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SERŠ Maribor (Secondary School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Maribor, Slovenia) ________________ PROJECT MY COUNTRY Authors – students of SERŠ Maribor (Secondary School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Maribor, Slovenia) 2. bg 2. cg Jernej B. Tadej G. David J. Andrej B. Tadej K. Blaž B. Martin K. Boštjan B. Michael L. Matjaž Č. Timotej M. Benjamin G. Simon M.K. Tilen G. Marko O. Matej K. Jan P. Daniel K. Boris R. Tadej P. Matej R. Marko P. Jernej S. Rok R. Domen Š. Žiga T. Urban Š. Maruša Z. Mitja Š. Matej T. Uroš Ž. Edited and designed by: M. Košir May 2008 My Country ‐ Slovenia Our country is Slovenia. Sources: http://www.carantha.net/ http://www.en-klik.com/lepote_slovenije.html http://www.bohinj-info.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovenia http://www.postojnska-jama.si/ http://www.postojna-cave.com/ http://www.tnp.si/national_park/ http://www.vinoteran.com/ http://dragonja.mbss.org/ http://www.sloveniaholidays.com/en/ http://www.gradovi.net/ http://www.burger.si/ http://www.slovenia.info/?lng=2 http://www.ukom.gov.si/eng/slovenia/ http://vodnik.kras-carso.com/ http://maribor.uni-mb.si/vodnik/angles/ http://www.blejskiotok.si/predstavitev_E.html http://www.impel-bohinj.si/general_information.htm project: https://media.iearn.org/node/153 2 / 2 My Country ‐ Slovenia Slovenia is a rather small country in Central Europe. It has some really beautiful places you can visit. Especially beautiful are the natural wonders of Slovenia, like the Soča river, Lake Cerknica, Triglav, and so on... I think that the best way of really getting in touch with Slovenia is to travel around, meet the people and see what wonder is waiting for you behind the next river, forest, town. Slovenia has quite some regions, I personally think there are too many of them, so I won't discuss them here, go and see (& feel) them yourself :). But don't think that Slovenians aren’t educated and smart people; in fact, we're one of the leading nations in computer knowledge and thread awareness. If you would like to enjoy the sunrise in the morning, ski at noon and swim in the evening, visit us. Slovenia is a country which is situated in Central Europe. It has about 2 million inhabitants. That country has four border countries. These are Italy, Austria, Hungary and Croatia. In Slovenia there are three different types of climate: Alpine, Sub Mediterranean and Continental. The highest peak is the Triglav and the longest river is the Sava. Slovenia is known by its treasures. These are: beautiful nature, underground caves, waterfalls and rivers, salt flats, the eldest grape vine and Slovenian food (potica, cviček, smoked ham “pršut”, cabbage and grilled sausage). Slovenia has these geographical regions: Alpine, Pannonian, Dinaric and Mediterranean, and the following administrative divisions: Upper Carniola, Styria, Prekmurje, Carinthia, Inner Carniola, Lower Carniola, Goriška, Slovