat tax rate of 19%, The Slovak Republic is definitely a country a good geographical position and a qualified worth seeing . I will be happy to have you visit workforce . The driving force of the Slovak us . economy is the car industry and production of electronics . Slovakia is the world’s number one See you in Slovakia! car manufacturer when calculated per capita . These are attributes thanks to which the Slovak economy has reported one of the highest GDP increases in the European Union in spite of the persisting effects of the economic crisis .
Ivan GAŠPAROVIČ President of the Slovak Republic
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC Hodžovo nám . 1, P .O . Box 128 SK - 810 00 Bratislava 1, SLOVAKIA e-mail: informacie@prezident .sk http://www .prezident .sk
3 Words by the Minister of Economy PRÍHOVOR MINISTRA HOSPODÁRSTVA
Slovakia lies in the very centre of Europe, plants, and the companies SONY and AU directly in the heart of this continent . But Optronics have operations in our country, it is not only this extraordinarily favourable too . IT companies such as Dell, IBM, Siemens geographical position that counts as its or T-Systems (system services centre of the advantage . Slovakia has all the possibilities German Deutsche Telekom) also have an to become the “gate to Europe”, as it is a full important position in Slovakia . member of the European Union (EU), the Schengen Area, the Eurozone, OECD and NATO . Our objective for the forthcoming period It has the highest GDP growth of all EU Member is to improve our business environment to States, the highest labour productivity of the attract investors and have them establish their Visegrad Four countries, the best business businesses in our country . Hence, our priority environment in this region, and a relatively actions include measures aimed at facilitating uniform tax system that is the simplest in the even more business in Slovakia in every region . Moreover, Slovakia offers an open stage; from beginning, through development, economy, transparent investment incentives innovation, up to termination of business policy, as well as a high level of education or sale of companies . Our vision is to turn and a sophisticated system of unemployment Slovakia into a small Singapore of Central and benefits and low inflation . Eastern Europe . Transparency and continuous improvement of the business environment Slovakia is one of the EU countries that quality are among the most important tasks of bear up against the effects of the persisting the Ministry of Economy of the SR . crisis . The European business confederation BusinessEurope put Slovakia on the list of strong With regard to administrative burden economies together with the Scandinavian reduction, we are preparing a project of countries, Germany and the Netherlands . In the unified collection of taxes and social and majority of categories, we obtained positions health insurance payments . We are removing in the better half of the table . Together with other administrative barriers, too . We want the Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary, we to enable faster establishment of companies, are close to reaching the average economic improve the digitalisation of communication level of the EU . with state authorities and self-governments, and achieve more efficient law enforcement . The country’s foreign trade, too, reports a The current right-wing government in Slovakia rising tendency after the problematic year 2009 seeks to relax the relations between employers caused by the economic crisis . The foreign and employees aimed at establishing better trade balance in 2011 reached active figures conditions for the creation of more jobs . – EUR 100 .0 million, and was higher by EUR Slovakia is perceived as a peaceful country 46 .4 million compared to January 2010 . Goods in terms of relations between employers and for a total value of EUR 4,066 6. million were employees represented by pragmatic trade exported from Slovakia . Compared to January unions . 2010, the total exports increased by 32 .1% . Goods for a total value of EUR 3,966 .6 million In the forthcoming period, we plan to make were imported to the Slovak Republic, at a year- the granting of investment incentives by the to-year growth of 31 .1% . Exports have already state more transparent and speed up the reached the level of the period preceding the process of their administration . I am aware of crisis . the fact that business must follow the market and future orders; therefore I consider it Slovakia manufactures the highest number necessary that businesses are not loaded with of passenger cars per thousand of citizens in the administration and that they know whether world, and is one of the top car manufacturers they are entitled to get support from the state, globally . Three multi-national car manufacturers when they can do so and what they need to are present in Slovakia: Volkswagen, PSA offer . We are putting much more emphasis on Peugeot Citroën and KIA . These world brands supporting investments with a higher added produce some of their sophisticated models value and on investments made in those exclusively in Slovakia, such as the Touareg regions of Slovakia that report the highest Hybrid, the Citroën C3 Picasso and the Sportage . unemployment rates . Special attention will be The Slovak car industry has also recently gained paid to projects bringing innovations or project a new member – the American manufacturer of including research . progressive turbo-blowers Honeywell . Our ministry has already prepared Companies operating in the field of electrical amendments to the Act on Investment Aid industry are also considered important to be submitted to the legislative process . investments in Slovakia . Samsung has two Myself, I am not a fan of granting incentives
4 Words by the Minister of Economy PRÍHOVOR MINISTRA HOSPODÁRSTVA
to investors . I prefer providing aid in the national average, the investment amount can form of a high-quality business environment . be reduced by another half to EUR 3 .5 million . However, without incentives, it would be Another important change will be extending hard to succeed amid the competition of the tax relief period from five to ten years . The surrounding countries which do grant such Slovak Investment and Trade Development incentives . One of our principal legislation Agency (SARIO) is ready to provide detailed changes aims at reducing the amount of information to potential investors . initial investment depending on the local unemployment rate . . That means that if It is the task of every responsible government an investor decides to invest in a region to seek concrete solutions and implement that has the average unemployment rate of them in practice in a flexible and cost-effective Slovakia, it could be granted an incentive manner . Only in this way Slovakia can become for an investment of EUR 14 million . If the a “European tiger” again . I am convinced that investor decides to invest in a region with the implementation of measures that we are a higher unemployment rate, half of the currently preparing and launching will create investment amount would be enough (EUR 7 a suitable background for starting up the mil .) . If the investor does so in a region with economy after the negative impacts of the an unemployment rate higher by half of the global financial and economic crisis fade away .
Juraj MIŠKOV Minister of Economy of the Slovak Republic
MINISTRY OF ECONOMY Mierová 19 827 15 Bratislava 212 tel .: +421-2-4854 1111 fax: +421-2-4333 7827 http://www .economy .gov .sk
5 Words by the Mayor of Bratislava Príhovor Primátora bratislavy
Dear readers,
Bratislava is a cosmopolitan city that offers a Bratislava can be proud of its first written truly wide range of opportunities to its visitors reference dating back to 907 and the fact that to get to know its culture and history, as well in 1291 it received its town privileges from as the people who live and work here . While King Andrew III of Hungary . It is also entered the largest city in Slovakia is also the youngest into history as the home of the first college in centre of Europe, it is a city with rich history as Slovakia, Academia Istropolitana, during the an independent royal town with a coronation period when it was the capital of royal Hungary . tradition, a title which the city received when It was also home to bodies of the Hungarian it was still known as Prešporok, Pozsony or government and the gothic-style St . Martin’s Pressburg . Cathedral was the site of coronations for the Hungarian crowns, including the Empress Maria This city is full of young and charming people Theresa, for 250 years . History speaks with a who give the city its pleasant, unrepeatable and clear voice: Bratislava can be proud and certainly unforgettable atmosphere . In addition, a rather has attractions to offer visitors to the city . large portion of the residents of the city are university and college students, of whom there Bratislava has enormous potential and we are nearly 50,000 . The more I look, the more want to make the best use of it . In the near I am convinced that while tourists have only future we will define the three priority areas we been coming to our city for a short time, the want to develop - an open local government, good name of our city is spreading in the home transport and quality of life . We want to be cities and countries of these tourists . a city that is open to its residents and this is why we want to increase the transparency of Bratislava is a city with good infrastructure our actions, the level of information among and a growing number of hotels with many residents and their participation in life in the historical buildings and rich culture . A large city . In terms of transport we want to be a city portion of the city is made up of green areas, that is biker and pedestrian-friendly with new parks and pedestrian zones; the city also bicycle trails and we want to strengthen public features a number of natural lakes located in the transport at the expense of personal vehicle outskirts of the city with excellent water quality transportation . We want to improve quality of and are desired places for rest and recreation . In life in the city for families, young people and terms of safety, our city has reached the level of seniors as well as in terms of the environment other large cities . and public areas, for which neighbouring Vienna serves as enormous inspiration . Of course, not every city is so lucky as to lie directly upon a river . It is possible to say that Our goal is for the capital of Slovakia to the centre of Bratislava is located directly on the become a city that is an excellent host and a flow of the imposing Danube River . The river welcoming and friendly city for tourists . One bank, within a 5 minute walk from the heart of can find many cities in Europe but only a few the city, is home to the passenger port as well of them have a truly unrepeatable atmosphere . as the starting point of international bicycle The city is alive with life with its young and paths . Developing tourism and destination charming people, their passion and friendliness, management are among the main priorities the secrecy of the old and unknown as well as of the capital and it is our goal that Bratislava the kind-hearted nature and hospitality of our gradually becomes more attractive for short- people . term visits as well as for congress centres and all associated services . The proposed direction For this reason, please allow me in concluding, of the strategy and marketing program has to invite you to Bratislava: please accept our been based on detailed analysis of the current heartfelt welcome . I also think that an old situation and trends in tourism based on long- saying says it best: “seeing once is better than term evaluations from visitors to Bratislava, hearing a hundred times ”. We will do everything specifically what they view as positives of the to ensure that you feel at home in Bratislava city and what they are missing . One of the and will be happy to return from all the corners strengths of Bratislava is the potential for stays of the globe . that connect cultural and historical heritage City of Bratislava sites to specific events that are of interest Primacialne namestie 1 for domestic visitors as well - securing and SK-814 99 Bratislava connecting quality services in the city with a SLOVAKIA rich cultural and a social program for visitors Milan FTÁČNIK www .bratislava .sk connected to the historical sites of Bratislava . Mayor of Bratislava
6 Words by the General Manager of Slovak Water Management Enterprise príhovor generálneho riaditeľa slovenského vodohospodárského podniku, Š P. .
Dear Readers,
Slovenský vodohospodársky podnik, štátny of our citizens . Unfortunately, there are things podnik (Slovak Water Management Company) against which us, people, are helpless . One of is a strategic state company . Its main task is them is floods . Our grandparents used to say: management of water courses in the territory „You can escape from fire, but you can’t escape of the Slovak Republic and flood protection . from water“ .
Our company operates in the entire After my arrival, the company found a team territory of Slovakia . We have more than of highly professional, enthusiastic people . 3,600 employees, a Company Directorate, four Many of them have worked in our company for branch offices and 20 Watershed Management several decades and they do a great job . Our Units, including two specialised plants . The daily activities are based on people who work Company Directorate has its headquarters in on site, irrespective of whether it is during night the beautiful town of Banská Štiavnica, which hours or day hours, whether the sun is shining is on the UNESCO world heritage list . One or it is snowing – they always fulfil their tasks can also find around Banská Štiavnica unique with responsibility . technical facilities from the 17th century which served as water reserves for driving Besides flood protection, SVP, š .p . executes mining equipment . other extremely difficult tasks . We take care of water courses at a total length of 32,738km, 287 I started working for the company in water reservoirs, 2,811km of flood-protection September 2010 . In this period, Slovakia was dams, and a channel network of 1,812km . affected by destructive floods that resulted We have a large amount of work – water in enormous material damage . Unfortunately, channels must drain off such amounts of water with casualties, too . Flood protection is one of as designed . In critical moments, our water the basic public functions of our company . Our reservoirs can hold back water, and we can also task is to protect the lives, health and property use their hydro-energy potential .
Ing . Daniel KVOCERA General Manager SLOVENSKÝ VODOHOSPODÁRSKY PODNIK, š .p .
Slovak Water Management Enterprise, state owner enterprise Radničné námestie 8 SK- 969 55 Banská Štiavnica, SLOVAKIA phone: +421-45-6945 111 fax: +421-45-6921 569 e-mail: gr@svp .sk http://www .svp .sk
7 Great Moravian Empire Veľkomoravská ríša
869 The Old Slavonic enslave . They keep open GREAT MORAVIAN EMPIRE language became the fourth house for foreigners and liturgical language in the accompany them as their – OLD-SLAVONIC EMPIRE world along with Greek, guests from one place to Hebrew and Latin; another, wherever the guests (805-905) - 9th century Methodius (815-6 . 4 . 885) wish . Their way of life is studied law; archbishop rough, but they are note evil- “I mind the disregard for the culture that is in Great Moravia and minded ”. Pannonia-Sirmium - Srem . ~ 889 – Czech lands centuries older.” Mitrovica annexed to the Great Alexander the Great (356-323 B.C.) Moravian Empire; ~ 906 Magyars invaded Great Moravia from the East,
Baltic Sea subverted the Empire and settled in Pannonia; 890 -1000 Dissemination of material and spiritual culture From Labe Wisla Great Moravia to Bulgaria, Odr a S Czech lands (Bořivoj LAV I .- in 882 christened by REAT MOR IA Archbishop Methodius), to G A Wisla V the Yugoslav nations and to Praha I
rava A Kiev
ava o Kievan Rus .
M Vlt Russia Mikulcice Váh E Methodius´ followers M Danube spreading culture and NITRA
Váh P literature: Climent in Ohrid, Devín I Bratislava Tisa Sava, Naum, Gorazd . Danube R Centres of Slavic culture Blatnohrad E after Great Moravia: Prague, Kiev, Cracow, Drava Novgorod, Ohrid . In Bulgaria, Methodius is
Sava Bulgaria Empire commemorated on 17 July; Danube the Methodius´ cult was laid yugoslavia Sirmium Black Sea by the Czech king Charles IV . nations 9th century – Slovakia and Moravia abounded Bulgaria Empire in spiritual Slavic culture reflecting the maturity of Roma the Byzantine and Western- European letters; it was the Konstantinopol Solun basis of the civilisation of Byzantine Empire Central-European culture (own state, own writing, own church province, accepted by the Frankish NITRA, MIKULČICE, DEVÍN - exercises to accumulate and Constantine the Empire - 884, own books, centres, towns, castles balance energy; Philosopher – Cyril own liturgical language Rulers: Mojmír I . (830 - 863-885 Constantine-Cyril (827-14 . 2 . 869) devised – Old Slavonic, successful 846), Rastislav (846 - 870), and archbishop Methodius the alphabet and spelling, foreign diplomatic policy) . SVÄTOPLUK I . (870 - 9 . 3 . with Rastislav and King and created words for Central-European civilization 894), Mojmír II . (894-907) . Svätopluk founded the communication from Greek; area – Great Moravia, the Territory of the empire: material, spiritual and culture 880 The pope issued the cradle of material and Slovakia, Moravia, Pannonia, traditions of Slavonic people bull Industriae tuae by which spiritual culture; laid the Czechia and devised the alphabet; he took under protection the foundations of a new literary Slavic gods: Perun, 866 They founded the independent Great Moravian language through which Triglav, Dazhbog – god of Great Moravian training Empire the Slavs got involved in the Sun, Radegast, Zhiva college – school, where 200 Byzantine writing on the world cultural course of (Siva) – goddess of life and pupils finished their studies; Slavonic people: “Slavic tribes events throughout Europe . bioenergy; Slavic priests used literature – writings, poems, are accustomed to freedom MIKULČICE: palace, 10 meditations and breathing code of law; and will not let themselves churches etc .
8 Slovak Republic – General Information Základné informácie o Slovenskej republike
Total area: 49 035 km2
Capital: Bratislava
Length of state border: 1652,6 km
Population: 5 429 763 (as of 30. 6. 2010)
Political system: Parliamentary democracy
Official language: Slovak
Currency: Euro, 1€ = 100 cents
Population density: 110,2 (per 1 km2)
Time zone: Central European Time (GMT +1 hour)
Country Telephone Code: ++421-
Location: Slovakia is located in Central Europe . The relief of the country is characterised by great differences . In central and northern Slovakia the countryside is hilly, it is covered with the Carpathian mountain range . The countryside of the southern and eastern Slovakia is low . Climate: The territory of Slovakia is situated in the mild climatic belt with regular alternation of four seasons of the year . The average temperature is in winter - 2° C and in summer +21° C . January is the coldest month with night temperatures -10° C and -15° C, the warmest month is July with a daily maximum temperature of approximately +32° C . National Holidays: January, 1st Establishment of the Slovak Republic July, 5th St . Cyril and St . Methodius Day August, 29th Slovak National Uprising Day September, 1st Slovak Constitution Day November, 17th Day of Fight for Freedom and Democracy Public holidays: January, 6th Epiphany (The three Sages and Christmas Holiday of Ortodox Christians) March/April Good Friday, Easter Monday May, 1st Labour Day May, 8th Triumph Over Fascism Day September, 15th Lady of Sorrows Day November, 1st All Saints Day December, 24th Christmas Eve December, 25th Christmas Day December, 26th Second Day of Christmas Important Phone Numbers: 158 (112) Police 0961 011111 Foreigner's Police 155 (112) First Aid 1181 Information on Telephone Numbers 150 (112) Fire-Service 12149 Information on International Telephone Numbers The national symbols of the Slovak Republic are the national emblem, the national flag, the national seal and the national anthem .
The national emblem of the Slovak Republic has a red, early Gothic shield with a silver double cross mounted on the central peak of the blue three hill group .
The national flag of the Slovak Republic is composed of three horizontal stripes - white, blue and red (with white at the top, followed by blue and red) . In the front section of the national flag is the national emblem of the Slovak Republic .
9 Capital City of the Slovak Republic Hlavné mesto Slovenskej republiky Bratislava: European City of the Future recent past with the develop- is also known for wine . A num- ment of new offi ce and shop- ber of vineyards and produc- ping centres; thousands of ers of quality wines are located new fl ats have been built and in its surroundings . Favourite many homes, streets and pub- ways of spending free time in- lic areas have been renovated . clude swimming, cycling, skat- Perhaps the most visible of ing, rafting at the international these projects are the restora- white-water course along the tion of Bratislava Castle and levee in Gabčíkovo and the the unique Eurovea shopping internationally connected bi- and housing complex directly cycle paths that are connected on the banks of the Danube . to those in Austria, the Czech Republic and Hungary . The An attractive city for tour- bicycling paths directly along ists and free time . Bratislava the banks of the Danube are and its surroundings have a lot very popular .
Bratislava is among the youngest capital cities in Europe . However, the city has a rich history as a royal free town with a coronation tradition . Today, Bratislava is a dynamically developing city with good infrastructure and high quality of life; it is a good city for living, doing business and spending free time . Thanks to its strategic logistics location, it is close to you, tourists and all other goods and services for easy distribution to all the corners of Central, Eastern and Southern Europe and even beyond . .
riod when it served as the capital of royal Hungary . Dur- ing this period it was home to bodies of the Hungarian gov- ernment and the gothic-style History . Bratislava’s history St . Martin’s Cathedral was site stretches back to the second of coronations for the Hungar- to off er tourists . In addition A city for business and in- century B .C ., when the oldest ian kings . to the vast range of valuable novation . The capital is home known urban settlement in historical and cultural herit- to three of the most impor- the area was completed by the Dynamic City .Bratislava is age sites, this is an ideal city tant Slovak universities - the Celts . The fi rst written refer- a modern and dynamic city . for spending free time - many liberal arts-focused Comenius ence to the city is from 907 . In The pace of growth not only large parks, pedestrian zones University, Slovak Technical 1291, Bratislava received its approaches twice that of Slo- and fountains are in the city University and Economic Uni- town privileges from King An- vakia, but is also above aver- along with a number of lakes versity . In addition there are drew III of Hungary . Bratislava age in the European Union . and forests on the outskirts of arts colleges and a number once again entered the history The unemployment level and the city, which are desirable of private schools focused on books as the home of the fi rst available jobs are the best in destinations for recreation law, economics and manage- college in Slovakia, Academia the country . Bratislava hasin particular in the summer ment . Nearly 50,000 university Istropolitana, during the pe- changed signifi cantly in the months . The Bratislava region students give the city a youth-
10 Capital City of the Slovak Republic Hlavné mesto Slovenskej republiky
tically at the meeting point of port and infrastructure and Danube Strategy, the common three international borders – cultural tourism and commu- Vienna / Bratislava conference the Slovak, Austrian and Hun- nication as well as protection project, the common Twin garian borders . Even the Czech for the environment and the Cities program and the de- Republic is only around 60 km exchange of experience within velopment of river transport away . The city hosts all the im- public administration . through Vienna City port . portant representative offi ces of other countries and residents Twin City Bratislava - Vi- A city for sports, and not of the city in a majority of cases enna . Thanks to the cancella- only hockey . Slovakia and its have mastered a worldwide lan- tion of the borders, new op- capital can be proud that they guage while German and Hun- portunities for cross-border organised the World Ice Hock- garian are nearly their native planning have been opened ey Championships in 2011 . language for others . Bratislava by considering the strategy in- Nearly 10,000 fans descended undoubtedly has profi ted from corporated into the new land on the city and were able to the fact that Slovakia is a mem- development plan for Vienna . experience the atmosphere of ber of the European Union, the Following Vienna’s example, the capital along with the or- Schengen Area and has used a number of projects includ- derly management of this un- the common Euro currency ing services for residents, the offi cial annual holiday for the since 2009 . These facts help to creation of an Offi ce for Fami- global sport of hockey . Bratis- break down nearly all barriers . lies and Women as well a Front lava, of course, lives for more ful and fresh feeling and rep- resent huge potential for com- panies that make their homes in the city . The most signifi cant of these companies include Volkswagen, Siemens, IBM, Dell and a number of others that have successfully estab- lished themselves thanks to their educated and capable employees .
Transportation . Bratislava, thanks to its position on im- portant international routes, has reaped benefi ts of such connections for centuries . In addition to the Danube River fl owing through the city, easy and convenient connections using nearly all other means of transport can be used to get to Bratislava . Highways enable easy connections from Vienna, Györ, Budapest, Brno and Prague while rail lines Cross-border coopera- Offi ce have been completed . than hockey . In addition to the connect the city to practically tion . The establishment of The offi cial site for the City of bicycle paths mentioned, the all corners of Europe . The in- the CENTROPE region in the Bratislava, www .bratislava .sk,city features pools, the nation- ternational airport is located areas connecting Austria, Slo- is among the most success- al tennis centre and a number on the city’s outskirts . City by- vakia, the Czech Republic and ful websites in Slovakia and of other sports facilities that pass lines are planned below Hungary is based on political, has been the main informa- are used for domestic and the Small Carpathian Moun- cultural and social closeness tion point for potential inves- international competitions, tains to the north and nearby that has connected this region tors, partners and tourists . tournaments and in particular the Austrian and Hungarian for centuries . After the end of The capital of Slovakia strives by the public . borders to the south; the R7 the Cold War, mutual under- to be close to its residents . motorway is also being pre- standing and the willingness Bratislava and Vienna together City of Bratislava pared to connect the south of to pursue multilateral coop- have enjoyed a wide range of Mayor’s Offi ce Slovakia . eration were revived and allow cooperation and frequently of Marketing & Communications for the collective use of exist- exchange experience . Contin- Primacialne namestie 1, P.O. Box 192 An open European city . ing potential: common eco- ued intensive cooperation has Bratislava, SK-814 99 Bratislava historically has been nomic and innovation areas, been benefi cial for both and Slovak Republic an international city . It is prac- common market policy, trans- includes projects such as the www .bratislava .sk
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The Košice Region Welcome to the region full of inspiration
The košice Region (www .regionkosice .com ) is an Slovak Paradise administrative unit which includes for historical regions – Abov, Spiš, Zemplín and Gemer . Each historical region is rich in traditions and customs which are further enhanced by the hospitality of the locals of each region . The košice Region possesses some of the most fascinating sites in Slovakia that no visitor should miss .
Area: 6, 752 square kilometers the entire region . Due to its Population: 769, 969 status as an eastern Slovakian Number of towns: 17 metropolis of culture and arts, Number of municipalities: 440 the city Košice will become for
Košice, the second largest the 2013 European Capital of city in Slovakia and a heart Culture (www .kosice2013 .sk) . of Abov region (www . In the eastern part of Abov visitkosice .eu) is the most region is located Herľany important banking, economic, geyser – cold geyser, which educational and cultural erruptions periodically occur center outside the Slovak at intervals of 36-38 hours and capital of Bratislava . The lasts about 25 minutes (www . close proximity to the Polish, herlany .ocu .sk) . Hungarian, and Ukrainian Deep in the forrest just the craftsman´s studio inside Ice Dobšinska Cave borders and the international outside the town of Medzev, (www .stm-ke .sk) . airport in Košice facilitate visitors can visit the 14th In the picturesque corner the international focus of century hammer mill with of south-west of Abov region in the lap of the stunning Tserkva in Ruska Bystra countryside full of scented fi rs and spruces on the borders of the Slovak Rudohorie and the Slovak Carst, it is a special place to see, the climatic Health Spa of Štós . The main indicative bearing Slovakia with 300 kilometers of the health spa is cure of of hiking trails . The national the respiratory system (www . park covers the southern kupele-stos .sk) . and south-eastern part of the Spiš region . Visitors can Two major protected admire a variety of deep areas are situated within the canyons, waterfalls, and other Košice region . National Park geographical formations . Slovensky raj (Slovak Paradise: National Park Slovenský www .slovenskyraj .sk) is one kras (www .slovensky-kras . of the nine national parks in eu )lies soutern and south-
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Spiš Castle eastern part of the Gemer region . Slovak Karst has been listed in the worldwide network of the UNESCO Biosphere Reserves . Several unique caves, such as Domica, Ochtinská Aragonite Cave, Jasovská Cave, Krasnohorská Cave, are also open to tourists and provide extraordinary underground scenes and experiences (http://whc . unesco .org/) . The cultural and historical monuments of Gemer and Spiš are scattered along the Gemer and Spiš branch of the Gothic Route (www . gothicroute .sk) . The region is home to mountainside castles (Spiš Castle, Castle Krásna Hôrka), well Spirit in Žehra were listed in parts of Zemplín is the water preserved historical town the worldwide network of the reservoir of Zemplínska Šírava squares (Spišská Nová Ves UNESCO Cultural Heritage in (www .sirava .sk) . There are and Rožňava), and several 1993 . a number of good-quality museums and cathedrals pensions in the resort villages (Parish Spišská Kapitula, The historic Zemplín region lining the north side of the Manor Betliar) . Other (http://krajzemplin/szm .sk/ lake . The biggest nature lake historical gems of the area indexenglish .htm) in the named Morské oko, literally include village churches eastern part of the Košice area “Eye of the Sea”, in Vihorlat (Žehra, Štítnik, craftsman is famous for the excellent Mountains arose as a result Tokaj Region houses ad well as romantic Tokaj wine . The Tokaj region of volcanic activity . It is stone bridges (Gelnica, is specifi cally delineated from surrounded by rare kinds The Tserkva of St . Nicolas in Spišské Vlachy, Markušovce, the rest of the country for its of fauna and fl ora (www . the village of Ruska Bystrá and Rožňava) . The Spiš Castel, vineyards and unique network morskeoko .sirava .sk) . (listed in the UNESCO Cultural one of the largest medieval of micro-climate cellars that Visitors should also take Heritage) both build in the stone castles in Europe, allows its vintners to produce the opportunity to visit the beginning of the 18 th (www . and its Associated Cultural excellent wine (www .tvc .sk/ two wooden treasures: The museum .sk) . Monuments, including the sk/tokajska-vinna-cesta .html ) . Tserkva of Archangel Michael 13th century Church of Holy One of the most visited in the village of Inovce and Links for selected Tourist Information Centers in Košice Region: Zemplinska Širava Košice /Abov www .mickosice .sk www .visitkosice .eu Michalovce/Zemplín www .michalovce .sk www .sirava .sk; www .tvc .sk Rožňava/Gemer www .slovensky-kras .eu www .ticroznava .sk Spišská Nová Ves/Spiš www .slovenskyraj .sk; www .spisskanovaves .eu
Contact: Košice Self-governing Region Department of Culture and tourism Tourism section E-mail: [email protected] www .regionkosice .com
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košice – Host city of 2011 IIHF World Championship European Capital of Culture 2013
use its own Coat of Arms . It was the fi rst ever coat of arms for a city in Europe supported by an armorial warrant . The power, glory and honor of the royal city can still be felt in the historic center of Košice even today . It is an architectural jewel and the largest historical urban conservation area in Slovakia .
Košice, the second largest city in Slovakia and the metropolis of Eastern Slovakia A city of contrasts and has a very advantageous Hungary (20 km), Ukraine (80 exciting discoveries . A geographical location making km) and Poland (90 km) . The place where East meets it the centre of the adjoining population of the city comes West, where the past is cross-border region . With an to about 235 000, and the interconnected with the area of 244 km2 is located average age of the citizens is present . The fi rst record of near the borders with 35 years . the town dates back to the year 1230, when Košice was mentioned as “Villa Cassa“
and gradually became an important economic, cultural, and social center . One of the most important events in the history of Košice happened in the year 1369, when King Louis the Great granted the city the right to
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Today, there are four universities in Košice and all of them continue in the rich history of education which started back in the past . Košice has very long traditions in sport activities . The city is a strong sporting, cultural and social center of the region . There are many historical and cultural events of interest and many spectacular touristic sights which are unique in the region and in Slovakia as
well as in Europe and in the industrial production that world . Košice is one of the host has attracted a large number cities for the World Ice Hockey of foreign direct investments Championship 2011, and so in recent years, focusing it is the center of attention of especially on the steel millions of ice hockey fans from industry, automotive industry, around the world . Canada, electronics, information USA, Switzerland, France, technology and mechanical Sweden, Norway, Austria, and engineering . Košice is a unique Belarus will play their matches Central European metropolis, here in the most modern and a city full of creativity and only multifunctional hall in extraordinary atmosphere . Slovakia . Contact: City of Košice Košice is the most Trieda SNP 48/A important industrial centre 040 11 Košice, Slovak republic in Eastern Slovakia, and it Phone: + 421 - 55 - 6419 111 has rapidly become a top- e -mail: [email protected] ranking centre for information www.kosice.sk and telecommunications technology . The city is the center of the second most important region in Slovakia based on its export performance and GDP production in the national economy . The most important sector in the city is the lively
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Town of Galanta Renaissance castle – was built by František Esterházy around the year 1600 . Location: Top tourist atractions: Inside the castle, there is a museum, a Galanta is a district Thermal centre Galandia with whole ceremonial hall and exposition of the town in the Trnava year operation – it´s a newly open recrea- Museum of National Culture . country . It lies in the tion centre consisting of 3 outdoor and 4 www .galanta .sk middle part of south- indoor pools with water attractions, roller western Slovakia . coasters . The town is one of the cultural, www .galandia .sk administrative and industrial centres of the Danube Lowland regions .
General information: Population: 15 813 Area: 33,9 km2 Density: 466 inhabitants/km2 Unemployment rate: 3,33 %
Main industrial key sectors: Electrical engineering, engineering, logistics, fi nancial services, polygraphy, production of plastic goods, agriculture .
Church of St .King Stephan – the church was completed and consecrated in 1805 . It is a monumental two-spired classic building with baroque features . www .galanta .sk Present investment opportunity of the town: investment in neogothic castle Because of its disposition the Ne- ogothic castle would be suitable for the usage as a congress centre, accommoda- The Neogothic mannor - house tion centre, restaurant and also used for cultural and representative occasions . Neogothic castle – this most valuable building of the whole region was built in 1633 by brothers Daniel and Pavol Contact: Esterházy in the renaissance style . It was Municipality of the town Galanta rebuilt in the baroque style in the year Mierové nám. 940/1 1936 . It gained its present look in 1861 SK- 924 01 Galanta, Slovak Republic after a dramatic rebuilding organized by Phone: +421 31 7884301 Jozef Esterházy, who had been inspired Fax: +421 31 7803592 by romantic English gothic style . e-mail: [email protected] www .galanta .sk www.galanta.sk
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Nitra – the Mother of Slovak Towns
Nitra has the longest of history of all Slovak towns . Thanks to its strategic location in the valley of the River Nitra, it was settled already in prehistoric ages . The fi rst written mention about Nitra dates back to 828; the town is described as the place of consecration of the fi rst Christian church in Slovakia . During the Great
− sacral monuments and museums − observation points at Zobor and Kalvária − summer sight-seeing with a tourist train
Area: 108 km2 Inhabitants: 83,265 (as of 01 January 2009) Average monthly salary: €338 .8 unemployment rate: 7 .46 % Municipal cadastre: 4,083 ha, built-up area: 194 ha Area of the Industrial Park West: 63 .2 ha Area of the Industrial Park South: 210 ha position also in the times of is dynamically developing also the Austro-Hungarian Empire . thanks to the construction Over time, Nitra became the of a new town district with Contact: crossroad of trade routes, complex infrastructure . City hall of Nitra cultures and ethnic groups . With the completion of the Štefánikova tr.60 Today’s Nitra is a well- Southern by-pass road of the 950 06 Nitra known exhibition and expressway R1, the places with Slovakia agricultural centre, and the excellent traffi c accessibility Phone no.: 00421/37/6502 111 seat of important institutions will become even more Fax: 00421/37/6502 331 and universities . The exquisite favourable logistic complexes . E-mail: [email protected] theatre performances and www.nitra.sk cultural and social events Worth visiting: attract many visitors to − Castle of Nitra and the NISYS – Tourist Information Centre Moravian period, it had the town each year . The cathedral Štefánikova tr.1 one of the largest urban construction of industrial − historic monuments of the 949 01 Nitra concentration areas in Europe . parks North and South Upper Town Slovakia The oldest Slavic episcopacy off ers many new investment − Synagogue Phone no.: 00421/37/741 09 06 and the oldest monasterial opportunities and ranks Nitra − County House with the Fax: 00421/37/741 09 07 school were established there . among the modern industrial Gallery of Nitra E-mail: [email protected] The town held its important centres of Slovakia . The town − Municipal Park of Nitra www.nitra.sk
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beauty of na- Town of Nové Zámky ture . The town General centre . The town cooperates is proud of information: with corporate entities and its renovated Area: 72 .56 km2 natural persons . thermal open-air Population The town constitutes an im- pool complex . It density: 565 in- portant crossroad of Southern off ers its visitors habitants/km2 Slovakia . It has an excellent a wide range Partner towns: Znojmo (Czech location in respect to road of possibilities Republic), Fonyód (Hungary) and railway connections . Nové for spending their free time There is a sport airport with- at an area of 8 hectars . There in the town area, where an air are eight swimming pools show takes place every year . within the complex, which are This show is visited not only available during the summer by the citizens of Nové Zámky, season . but also by the inhabitants of In the South-Western part the neighbouring villages and of the town by the River Nitra, countries, and by diplomats and ambassadors, too . The indus- trial zone is situ- ated South of the town’s built-up area . The town is planning to expand this area and to connect it to the technical infrastructure .
Key industrial sectors: machine industry, electrical engineering, agriculture, food industry, commercial and fi nancial services Nové Zámky was built in 1576 – 1580 as a modern Ren- aissance fortress located on the banks of the River Nitra . The town became famous when after the heavy fi ghting in 1685 it could free itself from Turkish dominion . After having been connected to the railway network in the 19th Zámky is situated 100 km there is the local forest park Thanks to the favourable century, the economic impor- away from the Capital City of Berek, which off ers unforget- geographical position of the tance of the town grew . Today, Bratislava . table experiences to people of town and of its industrial Nové Zámky with approxi- The other positive aspects all ages . The forest park hides zone, the industrial segments mately 41,000 inhabitants is include developed sports unique natural values and of the town are expected to a modern town and a district facilities and the preserved protected vestures . be largely developed .
Contact: Town Hall (Mestský úrad) Nové Zámky Hlavné námestie 10 940 35 Nové Zámky Slovak Republic, EU Phone no.: +421 35 6400 225 (226, 227, 232, 233, 238) Fax: +421 35 6400 229 E-mail: [email protected] www.novezamky.sk
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big-size bearings . Car industry Považská Bystrica subcontractor companies also have their factories in the town . Považská Manínska tiesňava . In upwards The town off ers many Bystrica direction, against the fl ow of sports opportunities in all is located the Manín Brook, we can fi nd seasons . It disposes of an in North- another nature’s jewel – the indoor swimming pool with Western canyon Kostolecká tiesňava . bowling tracks, a wellness Slovakia One of the most important centre, as well as a sports hall between Trenčín and Žilina . buildings in the town is the and an ice stadium . There Its history has always been Church of the Visitation of are many tourist and cycling closely connected with the the Virgin Mary from the routes in the surroundings Ruins of the Považská “backbone” of Slovakia – 14th century, built by Ján of Považská Bystrica, and ski Bystrica Castle
Town centre Bystrica are another interesting site which thanks to the initiative of the town and volunteers undergoes conservation . Považská Bystrica lives a rich cultural life with various traditional events, such as the international folklore festival Opening the Summer Gate, organised by the Town of Považská Bystrica, PX Centre and the Municipal Folklore Studio . Church The town is located on the of the main railway track between Visitation Bratislava and Košice . In May of the 2010, the D1 highway section Virgin Sverepec-Vrtižer was opened Mary in Považská Bystrica . One of the The viaduct standing on illuminated 40 metre high pillars over pillars of the town obtained the the highway Construction of the Year title viaduct in 2010 .
Folklore lovers would Contact: events also fi nd many Town Mayor: are very opportunities doc. PhDr. PaedDr. Karol Janas, PhD. popular there . Centrum 2/3 in the The ruins 017 01 Považská Bystrica town of the Castle Phone no.: +421/42/43 05 200 of Považská Fax.: +421/42/43 26 613
Podmanitzky, lord of the Local craftsmen present their products on the Považská annual Market of Považská Bystrica Bystrica Castle and estates . the Váh River . The town is Since 1930´s, Považská surrounded by a mountain Bystrica has been an range, and its territory important centre of engine is guarded by Veľký Manín manufacturing . Today, bearing and Malý Manín mountains . production companies run their This is where most tourists, factories in the town . These rock-climbers and nature companies are successors of The canyon lovers seek to go – the Manín former engineering factories of Manínska tiesňava Mountains and the canyon the region, producing mainly – a paradise for nature lovers
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THE TOWN OF SPIŠSkÁ NOVÁ VES Gateway to the Slovak Paradise
Slovak Republic, Europe N 48° 56’ 39,01’’ E 20° 34’ 0,32’’ Spišská Nová Ves with its more than 740-year long history is an ideal starting point for the lovers of tourism along harsh but picturesque the town, which will enable gorges of the Slovak Paradise an even better utilisation of National Park, for the admirers Spišská Nová Ves as a place of monuments included in for yearlong relaxation and the World Heritage List of entertainment . An increasing interest in Spišská Nová Ves is refl ected every year in the growing number of its visitors, services concentrated not only in its centre and also in increased business activity . Spišská Nová Ves - this is the gateway to the Slovak Paradise .
Contact: The Town Hall of Spišská Nová Ves Radničné námestie 7 052 70 Spišská Nová Ves, Slovak Republic tel.: +421-53-41 766 10 the UNESCO and for those +421-53-41 766 11 interested in obscure but even fax: +421-53-44 269 80 more precious Gothic Route e-mail: [email protected] monuments . [email protected] The town features the www.spisskanovaves.eu longest lens shaped square in www.slovenskyraj.eu Europe, the highest publicly accessible church tower in Tourist information centre Slovakia (87 m high), the Letná 49 smallest and youngest ZOO 052 01 Spišská Nová Ves, Slovak Republic in Slovakia . A rich off er of of Spiš are complemented tel.: +421-53-16 186 cultural and sports events all by other available natural tel./fax: +421-53-44 282 92 year round provides suffi cient beauties, among which e-mail: [email protected] opportunities for a pleasant belong the High Tatras which stay . The town is also attractive In its surroundings there are just 30 km away, thermal Photo: Miro Dibák, Peter Olekšák, Peter Švec thanks to a theatre, cinemas, are the longest river canyon in swimming pools in nearby gallery, museum, indoor Slovakia, 25 named waterfalls Vrbov, the nearby Pieniny swimming pool and a lido, in 8 accessible rocky gorges, National Park, the caves of the tennis courts, saunas, a riding 216 km of tourist paths and Slovenský Kras or the quickly area and suburban sports 65 km of bike tracks . reachable metropolises of airfi eld, where you can take The combination of Prešov and Košice . your fi rst parachute or tandem nature, history and active In the future a large ski jumps . relaxation in the middle resort will be built up close to
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DETVA DETVA is situated in the heart of Slovakia, about 220 km from Slovak capital Bratislava . Its area is known with precious natural and cultural values . Detva Kriváň . Airport in Sliač is only 27 PPS factory so that it prepared stores, services and production . This is the centre of Podpolanie region, km from Detva . industrial park for some new site is the most lucrative as about one of the most original Slovak Good technical and civic investments and for the creation the connection with infrastructure regions, which was named after infrastructure is available in the of 538 job positions, mostly in but it is capacity limited because of natural dominant feature of the town . In the Strategy of Slovak engineering professions . planned road R2 and also because area – Polana volcano . From 1996 Republic Improvement Detva is The goal of building of industrial of limits of protective zones Detva is the centre of the district . one of innovative progress poles . parks and zones for business in biotopes around Slatina River . Its area is 6,809 hectares and it has Business and employment Detva and surrounding villages They say that the potential of about 15,000 inhabitants . support is one of the priorities so Kriváň and Vígľaš is to provide the Detva and its surrounding is not Geographical location of Detva that the new business zones are opportunities for domestic and used properly . There is a good in the centre of Slovakia enables being created . foreign companies with working opportunity not only for visit and places in production, service and getting known of this region but good traffic connection with the With the EU support of its quaternary sectors, so that for also for investment into business neighbouring regions as about structural funds (2004-2006) Detva domestic companies´ goods and and living in this environmentally roads and railways . The road I/50 town realized reconstruction services consumption . pure, clean and beautiful town in (Bratislava – Zvolen - Lučenec - of some producing parts in Košice) is the traffic axis of the Detva town owns also allotments the heart of Slovakia . area . It will be soon improved by of 11 ha area, which is considered building the R2 highway . Detva is to be the future industrial park connected with the railway line Detva – Trstená . There is the Contact: Zvolen – Lenártovce – Košice, project documentation prepared Mestský úrad v Detve which runs through southern for this business plan for building J. G. Tajovského 7, 962 12 Detva the underground services . tel: +421 - 45 - 5455202 part of the town . The nearest fax: +421 - 45 - 5456216 cargo railway stations are in In southern part of Detva there are e-mail: [email protected] neighbouring villages Vígľaš and some areas and building sites of www.detva.sk Foto: TIK Detva kostolište The fi rst written mention of the munici- pality dates back to 1206 . The municipality is named after a church (kostol) and its surroundings, the oldest one in Záhorie region (1397) . Kostolište – Kiripolec is the birthplace of the famous artist painter Martin Benka (1888 – 1971), whose birth
house is still conserved . In the social house (former mill building) one can also fi nd the artist’s commemorative room .
Contact: Obecný úrad Kostolište 900 62 Kostolište tel.: 034/7734 056 fax: 034/7734 138 e-mail: [email protected] www.kostoliste.sk
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Memorial Room of Poet burghers formed a museum Thököly family which had the Ivan Krasko committee to support this originally Gothic fort rebuilt This exposition is devoted to museum . On 17th October as a luxurious Rennaisance the important Slovak poet 1909 in the historical Matej´s residence . They also built the Ivan Krasko . Exposition is House, there was handselled baroque chapel . Last owner Balneological established in his apartment . the first municipal museum was Ferdinand Rueber and exposition . in 1702 it was bought by the Embankment of Ivan Krasko 2 In 1958 the exposition of at town of Kežmarok . The castle Museum (BM) Open Tuesday – Saturday that time Regional museum burnt down several times 11.00 – 15.00 Piestany was open in the renewed in the 18th century and was National cultural building of Thurzo’s house . repaired in the 18th and 2Oth monument In 2005, on occasion of century . General restora- Ducové – Kostolec 750th anniversary of the tion work was carried out town, the museum prepared between 1962-1985 . Open-air museum (7 km NE the exhibition called Alive from Piešťany) – free admit- in Bystrica, after death in tance all though the year heaven . The visitors can still visit that exposition . Contact: Opening hours: Beethovenova 5, 921 01 Piešťany Thurzo´s House: Tel.: +421 33 772 28 75 Mo-Fr 9.00 a.m. – 5.00 p.m. Fax: +421 33 772 28 75 Su 9.00 a.m. – 5.00 p.m. E-mail: [email protected] www.balneomuzeum.sk Tihányis´Manor House: National cultural monument Mo-Fr 8.00 a.m. – 4.00 p.m. Main exposition Ducové-Kostolec - fortified Su 9.00 a.m.-4.00 p.m. in Kursalon (Spa Hall) magnate´s courtyard from Contact: The Museum was founded Archaeology of region the 9th century Nám. SNP 4 in 1926 and opened its first Piešťany . Ancient ceramics, 975 90 Banska Bystrica exhibition in 1931 . Initially, bronze artefacts . Ethnogra- Tel.: +421 48 412 58 95 - 6 this was a regional museum phy of this region – original E-mail: smbb @ stonline.sk focusing on Kežmarok and its peasant house with equip- Web: www.stredoslovenskemuzeum.sk, adjacent localities . Gradually ment . www.stredoslovenske.muzeum.sk its sociological orientation became crystallized . Open daily except Monday Exposition at Thurzo‘s House: Its headquarters are at 9.00 – 12.00 13.00 – 17.00 Nam. SNP 4, Banska Bystrica the Kežmarok castle with Tel.: +421 48 412 58 97 its atypical situation practi- CENTRAL E-mail: thurzovdom@stredoslovenske- cally right in the centre of the muzeum.sk town . SLOVAKIA Exposition at Tihanyis‘ Manor House: Contact: Radvanska 27, Banska Bystrica MUSEUM, Hradné nám. 42, Kežmarok Tel.: +421 48 410 33 76 www.kezmarok.com BANSKA +421 48 413 19 94 BYSTRICA E-mail: [email protected] Central Slovakian Bronze jug decorated with the head of Medusa, detail, Gallery in 3. - 4. century AD, Young roman period Banská Dr. Liska´s villa, History of the Central The Museum Bystrica Štefánikova St 1 Slovakia Museum of Kežmarok Bethlen House, Dolná ulica Here you can get acquainted The history of the mu- no . 8, in the historical centre The city castle of Kežmarok with: the history of all slovak seum started in 1889, when of the town, is the home of was built as a defensive spas . Sacral art from the col- the town council of Banská the Central Slovakian Gallery castle . lt is first mentioned lection of our museum Bystrica at the meeting on in Banská Bystrica . Bethlen 12th July 1889, approved in 1463 in connection with House is one of the most Open Monday - Friday the foundation of the Mu- the Zápoľský family . Its impressive and spacious nicipal Museum . In 1893 the history is linked with the buildings in Banská Bystrica .
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Tradition has is that in 1620 There is exhibition space Nowadays, the museum of exhibit, naive art exhibits, the leader of the revolt of the Room 19_21 nn the first floor sourced historical develop- historical photographs called” estates, Gabriel Bethlen, was of Dominik Skutecky´s villa ment of middle Pohronie . Novobanské reflexie” . crowned king of Hungary designed for young artists Museum in Nová Baňa has Instead of permanent here . shows . more than 12 000 objects in exhibit, Pohronské museum fund of collections . organized more than Contact: Pohronské museum is 12 exhibits per year . For head office, study room, permanent situated in former town people who are interested exhibition Slovakian graphic art of the hall . It is a four floor Gothic are available specialized 20th century: building built in 2nd half of presentations . Pohronské Bethlenov dom, Dolná 8 14 century . This building was museum has scholarly library Tue – Fri: 10.00 – 17.00 reconstructed in 18century . Sat – Sun: 11.00 – 17.00 Contact Tel.: +421 (0) 48/470 16 15 Pohronie Museum Nova Bana Bernolákova 2 Praetorium, Námestie Štefana 968 01 Nová Baňa Moysesa 25 Name: Mgr. Katarína Konečná Tue – Fri: 10.00 – 17.00 Tel.: +421(0) 45/6855 178 Sat – Sun: 10.00 – 16.00 +421(0) 45/6857 834 – 5 Tel.: +421 (0) 48/412 48 64 Bethlen House Fax: +421(0) 45/6855 178 Permanent exposition of Dominik E-mail: [email protected] On the persent permanent Skutecký, Horná 55 exhibition of Slovakian Tue – Sun: 10.00 – 16.00 graphic art of the 20th Tel.: +421 (0) 48/412 54 50 century is installed at the Fax: +421 (0) 48/ 470 16 15 Bethlen House . Further e-mail: [email protected] exhibition rooms are located www.isternet.sk/sgbb in the building of the former In collection fund, there Praetorium, which is part of are many archeological the town castle complex . founds, remains of crafts, and folk production (carvings, ceramics ware, glass making), The Andy historical weapons, artistic Warhol relies . All of these artifacts document the history of Museum region, first of all the history of the town Nová Baňa . of the The model of atmospheri- Modern Art Praetorium Pohronie cal machine pumping water from mines is very unique re- Medzilaborce The family villa of art- Museum main . This machine was used ist Dominik Skutecký, who for the first time in 1722 . The museum designed the villa in the style Nova Bana was open on of Renaissance Revival with Sep . 1, 1991 . graffito decorations, is home The museum to the Permanent exposi- was founded tion of Dominik Skutecký´s on the initiative of Andy Artwork with paintings of Warhol‘s brother John, the the town of Banská Bystrica, arts teacher Dr . Michal Bicko, family, portraits, and paint- Vladimír Protivňák and the ings capturing the unique Club of Friends of Fine Art at atmosphere of copper ham- Medzilaborce (FFAM) . mer-mills .
Pohronské museum in Interesting artifacts could Nová Baňa was established be find in all of exhibitions of in 1952 of the initiative of Pohronské museum- archeo- Permanent exposition of antique collector- Anton logical, ethnographical, vol- Dominik Skutecký Solčiansky as civil museum . cano logical exhibits, history
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This museum‘s predeces- ated in 6 . Rázusová Street . woman´s folk costumes sor was a little FFAM gallery There are six expositions of Trnava, Hlohovec and which expended consider- in the museum . They are the Piešťany regions are exhib- able effort, together with the expositions of an ancient ited in windows . Andy Warhol Society, in order furniture, history of the town They are the costumes of that Slovakia would obtain an /Hlohovec – the feudal town/, Trakovice, Piešťany, Madunice The Gemer- exhibition of works of one of exposition of nature, archeol- and Pobedim . Malohont best-know fine artists of the ogy, female national dress, In the archeological ex- second half of our country, historical portrait and graphic position there are exhibited museum a foremost representative arts . archeological findings rep- of the movement know as resenting the periods of the Pop-Art . primeval age and the earlier historical period . The precious pieces are the neolithic parts of Venuses from Hlohovec, then a large pin from the bronze period and a bronze bit from the Roman period . The fifth oldest museum in The most precious piece Slovakia . The exposition of an an- is a sculpture of Jupiter The museum was founded cient furniture is situated in Dolichen incrusted with silver in 1882 as a district museum . the original monastery´s din- from the 3rd century . Since 1910 the seat of the ning room /refectory/ with The space of the corridor in museum is in the building of stuccoed decoration . nothern part of the museum The precious furniture the former artillery barracks . Besides three permanent is used for the exposition pieces are from the 18th Besides the regional culture, exhibition (Andy Warhol‘s of an ancient furniture and century, especially cupboard the museum is specialised to serigraphies, combined graphic art . The ancient with intarsia with striped the gypsy culture . technique, serigraphies and oil-paintings, mainly from figure decoration . One part of paintings of Paul and James the 18th century, represent the exposition are oil-paint- Warhol and an exhibition on the members of the Erdödys ings with dominant, so called Andy Warhol‘s origin), it also and their relatives and the the painting of donation organizes on its premises ex- Hungarian rulers . The pieces from 1743 . change exhibitions, concerts, of graphic art, mainly copper- The exposition – ´Hlo- seminars and further events . plates are also from the 18th hovec – the feudal town´ century and originally they Contact : - represents the older history were a part of the decoration of Hlohovec . There are the Ul. A. Warhola 749/26, Medzilaborce of the Hlohovec castle . The permanent exposi- documents about the activity www.andywarhol.sk Except of those exposi- tion presents the geology, of the self-government, the tions mentioned above there zoology, archaeology, history, pictures of the town and the are constant expositions ethnology and history of castle and the collection from of ceramics, history of the arts of the region . It owns the sphere of the crafts and Franciscan monastery and a mummy of an Egyptian guilds . The machinery of a samples of ancient bells and women . tower clock and the treasure stone sculptures . coins of František II . belong to interesting parts . Contact: Homeland Upstairs, natural exposition Homeland Museum Hlohovec of Hlohovec surroundings is Františkánske námestie 1 Museum situated . It is formed by the 920 01 Hlohovec samples of the vertebrate an- Tel.: 033/7300337 Hlohovec imals which live in the close 033/7301639 The museum in Hlohovec region to Hlohovec . They are Fax: 033/7300337 is a regional museum of exhibited in the windows . E-mail: [email protected] A set of folk ceramics, homeland character . It was From the beginning of 1970s Riaditeľ: Mgr. Jozef Urminský paleontological and archaeo- founded in 1959 . The basic there are precious dioramas . Opening hours: logical collections form a branches of social and natu- The exclusive one is that of Hlavná budova múzea unique part of the exposition . ral sciences are represented a deer in its typical natural Tu - Fri: 8.00 - 16.00 hod. Occasional exhibitions during in its collections . The exposi- surroundings . Su: 13.00 - 18.00 hod. the whole year . tions are situated in the main The exposition of natural Výstavná sieň , Rázusova 6 part of the museum which Open: history and archeology is Tu - Fri: 8.00 - 16.00 hod. is a part of the Franciscan Mon – Fri at 9:00 – 17:00, during the joined by the ethnographic Sa: 13.00 - 18.00 hod. monastary . The exposition exposition - ´Woman´s folk season (April – September) also on Sat hall of the museum is situ- costume´ . Typical parts of and Sun at 9:00 – 16:00.
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Entrance fee to the Museum late-Baroque adjustments in and since 1969 is housed in a the disposal of the museum Adults: 40,- Sk 1779-1780 . The Museum ad- Renaissance manor from the in which the first art-history Children, students, retired: 20,- Sk ministers a technical exhibit 17th century . The castle was exhibition of the history of School excursions: 10,- Sk - a complete mangle, which built at the turn of the 17th Šariš was made accesible Up to 3-year-old children: fee free is part of a farmer-artisan‘s century and is connected back in 1907 . Address property at Brezno . with the Drugeth family . Gemersko-malohontské múzeum They used it as the centre Rimavská Sobota of their large feudal estate . Námestie M. Tompu 24 This monumental fourwing 979 01 Rimavská Sobota mansion house with corner Tel: + 421 47 563 27 41, 563 27 30 towers was rebuilt in the Ren- Fax: + 421 47 563 27 30 aissance style of an old moat E-mail: gmmuzeum @ bb.telecom.sk castle . The appearance if this www.gmmuzeum.sk building is influenced by the baroque reconstruction and late-baroque adaptations ofthe interiors .
The exhibition The Life The Šariš museum as a and Culture of the People regional organization docu- in Horehronie was open in ments the development of 1980 . In seven section it puts nature and the society in on view the basic expressions the region of Upper Šariš . of the people‘s material cul- It enjoys an all-Slovakia The ture from this ethnographic competence in the domain of region of Horehronie or the iconographic production of Horehronie Upper Hron valley, its set- the Eastern rite and Eastern tlement, agriculture, wood Slovakia is active in the do- Museum cutting, fibre processing, main of entomology . A park was laid out around architecture, dwelling, cos- the mansion house in the Contact: tume, fine art . The Exhibition 19th century . The site was Radničné námestie 13, Bardejov Brezno shows the origin, gradually reconstructed after www.muzeumbardejov.sk development and shapes of a fire in 1946 and the castle the town up to the year 1918 now houses historical and and was open in 1992 . natural museum collections . Opening Hours The park serves as an exhibi- Mo-Fr: 8.00 – 16.00 hod. tion of folk architecture . Sa: 9.00 – 17.00 hod. The Horehronie Museum Contact: at Brezno was set up as a Contacts: Námestie slobody 1, Humenné homeland museum - of the The Horehronie Museum www.muzeumhumenne.sk then Brezno district - in 1960 . Nám. gen. M. R. Štefánika 55 Homeland Since 1965 it truly has the 977 01 Brezno Museum in statute of a regional museum Tel.: 048–611 24 53 with special orientation to 048–611 22 83 Galanta local history . It is located in Fax: 048–611 46 33 the former Town Hall and in e-mail: [email protected] a renovated burgher house www.muzeum.sk from the end of the 16th century . Both the buildings are cultural monuments . The Šaris Museum Renaissance manor The Šariš regional museum The first stimulus for at Bardejov was established setting up a museum in The Vihorlat in 1903 as a museum of the the Galanta district came Šariš zhupa (district) . The from the ethnography circle Museum town put the building of formed by local teachers in The Town Hall, originally The Vihorlat Museum the historical Town Hall, in 1958 . The Local Council con- Renaissance, was given its (Homeland Museum) at Hu- a Gothic-Renaissance style stituted as of April 1, 1969, present appearance during menné was founded in 1960 from the 16th century, at the District Museum at Galan-
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ta (since January 1, 1990 the Today this building with its the development of styles, tury up almost the present Homeland Museum) . Since interesting front facade of consists of 17th - 20th centu- days . The exhibits include 1970 it is housed in a neo- cartouches is one of the char- ry furniture and appropriate a rich collection of objects Gothic manor at Galanta . The acteristic dominants of the paintings, domestic objects connected with agriculture, manor, as the family mansion town . Since 1951 it has been porcelain and glass . pasturage, mining and crafts . of the Estherházys was built a museum . Markušovce mansion A special section is devoted on earlier foundations and Michalská 38, 053 21 Markušovce to folk costumes both festive rebuilt in 1860 in the style Tel.: 00421 53 4498421 and normal daily wear . of Romantic English Tudor Ethnography museum Gothic . General reconstruc- SUMMER PALACE Krátka 5, 053 11 Smižany tion works are being carried DARDANELY Tel.: 00421 53 4431291 on it since 1986 and stopped - Exposition key musical in 1990, hence, the Museum CAPITAIN JÁN instruments is temporarily located in the NÁLEPKA´S NATIVE building of a former bank In the last third of the in the centre of the town . 18th century summer palace HOME Beside museum offices, there A permanent exhibition Dardanely was built at the Native home of captain are also exhibition halls here . „Nature and history of the request of Wolfgang- Farkaš Ján Nálepka in Smižany Spišská Nová Ves Region“ has Máriássy for social and was opened to the public been installed there . representative reasons . It is as a branch facility of the an outstanding monument of Contact: museum in 1971 . In 1978 was Rococo architecture . Museum of the Spiš Region reconstructed to represent an Letná 50, 052 01 Spišská Nová Ves original farmstead from first Tel.: 00421 53 4423757 half of the 20th century . Water Edge-Runner Mill Fax: 00421 53 4426785 Tomasikovo E-mail: [email protected] Contact: [email protected] Homeland Museum in Galanta www.muzeumspisa.com Hlavná ul. 976/8 MARKUŠOVCE 924 01 GALANTA The exhibition, which has Tel: 031/7805535 MANSION been installed there, shows Fax: 031/7805535 -Exposition of historical a collection of keyboard There is also a collection e-mail: [email protected] furniture musical instrumests (organs, that presents the visitors www.muzeum.sk Renaissance - style pianos, table pianos, clavi- with the life of captain Ján Markušovce mansion was chords) made in the territory Nálepka and his anti-Fascist built in 1643 by order of of Slovakia . Occasionally activities . František Máriássy . Originally some concerts are held there, CAPITAIN JÁN NÁLEPKA´S NATIVE one-storey building with a too . HOME high attic underwent a Ro- Summer palace Dardanely Nálepkova 87, Smižany coco reconstruction in 1770 Michalská 39, 053 21 Markušovce Tel.: 00421 53 4431291 – 1775, when it was owned Tel.: 00421 53 4498212 by Wolfgang – František MUSEUM Máriássy . ETNOGRAPHY MUSEUM SMIŽANY OF THE SPIŠ Folk Culture of the Lower REGION and Central Parts of the Spiš Region exhibition was Exposition Nature and opened in the building of history of the Spišská the Etnography Museum at The Stará Nová Ves Region Smižany in 1991 . The building of the Ľubovňa Museum of the Spiš Region In the place of the original ranks among the most attic gable the peripheral Museum valuable historical objects in walls were lifted and one The Ľubovňa Museum (The Spišská Nová Ves . Its founda- line of illusive windows was Homeland Museum) was tions date probably from the added so that the building founded in 1956 . At first it 15th century . First it served evokes the impression of a was housed in the Provincial as a town hall, later in 1774 it two-storey building . In the This permanent exhibition building on St Nicholas’s Sq ., became the seat of the newly 1950 s the mansion was presents traditional folk cul- since 1966 its headquarters constituted Province of 16 transformed into a museum . ture of this region from the are in the Ľubovňa Castle . Spiš Towns „Province House“ . The collection, which shows second half of the 19th cen- From its very beginnings the
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museum collects historic, of the so-called Catholic Opening hours: ethnographic, artistic and Circle or the Club House . The June - September natural history items, concen- core of the fund consisted monday - thursday: 8.00 - 16.00 trating on the area of Stará of private, predominantly friday: 8.00 - 18.00 Ľubovňa . ethnographic collections saturday: 10.00 - 14.00 Bratislava of the founder . In 1952 it sunday: 14.00 - 18.00 City Museum came to be the Homeland October - May Museum . After the territo- monday- friday: 8.00 - 16.00 rial reorganization in 1960, saturday –sunday: per phone order it served as the Municipal minimally 3 days before Museum at Skalica until 1965, with an exhibition of nature, Ľubovňa Castle archaeology, ethnography, On the north of Spiš the earlier and modern history . In Ľubovňa castle with its 1965, its district competence rich history and interesting was returned to it and it was architecture towers above given its present name . the valley of the Poprad river . It is one of the most unique castles in Slovakia . Although THE WEST it had originally guarded the - SLOVAK Old Town Hall, Museum of northern Hungarian border, the City History it was for 360 years the seat MUSEUM of power of the custodians Bratislava City Museum, of the Spiš areas that were The main bulding is House of culture in Skalica founded in 1868, documents temporarily given to Poland situated in the former with the permanent exhibition the town´s history since as a guarantee . It became Clarists´ convent. early times with collections of Záhorské múzeum The museum deals with famous for its numerous of extraordinary artistic and homeland study . visits by the Kings . The Polish The original museum historic value . The collections Opening hours: coronating jewellery was also building designed by contain archaeological finds, Tuesday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 a.m., hidden there for six years . National Artist Architect D . objects related to crafts and Saturday - Sunday 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., The outstanding restoration Jurkovic, until 1989 housed industry, viticulture, phar- Monday – closed ( 033-5512911, in XVIth and XVIIth centuries both the exhibitions and the macy, cultural and social life, 5512913) changed the castle into the administrative sector . It is as well as numismatics and huge Renaissance fortress . remarkable by its architec- ethnography . The splendid alley at the foot tonic design and its artistic Contact: of the castle and the nearby ornamentation . The facade is Bratislava City Museum open-air museum with its decorated with mosaic work Radničná 1 unique wooden church only according to sketches by the 815 18 Bratislava reinforce the peculiar atmos- Czech painter M . Ales, in the Tel.: 00421 2 592 05 111 phere of Ľubovňa castle . so-called Theatre Hall the Fax: 00421 2 544 34 631 Contact: walls and the curtain carry www.muzeum.bratislava.sk Ľubovňa Castle paintings with folk motifs Other buildings: [email protected] Zámocká 20, Stará Ľubovňa by A . Frolko and J . Uprka . The Music House of www.muzeumsl.sk The building is a cultural monument . The museum‘s Mikuláš Schneider - Trnavsky: workplaces are now located the visitors are asked to in the neighbouring - co- contact the lecturers at the called Mittak‘s House . main museum bulding ( 033- The collections of the 5512913) Zahorie Museum focus on The Museum of Book Cul- archaeology, history, literary ture – Olah´s seminár: history, ethnography and Tuesday - Friday 8,30 a.m. – 5 p.m., The Zahorie musicology of the region . Saturday - Sunday 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., at request in the main bulding of the Tekovske museum Contact: museum (033 – 5514421) The Zahorie museum Museum in The Zahorie museum is Námestie Slobody 13, 909 01 Skalica Contact: a regional museum of the Tel.: + 421 34/664 42 30 Západoslovenské múzeum v Trnave Levice Senica district, with special Fax + 421 34/664 42 30 Múzejné námestie 3 focus on the Zahorie or Tra- Tekovské Museum in Lev- e-mail zahorskemuzeum@zahorske- 918 09 TRNAVA, Slovensko montane region . It was set up ice was established in 1927 . muzeum.sk e-mail: [email protected] in 1905 on the initiative of Dr . Its residence in situated into www.zahorskemuzeum.sk P .Blaho within the framework Levický Castle . The Regional
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Museum with character of name of Novohrad Museum . national geography pos- Open - Air Since the year 1985 has been Ján Thain sesses more than 100 .000 settled in the monument artefacts . It documents the Museum building of county court- Museum in history, nature and folk cul- of folk house in the historical centre Nové Zámky ture in the region . of the town Lučenec . Contact: architecture / Pribinova 6, 941 62 Nové Zámky Ethnography Tel.: +421 35 6400032 Fax +421 35 6400032 exhibition e-mail [email protected] Opening hours: Open - Air museums of folk Levicky Castle and the tuesday – friday: 8.00 – 17.00 architecture (so called “skan- Kapitanska Building saturday: 9.00 – 13.00 zens”) are situated in Stará In the Kapitánska Building Ľubovňa, Bardejovské kúpele The bronze treasure-trove Detached there are permanent exposi- and Humenné . from Hodejov - found in expositions in tions: Archaeology, History of 1960 during working in a Svodín . Castle and Pharmacy , Social quarry. It originates from the House of Folk Living Life and Guilds, and the Bronze Age (approximately Galery Jozef Nécsey . from the year 1450 B.C.). The and Museum of found consists of 300 pieces, Archaeology among them are pendants of Contact: different shapes: in the shape Tel.: +421 905 987 582 of heart, half-moon, funnel, Opening hours: massively casted spiral brace- tue – fri: 9.00 – 12.00, 13.00 – 16.00 lets, torques, rings, necklace saturday – sunday: only for groups Stará Ľubovňa of amber beads. announced in advance
Exposition - History of The institution is su- Ján Thain Museum in Nové Pharmacy pervised by the Regional Zámky is a regional museum Self-Government of Banská located in district of Nové The museum organizes Bystrica . It manages over 25 Zámky . The museum was miscellaneous exhibitions 000 archeological, ethnologi- established after perennial and the culture and educa- cal, historical and artistic ob- antiquarian effort in 1936 tion events . jects in its collection . Among due to Ján Thain, Ludvík Albrecht, Vojtech Szőke and Humenné others the most valuable are the collections of folk pottery, Kazimír Šaško . enamel ware and historical glass, which show the most characteristic branches of traditional production in the Novohrad area . The gallery Rocky dwellings Brhlovce collection represents the works of the artists who The part of is the detached Bardejov lived or were connected with Klein House – seat of the expositions: Rocky dwellings Lučenec and its area . museum Brhlovce, Water mill Bohu- It regularly organises inter- nice, Memorial room of Franz national artistic competition However, the museum Schubert Želiezovce . called Triennial of Aquarelle and its collections were Novohrad (since 1983) as well as Inter- almost wholly destroyed Contact: national Ceramic Symposium during bombing in 1945 . It Tekovske Museum in Levice Museum (since 1989) . Museum owns a re-established its activities 934 69 Levice, Sv. Michala 40 rich collection of contempo- in 1957 under the name of Tel.: +421 36 6312 112 and Gallery rary ceramic art which is also District Museum of National +421 36 6312 866 Lucenec presented on a permanent Geography . Ten years later, Fax: 036/6312 866 exposition . it had been moved to the e-mail: [email protected] Novohrad Museum Franciscan monastery where www.muzeumlevice.sk in Lučenec was Contact: established in the Kubínyho nám. 3 there were suitable condi- year 1955 as a 984 01 Lučenec tions for creating archaeo- District Museum in Halič . In E-mail: [email protected] logical, historical, ethnical the years 1967 – 1985 was re- www.nmg.sk and photo-documentary located to Fiľakovo under the department .
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Anton Bernolák and Gergely and associations, folk lore, Czuczor . In the courtyard, in sacral art, history of Liptov KYSUCKE lapidary, you can see stone 1848-1945, Andrej Hlinka´s exhibits from ancient world, life and work, history of MUSEUM barocco and the 20th centu- paper–making in Slovakia . CADCA ry . House of Folk Living and • Archeological Open–Air Kysucke Museum Museum of Archaeology, de- Museum at Liptovska Mara Cadca its mu- tached expositions in Svodín – Havranok – stable exposi- seum with Slovak are also parts of the museum, tion of the Celts culture wide activity in which has been awarded a and middle age object´s area of museum documenta- prestigious prize . There you reconstruction . tion of development wood can see many world-famous • Miner’s house Vysna Boca – – railway in Slovakia . exhibits from Paleolithic and stable exposition: exposi- Neolithic period . tion of miner´s and brute´s houses • Likava Castle – stable ex- position: History of Likavka Castle and the castle lord- Roman citizen, Caius Iulius LIPTOVSKE ship in Hunyady´s tower . Aemilian’s Gravestone, • Church of All Saints in The message of museum is to 2nd -3rd cent MUSEUM Ludrova – Kuty do documentation in devel- • Museum Black Eagle at In 1981 the museum RUZOMBEROK opment of nature and com- Liptovsky Mikulas – sta- munity, science and technol- became a specialized Museum was ble exposition: the blood ogy, culture and art of Kysuce workplace focusing on is- founded in 1912 . sports and the fishery in area . Except exposition, that sues in anti-Turkish revolt It belongs to Liptov the museum handle, insure in the west of Slovakia . The prominent Slo- • Museum of the Liptov vil- the operation and transfer museum was also focused vak museum . In lage in Pribilina of people at Historical nar- on Anton Bernolák . A part of 2005 obtain the • Ethnography Museum at row gauge railway in Nova the full-range book fund is a regard of Minister of Culture Liptovsky Hradok – stable Bystrica – Vychylovka, that is so called “Blaskovics” library of the Slovak republic 2005 . exposition: Likavsko- the original technical monu- which containing more than It is specialized museum with Hradocke cabinet county, ment its brand in Europe . 3,000 volumes . The volumes Slovak wide activity for the Prefect office of Frantisek represent a valuable Ján area of history documenta- Wisner from Mongenstern; SERVICE AND Blaskovics heritage, who was tion of Slovak stationary . It Sheep´s museum – Gallery EXPOSITIONS OF MUSEUM: a turkologist . has national character . Its of folk creative expression • Kysucke Museum Cadca – area of research and collec- • Farmstead Vlkolínec – stable exposition: docu- tions is composing from area stable exposition: House of mentary about the history of Liptov, where museum has the folk architecture with and the nature of Kysuce its place of work and stable views of traditional habita- • Historical narrow gauge exposition . It has more than tion and way of life . railway . Radola Chateau 178 thousand of collection’s • Farmhouse Bukovina – stable exposition: Older objects in its collections . • Vaznica a klopacka Masa – history of Kysuce, Burgher’s Ethnography Museum at Lip- Liptovsky Hradok – stable habitation in Kysuce tovsky Hradok presents the exposition: Mining and • Museum of the Kysuce exposition of sheep’s culture, Metallurgy Village in Nova Bystrica - which is unique in Slovakia . • Church tower of Mother Vychylovka Maria – Liptovska Mara – stable exposition: 1000 years of Liptov history
Contact: Liptovske muzeum Ruzomberok Burgher’s clothes from 19th S. N. Hyrosa 10 Square cent 034 50 Ruzomberok SERVICE AND Tel.: +421 (0) 44 432 24 68, Contact: After the reconstruction of +421 (0) 44 430 35 33 Kysucke Museum in Cadca a so called Klein House, the EXPOSITIONS OF MUSEUM: • Liptovske Museum at Fax : +421 (0) 44 430 35 32 Moyzesova 50, 022 01 Cadca museum moved to its own Ruzomberok – stable expo- Web page: www.liptovskemuzeum.sk Tel.: +421 (0) 41 432 13 86 premises in 2004 . There you sition: geology, paleontol- e-mail : [email protected] Fax: +421 (0) 41 433 52 90 can find displays at archaeol- ogy, and botany, zoology, Web page: www.kysuckemuzeum.sk ogy, history, folk lore and archeology, feudalism e-mail: [email protected] commemorative rooms of
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ORAVA SERVICE AND was replaced into a neoclas- EXPOSITIONS OF MUSEUM: sic building known as Jellow MUSEUM • The Caplovic Library in Dolny Kubin OF PAVOL • Florin´s house in Dolny Kubin – stable exposition: ORSZAGH Memorial Room T . H . Florin HVIEZDOSLAV with the original equipment • Woodhouse of Hviezdoslav Manor (2 Museum Street) . Depends on survey and sci- DOLNY KUBÍN in Oravska Polhora – stable During the last fourty years entific research the museum exposition: the epical-lyri- the personel of the museum process a development of Museum cal work The Gamekeeper’s have been focused on pre- environment and community was founded Wife by Hviezdoslav and serving and promoting the mainly in the north-west of in 1868, this long-term exposition culture, history, the intellec- Povazie . year will be about Milan Urban´s life tual and material products of the 140th and production Csallóköz and its region .Since Anniversary • Literary Museum of P. O. 1986 it has had its own exibi- of its foundation . It is special- Hviezdoslav in Dolny Kubin tion hall where exhibitions ized museum with Slovak – literary exposition P . O . of fine arts and ethnography wide activity for area of life Hviezdoslav have been held . documentation of Gorals in • Orava narrow gauge rail- Slovakia . It administrates 10 way Oravska Lesna objects, 7 of them are na- • Orava Castle in Oravsky tional historical monuments, Podzamok – stable exposi- It is the only specialized which presents expositions tion: historical, ethno- thinker museum in the world . and showings from the area graphic and scientific Its exposition is unique . It of nature, history and com- • Martin Kukucin´s Memorial shows the historical develop- munity of Orava . House in Jasenova ment and material expression of this unique and typically Contact: Slovak folk art form . Oravske Museum P. O. Hviezdoslav in Dolny Kubin Hviezdoslavovo square 7 026 01 Dolny Kubin Tel.: +421 (0) 43 586 47 80 – Literary Museum, Dolny Kubin Contact: +421 (0) 43 581 61 14 – Oravsky Castle, Múzejná 2 Its collections also include Oravsky Podzamok 929 01 Dunajská Streda the historical stock of the Fax: +421 (0) 43 581 61 33 Tel.: 031/5522402 Fax: 031/5526532 Caplovic Library . Museum Web page: www.oravamuzeum.sk SERVICE AND EXPOSITIONS gets the first in competition e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] of the Minister of Culture of OF MUSEUM: the Slovak republic called • Budatin Chateau Monument of the Year 2006 • Cicmany – upstanding for renovation Chapel of St . POVAZSKE expositions: From the life Michael at Oravsky Castle in Museum of and the work of people of Oravsky Podzamok . MUSEUM Cicmany, Family customs, Csallóköz Folk habitation The Museum of Csallóköz ZILINA • Castle Strecno – upstand- in Dunajská Streda was ing exposition: The his- Povazske Mu- established on 1 .7 in 1964 .Its tory of castle Strecno, The seum Zilina has first residence was in the so- chapel of castle Strecno its seat in the called known White Manor in • Wedding palace in Bytca national culture High Street . • Terchova – upstanding monument Bu- exposition: Janosik and datin Chateau . Terchova It is specialized museum with Slovak wide Contact: activity in area of tinker and Povazske museum Zilina history of transport in Slova- Topolova 1, 010 03 Zilina kia . It has regional methodi- Tel.: +421 (0) 41 500 15 11 cal impact intro - museums Fax: +421 (0) 41 500 15 12 Later the building was pulled in founder’s scope of Zilina Web page: www.pmza.sk down . In 1972 the museum Self-governing region . e-mail: [email protected]
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skills and artistic feeling The Komarno District Mu- PONITRIANSKE of their creators . Unique seum was established in 1948 gold-plated plaquettes with and was renamed into Dan- The National MUSEUM IN winged figures from Bojná ube Region Museum in 1949 . NITRA form part of the exposition The museum´s rich stock Museum in The Ponitrianske and they were classified by of collections represents Museum in Nitra the archaeologists as belong- over 136 thousand pieces of Trebišov is a regional ing to the beginning of the collections the great part of The mansions is a seat museum docu- ninth century – the times of which can be seen both in of the National Museum in menting the development the Nitra principality . its permanent and periodic Trebišov, which has nine of the life and society in The branch at Zlaté exhibitions . permanent expositions there . the districts of Nitra, Zlaté Moravce documents the One of them is Tokaj vinicul- Moravce and Šaľa in the field development of the life and ture and viticulture, which of archaeology, ethnography, society in the district of Zlaté document development of history, numismatics, botany, Moravce with its expositions the younger Roman period geology and zoology . It is and this branch is a treasure (3rd – 4th centuries A D. .) until located in a listed building trove of palaeontological the present . of the Nitra town hall built in animals and monumental The main building of the the Neo-Renaissance style wood opals . Danube Region Museum in 1880 . Every year the Museum Komarno, Palatinova Street 13 prepares 15-20 subject exhi- bitions, several concerts, lec- The museum´s Roman tures, chats on various topics . collection is the largest in its It co-operates with other kind in Slovakia . The main institutions, foundations, building of the museum, the associations and individuals so – called Culture Palace was whose ambition is near to the built in 1913 in the city centre Part of the documents Museum efforts go back mission of the Museum . according to the plans of is also an archive of Tokay to the mid of the 19 century Dezso Hultl, an architect from wines with possible tasting when teachers and students Contact: Budapest . The museum has of their individual years and of the Piaristic grammar Štefánikova trieda č. 1 other buildings used as stores offer of Zemplin hot as well school began collecting 949 01 Nitra and showrooms: the Zichy as cold specialties by order . numismatics articles at first Tel.: 042 37 6510 000 Palace in the city centre, the Visitors of the museum can and then archaeological and 042 37 6514 253 rebuilt building of the former see the exposition of agricul- historical articles . The official Fax: 042 37 7419 771 county court of law, and also tural history from the Neolith district museum was founded E-mail: [email protected] the Fortress VI in the suburb with its thematic parts: steam in 1896 . Branch: Museum at Zlaté Moravce which was built in the 19th arable set, development of Contact: century as a part of the line threshing,historical tractors, Námestie Andreja Hlinku č.1 of fortifications in Komarno . and combustion engines . Tel.: 042 37 6321 470 The Museum´s Friends´ Open - Nitra: Circle has been working Tuesday – Friday 9.00 a.m.– 5.00 p.m. already from 1972 and has 99 Saturday - Sunday 10.00 a.m.– 5.00 p.m members today . In coordina- Open - Zlaté Moravce: tion with the schools the Tuesday – Friday 9.00 a.m.– 4.00 p.m. museum realises numerous At present the Museum Sunday (March – September) 1.00 educational programs presents the exposition - Jew- a.m.– 5.00 p.m. Contact: ellery of Ancient Slovakia . The Palatinova Street 13 exposition of a treasury type 945 05 Komarno National traditions are represents a collection of sin- Tel.: + 421 35/ 773 14 76 documented by expositions gular archaeological findings The Danube Fax: + 421 35/ 773 14 76 of Zemplín folk clothing and – more than 2 100 of marvel- e- mail: [email protected] Zemplín traditional skills, lous articles from almost Region www.muzeum.sk archeology – South Zemplín of all Slovakia . They docu- Museum in the Primeval Ages and the ment social and economic Opening Hours Early Middle Ages . The Danube development of the territory, Summer term: Contact: Region Museum that is the South-West of from 15 April to 30 September M. R. Štefánika 257/65 in Komarno has Slovakia from the Stone Age from Tuesday to Saturday: Zip code: 075 01 functioned from - Palaeolithic (30 000 years 9,00 a.m. – 5 p.m. Tel.: 00421 56 672 22 34 its founding in 1886 until the before Christ) up to modern Winter term: Fax: 00421 56 672 70 08 end of the World War II in the times (17 century) . They are from 1 October to 14 April E-mail : [email protected] an excellent evidence of framework of various museal from Tuesday to Saturday: stunning creative abilities, and educational societies . 9,00 a.m – 4 p.m.
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the fosil remains of ceno- THE PEOPLE - Creator of present day it documents the The Tribeč zoic proboscidian mastodon Lasting Values individual creative work of Museum because of their rare and - archeological and goldsmiths, machine process- ancient character . The part historical exhibition ing of precious and other Topoľčany of the skeleton – skul with This exhibition of the older metals as well as individual The Tribeč Muse- well preserved tusks is a part history opens up for the pub- production of jewelry in um Topoľčany is a of exposition called Príroda lic the historical development studios . regional museum stredného Ponitria (The of East Slovakia from the first Nature of Central Part of Nitra The Nature of the with special focus material proofs of human Carpathians River Valley) . existence on this territory on the area of the The exhibition is devoted Slovak Republic . The Tribeč Museum until the year 1848 . Topoľčany offers to its visitors to the nature of the Car- Its activities include scientific pathian region . In geologi- activities, preservation of the possibility, within its presentation activities during cal parthereare presented collections, presentation, material documents from methodologic, educational, the year, to see the natural scientific exposition, exposi- historical geology, paleontol- publishing and edito- ogy and mineralogy . Botani- rial activities in particular tions with focus on different themes, lectures, seminars, cal and zoological part of the disciplines of sociology and exhibition presents docu- natural science . The founder art and knowledge competi- tions, animation events and ments on occurrence of plant of The Tribeč Museum Photo from exposition THE and animal species in mutual Topoľčany is The Nitra Self - workshops . The visitors can make use of our specialised PEOPLE - Creator of Lasting ecologic links . Governing Region . Values The museum in Topoľčany library methodologic and advisory services . was founded on 1st March The Golden Treasure 1961 under the former Contact: The Tribeč Museum Topoľčany of Kosice name Vlastivedné múzeum The find of golden coins Krušovská 291, 955 01 Topoľčany v Topoľčanoch (Homeland from the 15th - 17th centu- Tel.: + 421 38/532 32 53 Study Museum Topoľčany) . ries is the largest treasure Fax: + 421 38/532 30 21 The activities of The Tribeč found on the territory of e-mail: [email protected] Museum Topoľčany are Slovakia, it contains 2920 www.tribecskemuzeum.sk focused on setting up of coins, 3 medals and Renais- collections with natural sci- Opening hours: sance chain . The exhibition entific, archeologic, historic April – September is completed by three other and aethnologic character . Monday – Friday 8:00 a. m. - 4:30 p. m. treasures - the Bohdanovsky Since 1982 the museum has Saturday 10:00 a. m. - 4:00 p. m. treasure, the “small” treasure concentrated on documenta- October – March of Kosice and the treasure Photo from exposition The tion of hop wine processing Monday – Friday 8:00 a. m. - 4:30 p. m. from Velky Folkmar . Nature of the Carpathians industry, malting and beer brewing industry in Slovakia . Centuries in Arts - arts-historical exhibition This exposition presents to the visitor the develop- ment of art from the early EAST Middle Ages to the early 20th century . In the first part of the SLOVAKIAN Gold coins from exposition exhibition dominates the sac- The Golden Treasure of Kosice ral art, while the second part The Tribeč Museum MUSEUM IN points out details of interiors, Topoľčany disposes with a KOSICE Money in the History of showing the way of living large number of valuable Slovakia from the 18th century until exhibits in its collection Invites you for a visit to its The exhibition presents in the early 20th century . either as solitaire exhibits permanent exhibition . brief the development of mon- or as complete collections . ey on the territory of Slovakia These exhibits include for from the 2nd century before example collection of glas in- Christ until the year 1992 . dustry products, collection of historic weapons, numismatic The Exhibition of Jewelry collection, rare archeologic The exhibition oj jewels findings, rare botanic exhibits and jewelry artifacts presents Historical purpose building and dermoplastic specimen the most significant art of East slovakian Museum in Photo from exposition of several animal spieces . The handicraft in Slovakia . From Kosice Centuries in Arts most valuable exhibits are the pre-historic times to
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The Centuries of Košice - and culture . It bears its name arts of 20 th century . There festivals which take place The Mikluš prison after the Natlonal Artist M . are, proved by documents, over there (Festival of Ghosts The exhibition is adapted A . Bazovský (1899 - 1968), an the most important people, and Spooks, Festival of Fairy- to the interior conditions of outstanding Slovak painter works, tendencies of devel- tails, . . ) . the former prison, presents living the last years of his opment and stylistic changes the history of town of Kosice withering and varied Iife in through paintings, graphics, to visitors . In the end of the Trenčín (1962 - 68) . drawings and sculptures of visiting route a part of the Slovak fine arts from 1918 former underground torture - until nawadays . rooms is open to visitors . Representative exposition according to the restituition RODOSTO - The Memorial Iaw in 1992 and reduction of House of Francis Rakoczi II. gallery’s spaces was abol- The exhibition in the ished . memorial house of the last Another tendency of col- leader of the anti Habsburg The Gallery of Miloš Alexan- lecting interest and contem- uprising presents relics der Bazovský in Trenčín, the porizing gallery’s activity is reminding of the life of building facade its exact documentation of art development in Trenčín Francis Rákoczi, the history The principle of the region . It is concentrated of the replica of his house in gallery’s collection and its not only on authors that are the Turkish exile and the fu- dominant art exposition are Contact: still alive, but also on paint- neral of the F . Rákoczi and his represented by masterpieces Slovak National Museum – Museum ers that lived or worked in brothers-in-arms in Košice . of M . A . Bazovský, whose Bojnice Trenčín or their work was work has played an impor- Zámok a okolie 1 connected with this region . tant part directing towards 972 01 Bojnice modern art . More than Tel.: + 421 46 5431 301 Contact: 1000 paintings and draw- www.bojnicecastle.sk Palackého 27 ings, which can be proved 911 01 Trenčín by documents, are from Tel.: + 421 32/743 68 58 the most precious stages of Fax: + 421 32/743 40 67 Bazovský´s work . Thus, giving e-mail: [email protected] Interieur from exposition us information about his Trencin Castle www.gmab.sk RODOSTO - The Memorial very wide thematic horizont The Trenčín castle is situ- House of Francis Rakoczi II. (landscapes, still lives, figural Opening hours: ated on the limestone cliff, compositions) approaching Thursday - Sunday: 9.00 - 17.00 and has been constructed in Contact: the base of thought medita- place of a Slavs settlement Hviezdoslavova ul. 3 tive neflection defining the and from the 11th century it 04 136 Kosice, Slovakia principle of Slovak country so has become the king‘s guard Tel.: 0042155/62 203 09 vigorously, convincingly and castle of the town . The oldest Fax: 0042155/62 286 96 magnificently and its basic part of the castle is probably e-mail: [email protected], Bojnice philosophy of living and its the Romanesque tower . The [email protected] inhabitants . Castle rests of the tower are found www.vsmuzeum.sk The gem of Bojnice is the in the advanced courtyard . ”fairytale“ Bojnice Castle, one of the most visited and most beautiful castles not only in The Gallery Slovakia, but also in Europe . Collections of artistic of Miloš and historical museum are Alexander concentrated in the interior of the castle . Among them Bazovský in is the original furniture and the artistic collection of the Trenčín Pálffys from the turn of the The Gallery of 19th and 20th centuries and Miloš Alexan- the most valuable item of der Bazovský national importance is the Late-Gothic altar of Bojnice in Trenčín is M. A. Bazovský: My people, oil advantageously situated in made by Nardo di Cione The castle was owned by the centre of Považie and it The second field of gal- Ortagna, artist from Florence important royal and gentry arose in 1969, it is an interest- lery’s collection and its expo- in the mid-14th century . The families, of which the most ing centre by its geography sition activity is Slovak visual castle is famous also for its famous was Matúš Čák of
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Trencin (from the beginning interested in the history of the Literary Museum of A . S . yard didn’t mean only hard of the 14th century) . Of this war . This region is renowned Puškin (the only Museum of work . The people had to take period is also most ancient thanks to its anti fascist A . S . Puškin situated outside care of themselves, but still and very well conserved the activities during the Second Russia) . the work was connected also Matus tower . To the tower World War, mainly the parti- with singing and traditions . they have been joined some zan brigade of Ján Žižka . On gothic palaces: the Matus Janko‘s hill (Jankov vŕšok) vis- palace (that then it was de- itors can see three renewed stroyed); the Ludovit palace; Partizan bunkers . For sporty the Barbara palace and the people annually there are Zapolsky palace . On the first car and bike races up the hill terrace of the Trencin castle it or you can try to search for dominates the Cannon bas- treasures according to the tion, the chapel and above all legend of Janko´s hill . the famous Well of love, deep Contact: 70 m, to which the legend is Municipal office Uhrovec Every host was welcomed tied of the love between the SNP 86/7 by reeve and his wife with a Turkish Omar and beauti- 956 41 Uhrovec glass of good Myjava´s vodka ful Fatima . The attention of Tel.: +421 38 769 42 53 or greasy bread . In spring, the visitors also attracts the celebrations fašiangy, Easter construction of the barracks Historical park surrounds tradition šibačky (whipping and the Clock Tower . the manor . There are several with a rod) and majáles (rag- Contact: busts of important Slovak day) . During summer and at Museum of Trenčín The manor and Russian writers made the beginning of autumn - Mierové námestie 46 by Slovak sculptures in this dožinky (harvest-home) and 912 50 Trenčín house park . Not far away from the dupanie humna . During cold Tel.: +421 32 743 56 57 Museum is the family tomb winter days - drápačky peria www.muzeumtn.sk Brodzany of the original owners of the (tug of feathers) or zabíjačky One of the best known manor - the chapel of family (slaughter) . However, one of cultural and historic architec- Friesenhof . the most beautiful celebra- tures of the region Ponitrie tions was traditional mining Contact in the west of Slovakia is the wedding, when all the reeve’s Uhrovec - Slavic museum of A.S.Puskin Renaissance manor house surroundings became alive Brodzany with the park in Brodzany . with colours of Myjava´s Birthplace of Tel.: +421 38 748 72 63 It houses now the Museum dresses and the music played the Slovak of A . S . Puškin . The Renais- to dance . national sance manor is from the 17th Today as well, you can century . It was adapted in experience a part of the past heroes the Baroque and Romanticiz- Reeve’s yard of our ancestors in Turá Lúka Uhrovec is a little vil- ing styles in the following near the town of Myjava . lage next to Bánovce nad centuries . in Turá Lúka Every piece of reeve’s yard Bebravou . You can come Visit the city where the equipment is original . These close to the cradle of birth of time stopped . Discover things went through the the offical Slovak language traditional forms of settle- hands of citizens and in this and visit the countryside of ment, customs and life of our shape they capture a part of linguist politician, literate and ancestors in the mining area their life . pedagogue Ľ . Štúr and the of the surroundings of the Contact: important politician and one Myjava town . Gazdovský dvor Turá Lúka of the leaders of the Prague Tel.: +421 34 6907 319 Spring of 1968 Alexander Progressively it became +421 907 202 126 Dubček . Both were born in the centre of Russian art and www.myjava.sk/gazdovsky-dvor/ the same house . culture in Slovakia . In the past, Puškins wife with chil- dren liked to stay here as the owner of the manor house, Baron G . Friesenhof married Coal mining her sister . Other Russian art- ists and authors of fiction also museum visited the place . The present Life at the rural area was Very interesting and use of the structure has main- full of activities . Even if it may original project in mosaic of Surroundings of Uhrovec tained the tradition as the appear different at the first attractions is a visit of Coal is known to people who are manor contains exhibitions of sight, the life on the reeve’s mining museum of Upper Ni-
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tra that is origin to grandiose of performance – Coal mine the way of 654 meters you project for saving technical Cigel, 5 km from district town can see what you have never monument of coal mining in Prievidza . After welcome, seen before . Upper Nitra . you will be informed about Contact: Visitors of Coal mining whole performance by min- Tourism information office Bojnice museum of Upper Nitra can ers guide . After informing Hurbanovo nám 47 see and try the way on which of whole performance and 972 01 Bojnice miners go to underground safety instructions you will Tel.: +421 46 543 03 03 for work full of danger and entrance to the world of [email protected] traps everyday . miners . You will get identifi- www.banskyskanzen.sk Exposition brings closer his- cation mark, coat, protective tory of brown - coal mining in helmet, personal lamp, self Slovakia in specific conditions – rescue equipment . The spe- of upper Nitra region . cial train for miners takes you After booking the term to the underground where you will come to the place the performance begins . On
35 Roads & traffic infrastructure of the Slovak Republic Dopravná infraštruktúra Slovenskej republiky
ODBOR 2100 - CESTNÁ DATABANKA DPT . - 2100 - ROAD DATA BANK
SLOVENSKÁ REPUBLIKA SLOVAK REPUBLIC ZÁKLADNÉ ÚDAJE BASIC DATA ROZLOHA ÚZEMIA (km2) 49 033 AREA (km2) OBYVATEĽSTVO 5 404 784 POPULATION HLAVNÉ MESTO BRATISLAVA CAPITAL
CESTNÁ SIEŤ (km) ROAD NETWORK
ZÁKLADNÉ ÚDAJE O CESTNEJ SIETI BASIC DATA ABOUT THE ROAD NETWORK
DIAĽNICE V PREVÁDZKE - D1, D2, D4 416 MOTORWAYS OPERATED - D1, D2, D4 DIAĽNIČNÉ PRIVÁDZAČE 11 MOTORWAY FEEDERS RÝCHLOSTNÉ CESTY 190 EXPRESSWAYS
CESTY I . TRIEDY 3 275 1st CLASS ROADS CESTY II . TRIEDY 3 686 2nd CLASS ROADS CESTY III . TRIEDY 10 402 3rd CLASS ROADS
DĹŽKA CIEST A DIAĽNIC 17 916 lENGTH OF ROADS AND MOTORWAYS
MEDZINÁRODNÉ CESTY "E" (uvažované peáže) 1 536 INTERNATIONAL ROADS "E" z toho: DIAĽNICE 412 thence: MOTORWAYS CESTY 1 126 ROADS
MEDZINÁRODNÉ TRASY "TEM" 931 INTERNATIONAL ROUTES "TEM" z toho: DIAĽNICE 408 thence: MOTORWAYS CESTY 523 ROADS
KORIDORY "TINA" 917 "TINA" CORRIDORS z toho: DIAĽNICE 413 thence: MOTORWAYS CESTY 504 ROADS
HUSTOTA CESTNEJ SIETE ROAD NETWORK DENSITY km/tis . km2 367 km/ths . km2 km/tis . obyvateľov 3,3 km/ths . population
ZÁKLADNÉ ÚDAJE O MIESTNYCH KOMUNIKÁCIÁCH BASIC DATA ABOUT THE URBAN ROADS:
MIESTNE KOMUNIKÁCIE 25 942 URBAN ROADS HUSTOTA CESTNEJ SIETE DENSITY km/tis . km2 529,1 km/ths . km2 km/tis . obyvateľov 4,8 km/ths . population
CELKOM (km) TOTAL
DĹŽKA CELKOM 43 927 TOTAL LENGTH HUSTOTA DENSITY km/tis . km2 895,9 km/ths . km2 km/tis . obyvateľov 8,1 km/ths . population
Základné údaje o cestnej sieti - IS MCS © SLOVENSKÁ SPRÁVA CIEST, www .cdb .sk, so stavom siete cestných komunikácií k 01 .01 .2011 . Basic data about road network - IS MCS © SLOVENSKÁ SPRÁVA CIEST, www .cdb .sk, the road network status as of 01 .01 .2011 . Základné údaje o miestnych komunikáciách - Štatistický úrad Slovenskej republiky, stav v roku 2005 Basic data about the urban roads - from Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic, the status as in 2005 Údaje o rozlohe územia - Štatistický úrad Slovenskej republiky, stav v roku 2001, údaje o počte obyvateľov - Štatistický úrad Slovenskej republiky, stav k 30 .06 .2009 Data about the area - from Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic, the status as in 2001 . data about the population - from Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic, the status as of 30 .06 .2009
36 Roads & traffic infrastructure of the Slovak Republic Dopravná infraštruktúra Slovenskej republiky ROAD NETWORK OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC ROAD NETWORK • THE OF SLOVAK CESTNÁ SIEŤ REPUBLIKY SLOVENSKEJ
source: Slovak Road Administration; www .ssc .sk
37 Roads & traffic infrastructure of the Slovak Republic Dopravná infraštruktúra Slovenskej republiky INTERNATIONAL NETWORK CORRIDORS „E“ • TRASY MEDZINÁRODNÝCH CESTNÝCH ŤAHOV „E“ ŤAHOV „E“ CESTNÝCH • TRASY NETWORKMEDZINÁRODNÝCH CORRIDORS INTERNATIONAL
source: Slovak Road Administration; www .ssc .sk
38 Roads & traffic infrastructure of the Slovak Republic Dopravná infraštruktúra Slovenskej republiky INTERNATIONAL NETWORK CORRIDORS „TEM“ • TRASY MEDZINÁRODNÝCH CESTNÝCH ŤAHOV „TEM“ ŤAHOV CESTNÝCH • TRASY MEDZINÁRODNÝCH „TEM“ NETWORK CORRIDORS INTERNATIONAL
source: Slovak Road Administration; www .ssc .sk
39 Roads & traffic infrastructure of the Slovak Republic Dopravná infraštruktúra Slovenskej republiky SIETE “TEN-T“ J SIETE OVE “TEN-T“ NETWOR K “TEN-T“ Y Y DOP L N K ORIDOR “TEN-T“ A K “TEN-T“ Y ORIDOR L EMENTAR AND COMP CORRIDORS “TEN-T“ L TIMODA L NE K TIMODÁ M UL M UL
source: Slovak Road Administration; www .ssc .sk
40 Roads & traffic infrastructure of the Slovak Republic Dopravná infraštruktúra Slovenskej republiky ROAD SECTION WITH PAYMENT • SPOPLATNENÉ ÚSEKY CESTNÝCH KOMUNIKÁCIÍ - ÚHRADA KOMUNIKÁCIÍ ÚSEKY CESTNÝCH • SPOPLATNENÉ WITH ROAD SECTION PAYMENT
source: Slovak Road Administration; www .ssc .sk
41 Roads & traffic infrastructure of the Slovak Republic Dopravná infraštruktúra Slovenskej republiky ROAD SECTION WITH TOLL • SPOPLATNENÉ ÚSEKY CESTNÝCH KOMUNIKÁCIÍ - MÝTO KOMUNIKÁCIÍ ÚSEKY CESTNÝCH TOLL • WITH ROAD SECTION SPOPLATNENÉ
source: Slovak Road Administration; www .ssc .sk
42 Roads & traffic infrastructure of the Slovak Republic Dopravná infraštruktúra Slovenskej republiky
Air transport There are 6 international airports in Slovakia that can be used for both passenger and cargo flights:
• M.R.Štefánik airport Bratislava • Airport Košice • Airport Poprad-Tatry • Airport Sliač • Airport Piešťany • Airport Žilina
PL CZ
Žilina
Poprad-Tatry
Sliač Košice A Piešťany UA
Bratislava H
As the potential of Slovak airports is not yet fully exploited, regular and also irregular connection of Slovakia to Europe and the rest of the world is secured through Vienna Schwechat airport . Schwechat airport is the main international airport of Austria and is only 50 km distant from Bratislava . There is also regular train and bus connection between Bratislava and Schwechat . Another large international airport accessible is Budapest airport, main airport of Hungary, distant 250 km from Bratislava . It is also possible to use airport Ruzyne in Prague that has regular flights to M . R . Štefánik airport in Bratislava .
Airport M. R. Štefánika Bratislava (BTS) Airport Poprad -Tatry (TAT) Airport Sliač 823 11 Bratislava Na letisko 100, 058 98 Poprad Letisko Sliač, 962 31 Sliač phone: +421 (0)2/3303 3353 phone: +421 (0)52/776 38 75 phone: +421 (0)45/544 33 23, fax: +421 (0)2/3303 3351 fax: +421 (0)52/772 50 05 +421 (0)45/544 25 92 e-mail: information@airportbratislava .sk e-mail: airport@airport-poprad .sk fax: +421 (0)45/544 33 23 site: www .letiskobratislava .sk site: www .airport-poprad .sk e-mail: handling@airportsliac .sk, marketing@airportsliac .sk site: www .airportsliac .sk
Airport Košice (KSC) Airport Piešťany Airport Žilina (Letisková spoločnosť Žilina) (ILZ) Letisko Košice, 041 75 Košice Žilinská cesta 597/81, 921 01 Piešťany 013 41 Dolný Hričov phone: +421 (0)55/683 21 23, phone: +421 (0)33/772 26 29, phone: +421 (0)41/506 81 03 +421 (0)55/683 21 00 - non-stop +421 (0)33/772 25 63 fax: +421 (0)41/506 83 01 fax: +421 (0)55/683 22 02 fax: +421 (0)33/772 26 91, e-mail: admin@airport .sk, e-mail: sekretariat@airportkosice .sk +421 (0)33/795 22 21 operate@airport .sk site: www .airportkosice .sk e-mail: handling@airport-piestany .sk site: www .airport .sk site: www .airport-piestany .sk
43 Roads & traffic infrastructure of the Slovak Republic Dopravná infraštruktúra Slovenskej republiky
44 Industry Priemysel 1
BRANO SLOVAKIA, s . r . o . Rybničná 40/a SK- 831 07 Bratislava, SLOVAKIA 1. Industry phone: +421-2-44 88 33 62, 44 88 33 84 fax: +421-2-44 88 33 84 e-mail: brano@branoslovakia sk,. www .branoslovakia .sk
Agricultural and Food Industry page Dipl . Ing . Roman BRONIŠ Drahomíra KAMENISTÁ Milking, spol . s r . o ., Bratislava 46 ROKOSAN s .r .o ., Sečovce 47, 48 We offered for sale: Slovenská poľnohospodárska a potravinárska komora - Slovak Agricultural • hand-hoist equipment BRANO 47, 68 and Food Chamber, Bratislava • hydraulic door-closer BRANO Víno Matyšák s .r .o ., Pezinok 48 • electric chain hoist LIFTKET
Heat-Generation and Electrical Industry page: 51 ELV PRODUKT, a s. ., Senec 45 CASCAYA IMEX, s . r . o ., Bratislava 45 CASCAYA IMEX, s . r . o . Dunajská 27 NAFTA a .s ., Bratislava 47 SK- 811 08 Bratislava, SLOVAKIA SAMPLE Bratislava, s . r . o ., Bratislava 47 phone: +421-2-5292 6956, 5296 6486 fax: +421-2-5292 6959 Pharmaceutical Industry e-mail: cascaya@cascaya sk. hameln rds a .s ., Modra 46 Chemical, Rubber and Plastic Industry LETAŠI Miroslav - feasor LETAŠI Dušan - feasor LETAŠIOVÁ Iveta Logman-Považan a s. ., Považská Bystrica 46 • manufacturing, repair and maintenance of electrical installations MBT a s. ., Púchov 46 • production of sound, video and audiovisual records and their sale SLOVECA, Sasol Slovakia, spol . s r .o ., Bratislava 47 • advertising and promotion activities Paper Industry • economic advisory NOTES, a . s ., Betliar 47 Building Industry CEMDESIGN, spol . s r .o ., Trenčín 45 CEMDESIGN, spol . s r .o . Chladiace veže Bohunice, spol . s r .o ., Jaslovské Bohunice 46 Bratislavská 483 MONTOSTROJ, a . s ., Senec 47 SK- 911 05 Trenčín, SLOVAKIA phone: +421-32-6509 411 Engineering Industry fax: +421-32-6509 413 e-mail: cemdesign@cemdesign .sk, www .cemdesign .sk ACIS, Ltd ., Bratislava 45 BRANO SLOVAKIA, s . r . o ., Bratislava 45, 51 We provide professional consulting, complex architectural, project and engineering services in the area of engineering and industrial structures, FORM Engineering s .r .o ., Boleráz 45 as well as delivery of complete industrial parts and technology in the area GE Energy Slovakia, Bratislava 46, 49 of investing structures . HORNONITRIANSKE BANE PRIEVIDZA, a .s ., Prievidza 46 We have: KOPAX®, spol . s r . o ., Bratislava 46 • The team of quality professionals MBT a s. ., Púchov 46 • Knowledge and many years of experience METRODAT, LTD ., Bratislava 46 • Excellent technical background MicroStep, spol . s r . o ., Bratislava 46, 50
Slavia Tools a s. ., Detva 47 ELV PRODUKT, a .s . ŠANDOR, s .r .o ., Považská Bystrica 47 Nitrianska 3 SK- 903 12 Senec, SLOVAKIA UNICORN - ESK, s .r .o ., Tornaľa 47 phone: +421-2-2020 2611 ZSNP, a .s ., division Finalcast, Žiar nad Hronom 48 fax: +421-2-2020 2604 mobile: +421-905 701 542 e-mail: elv@elv .sk, www .elv .sk Textile and Boot-and-Shoe Industry JEANE MODE, Bratislava 100 Dipl . Ing . Ján POLERECKÝ - Head of sales department
• lighting steel poles • stadium poles • tapered steel and concrete poles for power distribution • traction, telecommunication, signalization poles • poles for wind power stations
ACIS, Ltd . Pasienkova 7/b FORM Engineering s .r .o . SK- 821 06 Bratislava, SLOVAKIA SK- 919 08 Boleráz 10, SLOVAKIA phone: + 421-2-4020 6666 phone/fax: +421-33-5354 404-3 e-mail: sekretariat@formengineering .sk fax: + 421-2-4552 6333 www .formengineering .sk e-mail: buzinkay@acis .sk, www .acis .sk Dipl . Ing . Dušan BUZINKAY - manager To the main activities of FORM Engineering belong: Dipl . Ing . Alexander KIZEK - manager * Automation and mechanization of working process in excentric and • Construction, servicing and maintenance of fuel stations, hydraulic presses fuel storehouses * Cutting in combination with drawing and bending • Electrical equipment for fuel stations, repairs, servicing * Cross – cutting of tin from coil and stacking of half – products and assembly * Longitudinal cutting from coil, production of profiles • Dealership activity in the field of civil engineering especially * Single – purpose and fitting devices, development of manipulators for fuel station construction * Press – reconstruction and gaude safety parameters of press and validation CE
45 Industry 1 Priemysel
GE Energy Slovakia, s .r .o . Logman-Považan a .s . Trenčianska 1877/15 Považské Podhradie 288 SK- 915 28 Nové Mesto nad Váhom, SLOVAKIA SK- 017 04 Považská Bystrica, SLOVAKIA office : Polianky 17, SK- 841 01 Bratislava, SLOVAKIA phone . +421-42-4326 664-5 phone: +421-2-6428 7841 fax: +421-42-4321 650 fax: +421-2-6446 1222 e-mail: post@logman-povazan .com e-mail: jozef .toth@ge .com, www .ge-energy .com/oc www .logman-povazan .com The primary line of business: Dipl . Ing . Jozef TÓTH - Sales Manager CE Measurement and Control Solutions • manufacture of warning triangle Euro and Euromicro according to ECE norm 27R03 for automotive industry • We are offering complex solution for Monitoring and Control your • production of plastic packaging, canisters and bottles for food and chemical machinery and asset industry • GE Energy can offer wide range of solutions for industry process • production of technical mouldings from plastic for electrotechnical industry optimization The company has established Quality System according to ISO TS 16949 . page: 49
hameln rds a .s . MBT a .s . Moyzesova 1744 Horná 36 SK – 020 01 Puchov SK- 900 01 Modra, SLOVAKIA phone: +421-42-4666 100 fax: +421-33-6904 401 fax: +421-42-4666 101 www .hameln-rds .com e-mail: obchod@mbt .sk, mbt@mbt .sk, www .mbt .sk
Dr . Marian TAKÁČ +421-33-6904 402, e-mail: M .Takac@hameln-rds .com Dr . Miroslava BEŇOVÁ +421-33-6904 491, e-mail: M .Benova@hameln-rds .com • Sale of conveyor belts and materials for repair used in metallurgy, mining and civil engineering • Chemical development and research of API´s • Sale of spare parts and accessories for belt conveyors • Pharmaceutical development and research - analytics and galenics • Quality control - batch release and stability testings of drugs • Sale of passenger and truck tyres • Preclinical studies, toxicological studies according to REACH • Business activity in the field of material supply for rubber, • Bioequivalence studies chemical, metallurgical and mining industry .
HORNONITRIANSKE BANE PRIEVIDZA, a .s . METRODAT s .r .o . Matice slovenskej 10 Beblavého 8 SK - 971 01 Prievidza, SLOVAKIA SK- 811 01 Bratislava, SLOVAKIA tel .: +421-46-542 38 07, 567 23 01 phone: +421-2-5441 6614 fax: +421-46-542 27 64 fax: +421-2-5441 1448 e-mail: bane@hbp .sk, www .hbp .sk e-mail: metrodat@netax .sk, www .metrodat .eu
Dr .h .c ., Ing . Peter ČIČMANEC, PhD . - Chief Executive Officer Ing . Ivan CHRISTOV - managing director Ing . František VERBICH - Project Manager Foreign Projects Technological Solutions - Defence and Security Applications: • Laser Warning Receivers LAWAREC • underground lignite and coal mining • Laser Rangefinders GARVAN • mining machinery production • Uncooled Thermal Imaging Cameras • Technologies for the Fight Against Terrorism
Chladiace veže Bohunice, spol . s r .o . MicroStep, spol . s r .o . Námestie sv . Michala 171/4 Tomášikova 28 SK- 919 30 Jaslovské Bohunice, SLOVAKIA SK- 821 01 Bratislava, SLOVAKIA phone: +421-33-5592 122, 5592 402 phone: +421-2-4341 1169, fax: +421-2-4333 9987 fax: +421-33-5592 142, 5592 521 e-mail: marketing@microstep .sk e-mail: chvb@chvb .sk, www .chvb .sk www .microstep-group .com
• Construction and general overhaul of cooling towers Production: • Micro-coolers: supply, installation, service, overhaul and repair • CNC cutting machines for cutting with laser, plasma, waterjet, • Rehabilitation of concrete structures oxyfuel and 3D mill • Construction activities: capital construction, common building work • advanced control systems for machine tools • Steel structures: fabrication and assembly • CAM software with custom modules
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KOPAX®, spol . s r . o . Milking, spol . s r . o . Tomášikova 28, P .O . Box 144 Studená 21 SK- 820 05 Bratislava, SLOVAKIA SK- 821 04 Bratislava, SLOVAKIA phone: +421-2-4363 1361 phone: +421-2-4445 5315, -16, -18, -19 fax: +421-2-4333 6143 fax: +421-2-4445 5553 e-mail: office@kopax .sk, www .kopax .sk e-mail: bratislava@milking .sk, www .milking .sk
Dipl . Ing . Jozef Štefanovič - managing director Company occupies with production of: Dipl . Ing . Dušan Pukalík - sales director • different types of metal pallets, from simple and standardized ones to Complete services in food industry: difficult realizations combined with plastic bearings, designed mostly • projects and engineering for the automotive industry • manufacturing of stainless steel equipment and products • bus stop shelters, etc. • installation works • second hand food equipment business
46 Industry Priemysel 1
MONTOSTROJ, a . s . Slavia Tools a .s . Poľná 4 Dúbravy, Areál PPS 48 SK- 903 01 Senec, SLOVAKIA SK-962 12 Detva, SLOVAKIA tel .: +421-2-4592 4072-4 phone: +421-45-5203 201 fax: +421-2-4592 4077 fax: +421-2-5456 337 e-mail: montostroj@montostroj .sk, www .montostroj .sk e-mail: slaviatools@slaviatools .sk, www .slaviatools .sk
• Special moulds for concrete components Ing . Michal KUCEJ - viceprezident Ing . Juraj JAKUBEC – člen predstavenstva • Universal formworking systems • Technological equipment for cellular concrete mixing plants • Locating, welding fixtures, fixtures for robotized workplaces • Equipment for cement plants • Welding fixtures for automotive industry • Equipment for free cantilever bridge concreting • Shearing and press tools and moulds • Transport chassis for building cranes • Clamping jigs for machining on standard and CNC machines • Oversize steel structures from profiled steel and metal sheets • Single-purpose machines, technological equipment
NAFTA a .s . SLOVECA, Sasol Slovakia, spol . s r .o . Votrubova 1 Paulínyho 12 SK- 821 09 Bratislava , SLOVAKIA SK- 811 02 Bratislava, SLOVAKIA phone: +421-2-4024 2111 phone: +421-2-5920 0305 fax .: +421-2-4024 2510 fax: +421-2-5440 0315 e-mail: externa .komunikacia@nafta .sk, www .nafta sk. e-mail: anton .marko@sk .sasol .com www .sasol .com
Dipl . Ing . Anton MARKO - general director • Key operator of underground gas storage facilities - capacity 2,2 billion m3 • Leader in exploration and production of hydrocarbons in Slovakia • Reliable and flexible business partner • production, development and processing of surfactant agents for • Important tool for security of gas supplies detergents and other industrial uses • Environmentally responsible partner • trading in above mentioned areas
NOTES, a . s . Slovenská poľnohospodárska a potravinárska komora Polomská 524 Slovak Agricultural and Food Chamber SK- 049 21 Betliar, SLOVAKIA Záhradnícka 21 phone: +421-58-7880 331 SK- 811 07 Bratislava, SLOVAKIA fax: +421-58-7880 332 phone: +421-2-5557 1006 e-mail: sales@notesonline .eu fax: +421-2-5556 4800 www .notesonline .eu e-mail: sppk@sppk .sk, www .sppk .sk Dipl . Ing . Eva LEVRINCOVÁ - commercial director • non-governmental, autonomous and statutory undertaker • production of school and commercial paper stationery, • the basic role is to push forward the justified common • school stationery: exercise books,college blocks, sketch pads, drawing interests of its members pads, coloured paper, school cases and folders and etc . • commercial stationery: note pads, memo pads, file paper, flipchartes, casebound books, hardcover books with TW spiral and etc . page: 68
ROKOSAN s .r .o . ŠANDOR, s .r .o . Kollárova 446 Považské Podhradie 4249 078 01 Sečovce SK- 017 04 Považská Bystrica, SLOVAKIA tel .: +421-56-6784 780 mobil: +421-915 921 457 phone: +421-42-4261 735 fax: +421-56-6782 108 fax: +421-42-4261 737 e-mail: szoke@rokosan .sk, www .rokosan .sk e-mail: sandor@sandor .sk, www .sandor .sk • production and distribution of organic and organo-mineral fertilizers on keratin base • production of liquid keratin for large and small fertilizer producers • measures to rehabilitate forests and forest crops for state and private sector • production and assembly of technical plastics • mediation of business opportunities in China • production of parts for engineering and electrotechnic industry • sale of photovoltaic, solar panels and components for construction of photovoltaic power plants, consulting • our customers: SKF, Leoni Slowakia, Emerson • disposal of poultry feathers to the form of organic fertilizer, sale and distribution • certificate ISO 9001:2008 of liquid nitrogen • sale of licenses for liquid nitrogen production page: 48
SAMPLE Bratislava, s . r . o . UNICORN - ESK, s .r .o . Lamačská cesta 109 Poštová č .58 SK- 841 03 Bratislava, SLOVAKIA SK- 982 01 Tornaľa, SLOVAKIA phone: +421-2-6541 2936 phone: +421-47-5518 274, 5518 278 fax: +421-2-6541 2934 fax: +421-47-5587 116, 5522 389 e-mail: sample@sample .sk, www .sample .sk e-mail: info@unicorn-esk .sk, www .unicorn-esk .sk
Producing: Dipl . Ing . Vlastimil DŽUNKO • components for cement installations, packing lines of loose substances and finishing of various large-sized parts Purchasing and sale of chemical products • various welding sets built in the production line for wooden boxes and cable coilers Consulting activities in field of chemical products • machine components with welded and machine finishing based on submitted Application service of technological equipment for treatment of water drawing documentation • forming machines with electromechanical and hydraulic drive with NC and CNC control system
47 Industry 1 Priemysel
Víno Matyšák s .r .o . Glejovka 10/A, SK- 902 01 Pezinok, SLOVAKIA phone: +421-33-6400 886 - sales phone: +421-33-6411 272 - sales department World-class fax: +421-33-6400 886 e-mail: office@vinomatysal .sk, www .vinomatysak .sk fertilizers
• wine making company • wines and non-alcoholic beverages • gastronomy and catering Keratin-based organic-mineral fertilizers ROKOSAN are one of the most sought-after • hotel and restaurant items, primarily for their sustained release of nutrients which ensures an even, stable and considerably accelerated wood mass gain in trees, thereby providing the plant with vitality and stability of growth. Superior results are achieved in vegetables thanks to the nutrient dose and bond that have potential for preventing ZSNP, a .s ., division Finalcast the accumulation of nitrates and heavy metals. Priemyslená 12 SK- 965 63 Žiar nad Hronom, SLOVAKIA phone: +421-45-6012 516 fax: +421-45-6012 523 e-mail: finalcast@zsnp .sk, www .finalcast .sk
More than 40 years of knowledge and experience • production of aluminium castings • gravity die castings • low pressure die castings ECO PRODUCT
Rokosan s.r.o., Kollárova 446, 078 01 Sečovce Mobile: 0915 921 457, Landline: 056 / 678 4780, www.rokosan.sk ROKOSAN fertilizers were exhibited at the Expo 2010 Shanghai
48 Industry Priemysel 1
GE Energy - Measurement and Control Solutions offer complex solution for Monitoring and Control your machinery and asset . Bently Nevada is known as global leading company offering information and services about mechanical and thermodynamic condition of your machinery and asset . We are serving the largest installed base on continuous monitoring systems of critical machines . Our solution is essential part of your effective strategy of Plant Asset Management .
GE Energy - Measurement and Control Solutions GE Energy Slovakia, s .r .o . Trenčianska 1877/15, 915 28 Nové Mesto nad Váhom office: Polianky 17, 84101 Bratislava, Slovakia
phone: + 421 2 6428 7841 fax: + 421 2 6446 1222 mobile: + 421 905 787 841 e-mail: jozef .toth@ge .com www .ge-energy .com/oc
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49 Industry 1 Priemysel
Supplier of: • CNC cutting machines for cutting with laser, plasma, waterjet, oxyfuel and 3D mill • advanced control systems for machine tools • CAM software with custom modules
MicroStep, spol. s r.o., Tomášikova 28, 821 01 Bratislava tel: +421-2-4341 1169, fax: +421-2-4333 9987
e-mail: [email protected] www.microstep-group.com
The company MicroStep, spol . s r .o . was established in machine mechanics, but also of control system and CAM 1991 by members of the Department of Control and Au- software is MicroStep able to deliver special solutions tomation, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information and customer specific applications with combinations of Technology, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava . several technologies on single machine . Most of standard It is the mother company of MicroStep Group® – a group sheet metal cutting facilities can be enhanced by pipe and of companies focused on development, production and profile cutting units in a shaft along the cutting table and sales of CNC cutting machines and supply of control sys- by additional technological heads which allow e .g . bevel tems and software products to power industry, rubber in- cutting up to 50° with plasma, waterjet and oxyfuel, drill- dustry, automobile industry and mechanical engineering . ing and tapping (with automatic tool exchange), mark- ing of materials by ink, zinc powder, plasma arc or punch, In the area of mechanical engineering, MicroStep, spol . automatic plate alignment by laser sensor with plate size s r .o . is an OEM of machines for cutting of materials based detection feature or scanning of shape of template with on energy-beam technologies: laser, plasma, oxyfuel, CCD camera . Advanced control system with touch-screen waterjet and high speed spindles . Through a network of user interface allows to prepare cutting programs simul- 3 daughter companies and 35 authorized representatives taneously with cutting process, manage cutting plan in the company delivers CNC cutting machines to 50 coun- zones, remotely monitor and manage machine through tries worldwide, whereby over 90% of production is for web-based intranet applications, integrate machine into export outside of Slovakia . PPS and database systems and to provide remote diag- MicroStep CNC cutting machines are equipped with nostics and maintenance via Internet . technological equipment of leading world manufactur- ers – Hypertherm and Kjellberg plasma sources, Rofin and PRC laser sources, KMT and Böhler waterjet systems, Donaldson, Kemper and TEKA filter units etc . All of Mic- roStep machines have possibility of custom configuration – customer can choose the size of working area, number and type of cutting heads, type of plasma or laser source, filter unit, cutting table . . As a manufacturer of not only
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50 BRANO SLOVAKIA s.r.o. Producer: Rybničná ul. 40/a Brano a.s., Opavská 1000 831 07 Bratislava 747 41 Hradec nad Moravicí tel.: 02/44 88 33 62 Czech Republic tel./fax: 02/44 88 33 84 e-mail: [email protected]
We offered for sale:
• hand-hoist equipment BRANO • hydraulic door-closer BRANO • electric chain hoist LIFTKET
www.branoslovakia.sk member of BRANO GROUP Services 2 Služby
CASCAYA SLOVAKIA, s . r . o . Dunajská 27 SK- 811 08 Bratislava, SLOVAKIA 2. Services phone: +421-2-5292 6956, 5292 6959 fax: +421-2-5292 6959 e-mail: cascaya@cascaya .sk
Security Services page Iveta LETAŠIOVÁ - director Mgr . Karol RAJNOHA - attorney FLY COP s .r .o ., Považská Bystrica 53 Transport and Logistics • Economic, financial and organizational consultancy INTERSPED CERNA, Bratislava 100 • Audit INTERSPED TRADING, spol . s r . o ., Pezinok 100 • Financial analysis and business projects JUME šped s .r .o ., Kostolište 100 Letisko M . R . Štefánika - Airport Bratislava, a .s . (BTS), Bratislava coverpage, 53, 55 MJ SPED s .r .o, Viničné 100 NOSRETI SK, s .r .o ., Bratislava 53 CompanyHouse, s .r .o . RMD - car, Ltd ., Bratislava 53 Palisády 33 SK- 811 06 Bratislava Financial and Economic Services phone: +421-2-3241 0070 fax: +421-2-3241 0040 mobile: +421-915 869 636 CASCAYA SLOVAKIA, s . r . o ., Bratislava 52 e-mail: office@companyhouse .eu SAHESA, s . r . o ., Bratislava 53 www .companyhouse .eu VGD - AVOS (TAX) k . s ., Bratislava 54 • Registered office (a prestigious address for your business) Forest Management • Virtual office services (mail handling, mail forwarding, telephone, LESY Slovenskej republiky, š .p . Banská Bystrica, Banská Bystrica 53, 54 fax2e-mail) • MailDrop (more than a post box) Standardization, Quality Control, Certification and Metrolog • Professional secretarial and business support services Technický skúšobný ústav Piešťany, š .p ., Piešťany 54 • Office and workstation rental Trade • Meeting room rental DIELO - GRAPH s .r .o ., Bratislava 52 page: 56 Business Consultancy CompanyService, s .r .o . CompanyHouse, s .r .o ., Bratislava 52, 56 Palisády 33 CompanyService, s .r .o ., Bratislava 52, 57 SK- 811 06 Bratislava phone: +421-2-3241 0030 Translations and Interpreting fax: +421-2-3241 0040 mobile: +421-915 869 636 AGENTÚRA REKAL s .r .o ., Bratislava 52 e-mail: office@companyservice .eu www .companyservice .eu DAGMAR KUSENDOVÁ, Ing ., Bratislava 101 DANIELA VERONIKA LEPIS, Košice 101 • Company formation in Slovakia and other countries Dr . Iveta PLEŠKOVÁ, PhD . - IVEXIM, Bratislava 101 • Ready-made companies SIMULTA s .r .o ., Bratislava 53 • Accounting and payroll Fairs and Exhibitions • Registered office and virtual office services EXPO CENTER a .s ., Trenčín 52, 59 • Business consulting SPIŠ - VIEW - TRADING, spol . s r . o ., Spišská Nová Ves 53, 60 page: 57 Water Management Slovak Water Management Enterprise, state owner enterprise, Banská Štiavnica 53, 58 DIELO - GRAPH s .r .o . Publishing Houses Židovská 21 SK- 811 01 Bratislava, SLOVAKIA Slovart - Print, Ltd ., Bratislava 53 phone: +421-2-5441 2047 fax: +421-2-5464 1198 e-mail: dielograph@nextra .sk, www .dielo-graph .sk
• PREDAJ VÝTVARNÝCH POTRIEB • SALE OF ART SUPPLIES
AGENTÚRA REKAL s .r .o . EXPO CENTER a .s . Záhradnícka 46 Pod Sokolicami 43 SK- 821 08 Bratislava, SLOVAKIA 911 01 Trenčín, SLOVAKIA phone: +421-2-55645704, - 05, - 06 phone: +421-32-7435 600 fax: +421-2-5556 4682 fax: +421-32-7435 600 mobile: +421-905 611 964 e-mail: expocenter@expocenter .sk, www .expocenter .sk e-mail: rekal@rekal .sk, www .rekal .sk
• Organization of international fairs and exhibitions • Ensuring participation of companies in fairs and exhibitions • Translating and interpreting, guide services in 39 languages • Exhibition stand design and realization • Preklady a tlmočenie, sprievodcovské služby • Space lease of in the exhibition area z / do 39 cudzích jazykov • Advertisement and promotion
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FLY COP s .r .o . SAHESA, s . r . o . Slovenských partizánov 1131/51 Prešovská 61 SK- 017 01 Považská Bystrica, SLOVAKIA SK- 821 02 Bratislava, SLOVAKIA phone: +421-42-4320 438 phone/fax: +421-2-4464 4188, -189 mobile: +421-904 985 873 e-mail: sahesa@sahesa .sk fax: +421-42-4320 438 www .sahesa .sk e-mail: alex .group01@gmail .com, www .alex-group .sk
• Security agency providing guard duty in Slovakia and the Czech Republic . The company is holder of the NBU industrial security certificate . • Auditing • Accounting services and guidance • We ensure protection of buildings, shopping centres, and persons, and • Economic and financial consulting provide detective services within the EU and possibly in the US and in other countries .
LESY Slovenskej republiky, š .p . Banská Bystrica SIMULTA s .r .o . Námestie SNP 8 Fraňa Kráľa 12 SK- 975 66 Banská Bystrica, SLOVAKIA SK- 811 05 Bratislava, SLOVAKIA tel .: +421-48-4344 111 phone: +421-2-5249 8033 / 8 fax: +421-48-4344 191 fax: +421-2-5262 2852 e-mail: lesysr@lesy .sk mobile: +421-905 755 455, 905 600 501 www .lesy .sk e-mail: simulta@simulta .sk, www .simulta .sk Translations and interpreting • Sustainable forest management • conference, consecutive, simultaneous, and informative interpretation • Timber trade • translations from/into all languages, notarised translations • computer-aided translation - SDL, Trados, WordFast, MemoQ, Transit, DejaVu • Biomass production • all popular file formats, including DTP • Game management • language consultancy services, CAT training • Forest tourism • SAPT member, member of international consortia Eulogia, Eupharia Dynamic market champion since 1992 page: 54
Letisko M . R . Štefánika Slovak Water Management Enterprise, - Airport Bratislava, a . s . (BTS) state owner enterprise P . O . BOX 160, Letisko M . R . Štefánika Radničné námestie 8, SK - 823 11 Bratislava 216, SLOVAKIA SK- 969 55 Banská Štiavnica, SLOVAKIA tel .: + 421-2-3303 3353 phone: +421-45-6945 111 fax: + 421-2-3303 3351 fax: +421-45-6921 569 e-mail: information@airportbratislava .sk e-mail: gr@svp .sk, www .svp .sk www .airportbratislava .sk Dipl . Ing . Daniel KVOCERA - chief executive officer • The Bratislava Airport is the main and at the same time the largest international airport of the Slovak Republic . • satisfying community needs • It serves to regular and irregular air transport on national • management of commended water flows and international airlines . • assigning efficient protection of water • ensuring development, operation and management of water roads • The airport‘s tributary area reaches the territory of four countries (the • management of works protecting from floods Slovak Republic, the Czech Republic, Austria, and Hungary) • fulfilling other tasks issuing for the state enterprise from water acts page: coverpage, 55 page: 58
NOSRETI SK, s .r .o . Slovart - Print, Ltd . Vlčie hrdlo 50 Pekná cesta 6 SK- 821 07 Bratislava, SLOVAKIA SK- 834 03 Bratislava, SLOVAKIA tel .: +421-2-4564 4001, tel ./fax: +421-2-5341 3057 phone: +421-2-4488 1035, -1066, -1731 e-mail: specialtransport@nosreti .sk fax: +421-2-4488 1022 www .nosreti .sk, www .nosreti .cz e-mail: slovartprint@slovartprint .sk www .slovartprint .sk Dipl . Ing . Emília Vestegová - SK +421- 903 710 153 • Dipl . Ing . Radek Liberda - CZ +420- 602 559 763 • transport of heavy nad excessive loads in EU Zuzana HRIŇOVÁ - managing director • transport of agricultural and building machines, transformers, large-diametre storage tanks • Publishing of children’s books, printing and publishing services • special truck transport of bridge structures • Organizing of book co-editions for Central and Eastern Europe • realization of transport with help of the large own vehicle fleet of special techni- • Exclusive representative of Dr. John VIRAPEN for licensing rights cal equipment for his books worldwide • ensuring of Slovak escorts and permits of excessive load for home as • well as foreign principals Member of Grafobal Group a .s .
RMD - car, Ltd . SPIŠ - VIEW - TRADING, spol . s r . o . Komárnická 28 Starosaská 15 SK- 821 03 Bratislava, SLOVAKIA 052 01 Spišská Nová Ves, SLOVAKIA phone: +421-2-4820 8911 - 16 phone: +421-53-4424 748 fax: +421-2-4820 8944 fax: +421-53-4426 364 e-mail: rmd@rmd .sk, www .rmd .sk e-mail: svt@svt .sk, www .svt .sk
Dipl . Ing . Zuzana JURIKOVIČOVÁ - director Dipl . Ing . arch . Mária KLEINOVÁ - managing director
• land transport to / from Scandinavia & West Europe & East Europe Exhibitions • Fairs • Advertising • Grafics • part load and groupage to / from Scandinavia • ferry booking to / from Scandinavia
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Technický skúšobný ústav Piešťany, š.p. VGD - AVOS (TAX) k . s . Krajinská cesta 2929/9 Moskovská 13 921 01 Piešťany, SLOVAK REPUBLIC SK- 811 08 Bratislava, SLOVAKIA phone: +421-33-7957 111 phone: +421-2-5541 0624 fax: +421-33-7957 235 fax: +421-2-5541 0631 e-mail: tsu@tsu .sk, www .tsu .eu e-mail: info .bratislava@vgd .eu, www .vgd .eu
Bart WATERLOOS - partner • Independent certification, testing and inspection body for conformity assessment of machinery, construction products and consumer goods . • Audit / Audit • Notified Body No. 1299 for 11 EU New Approach directives. • Payroll / Spracovanie miezd a mzdové poradenstvo • Testing of products on the basis of accreditation in GOST R. • Accounting services / Vedenie účtovníctva • Certification bodies for solar thermal system and components - Solar Keymark. • Personal services / Personálne poradenstvo • Certification of products, persons and Quality management system. • TAX and Economic services / Daňové a ekonomické poradenstvo
CREATE SPACE TO GROW with a team of professional advisors at your side
lESy Slovenskej republiky, š .p . Banská Bystrica Námestie SNP 8, SK-975 66 Banská Bystrica, SLOVAKIA tel .: +421-48-4344 111, fax: +421-48-4344 191 e-mail: lesysr@lesy .sk, www .lesy .sk
LESY Slovenskej republiky, š.p. Banská Bystrica provides following services in the area of forestry:
Sustainable forest Forest ecology management Geographical information Silviculture system Forest management planning Projection activities Harvesting activities Game management Forest technique, maintenance Forest tourism and and repairs of machinery accommodation in forests Forest protection Public relations and forest Timber trade pedagogy Biomass production Other activities
www.infomatim.infoma.sk
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AIRPORT BRATISLAVA
The M. R. Štefánik Airport Bratislava is the principal and also largest international airport of the Slovak Republic . Bratislava Airport was named after the important Slovak politician, scientist, diplomat and Army general Milan Rastislav Štefánik . It operates 24 hours . It is situated 9 km to the north-east from the inner city, in the area with the elevation above sea level of 132 m, spreading on the area of 477 hectares . The climatic conditions of the airport are particularly good and the location within the Central European region is also favorable . It serves both scheduled and non-scheduled air services on domestic as well as the international flights . Current system of airport runaways enables landing of all aircrafts actually used world-wide . Due to sufficient capacity and most advanced technological equipment, the airport adheres to the European standard . Important data City, distance and direction Bratislava, 9 km north-east Apron 125 000 m Terminal 7 940 m Aerodrome Reference Point 481012 North, 0171246 East Elevation above Sea-level 133 m Magnetic Variation 2°E (2 000) Transition Altitude 1 524 m
Climatic Conditions Average Temperatures in °C January min - 4 max +1 July min +15 max +27 Runways Runway 13-31 Lenght: 3 190m x 45m Surface: cement PCN50/R/B/X/T Runway 04-22 Lenght: 2 900m x 45m Surface: cement PCN54/R/B/X Operating Time 24 hours
Letisko M . R . Štefánika – Airport Bratislava, a . s . (BTS), P . O . BOX 216, 823 11 Bratislava 216, Slovak republic Phone: + 421 2 3303 3353, Fax: + 421 2 3303 3351, E-mail: information@airportbratislava .sk www .airportbratislava .sk page: coverpage, 53
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The perfect place for your business
registered of ce virtual of ce services meeting and conference rooms of ce rental administrative support
Info +421 2 3241 0070 www.companyhouse.eu
Since 2004, CompanyHouse has been a leader in the Slovak CompanyHouse can also provide email addresses, website marketplace, providing virtual offices, registered office services hosting and website design services . Our facilities feature well- and short-term office and conference room rental . It provides a appointed meeting and conference rooms for business meet- prestigious address, a corporate headquarters and a fully-func- ings, conferences, workshops and trainings, which you can rent tioning office for entrepreneurs . CompanyHouse is the ideal en- on favorable terms . When you rent a conference room you can vironment for your business, bringing you qualified, professional also utilize of the services of an administrative assistant who will staff, perfect infrastructure, prestigious addresses and a long tra- professionally and courteously welcome your visitors and lead dition in providing these services . them to you, as well as providing administrative support during your meeting . In addition to conference rooms, the facility also Today, every business needs to present itself professionally . The offers fully-equipped modern offices and workstations, available times of businesses cards with a residential address or PO box, to rent for as little as one hour and at excellent rates . Company- plus a telephone number nobody ever answers, are long over . In House also offers comprehensive corporate administration ser- the business world, a professional image has become an essen- vices, including representing you before government agencies, tial key to success and a guarantee of quality services . However, maintaining bookkeeping and payroll, offering legal services fitting out your own office and employing and training staff to and providing additional services related to the administration assist in building that image requires considerable effort and of your firm . You can thus unburden yourself of nearly all the ad- funding, and the results don’t always measure up to hopes and ministrative chores connected with the general administration expectations . CompanyHouse offers an ideal solution, in the of your company and invest your time instead into what is most form of a virtual office . important to you: your business .
This is an alternative solution to classic office space . A virtual of- You can find more information at www .companyhouse .eu, fice can be an ideal environment providing the broad benefits of by calling +421-2-3241 0070 or via email to a traditional office, without you needing to be present . You can office@companyhouse .eu . register your firm’s headquarters here and leave the general ad- ministrative work to our professionally trained staff . Company- House will provide personal contact upon every visit, handle telephone calls, emails and faxes, and receive and process all of your mail and packages . You will be informed of deliveries via email, SMS or telephone call, and your mail and parcels can be forwarded to you anywhere you would like to receive them .
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The perfect service for your business
company formation ready-made companies registered of ce and virtual of ce services accounting and payroll company administration
Info +421 2 3241 0030 www.companyservice.eu
CompanyService is one of the leaders in the Slovak marketplace ownership in the company to its new owner . CompanyService for the establishment and administration of both onshore and makes all of this happen in a single meeting, in the presence of offshore corporations . Since 2004, it has provided comprehen- a notary summoned to its offices . The client thus saves valuable sive services in the field of economic, financial and tax consult- time and walks away with their new company ready to do busi- ing for businesses, as well as accounting services and assistance ness under their name . in establishing bank accounts . Before ready-made firms are sold, they are headquartered at CompanyService was one of the first in Slovakia to offer forma- CompanyService’s address . The new owners have the option to tion of “turn-key” companies and the sale and transfer of ready- re-seat the company at their own location or to remain at the made companies . Turn-key companies are established to the original address, which can then serve as a correspondence ad- precise specifications of the client, who is unburdened of the dress . Mail forwarding can be arranged as required . Of course, administrative work connected with the founding of the new these services do carry fees, but they are very advantageous, business entity . The ready-made firms CompanyService keeps in both for businesspeople just starting up their operations and stock are already registered with the Commercial Register of the who do not have their own facilities, as well as for those work- Slovak Republic . They are also registered for corporate income ing to minimize the expense of setting up and operating their tax, have a tax identification number assigned, have properly- own office . CompanyService can provide registered offices at kept accounting records and meet all requirements mandated two prestigious addresses in Bratislava . The firm also offers a full by law . These companies have fully paid-in basic capital and no range of additional virtual office services, providing each client debts or obligations, making them financially and legally clean . with their own administrative staff to answer telephone calls, They are founded for purposes of sale, and thus carry out no ac- take messages, handle contact with government agencies, pro- tivities and are not encumbered in any way . They are intended cess the mail and take care of the entire administrative running for those who wish to avoid the prolonged, demanding process of the company . of founding a company, which last several weeks . Businesses can use these companies to start their activities in the course You can find more information at www .companyservice .eu, of a few hours . The biggest advantage to purchasing a ready- by calling +421-2-3241 0030 or via email to made firm is that the new officer is able to act in the company’s office@companyservice .eu . name immediately after being named to the function by the company’s general meeting . The client thus emerges from the general meeting with certified minutes granting consent to all necessary changes and with a contract for transfer of the share
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Slovak Water Management Enterprise, state owner enterprise • care for water courses • care for the quantity and quality of surface waters and underground waters • flood protection • creation of conditions for sailing
Your water course and watershed manager in Slovakia
OZ Banská Bystrica OZ Košice OZ Piešťany Banská Štiavnica
www.svp.sk OZ Bratislava
Slovak Water Management Enterprise, state owner enterprise The company employs highly-specialised experts who was created in 1997 by the merger of four independent continuously endeavour to make the citizens of Slovakia feel companies . From the organisation point of view, it consists of safe . We are aware of the fact that it is not possible to prevent the Company Directorate and four branch offices in Bratislava, floods completely . Nature is often much stronger than us . Our Banská Bystrica, Piešťany and Košice . The headquarters of the every-day task is to care for water-courses, clean them, remove Company Directorate is in Banská Štiavnica . Each branch office waste so that water channels can drain off water, and hence, controls watershed management units that carry out their protect the lives, health and property of our citizens . Besides activities directly on their respective watersheds . In total, there caring for water-courses, we also take care of water reservoirs . are 20 watershed management units operating under Slovak We currently have 287 reservoirs, among them Liptovská Water Management Enterprise, state owner enterprise, including Mara, Oravská priehrada, Bukovec, Domaša, Ružín, Dobšiná, or two specialised plants . The company currently employs more Zemplínska Šírava . than 3,600 workers . Water reservoirs serve primarily a flood protection function or The priority tasks of Slovak Water Management Enterprise, water storage to water supply . They can hold back vast amounts state owner enterprise include water-course management in of water, for example, during storm rainfalls or seasonal snow the territory of the Slovak Republic and flood protection of the thaw . This function is very important, because many floods territory and citizens of Slovakia . Our company manages water- occur in spring when winter snow melts . Some water reservoirs courses at a total length of 32,738km, with 287 water reservoirs, also serve as drinking water reserves . Moreover, our rivers have a 2,811km of flood-protection dams, and a channel network of high hydro-energy potential . Many hydraulic power plants have 1,812km . The total surface area of watersheds is 49,015km² . We been built in Slovakia . In the 1960´s, the Váh Cascade was built also operate Gabčíkovo Waterworks . on the Váh River, consisting of a system of dams and hydraulic power plants . Flood protection is one of the most important public functions of Slovak Water Management Enterprise, state owner enterprise aimed at avoiding damages, restricting the extent of floods and Radničné námestie 8 influencing positively the course of floods . The citizens of the SK- 969 55 Banská Štiavnica Slovak Republic have witnessed the destructive nature of floods phone: +421-45-6945 111 many times, like only a year ago when storm rainfall transformed fax: +421-45-6921 569 small water streams into big rivers and causing enormous e-mail: gr@svp .sk property damage . http://www .svp .sk page: 53
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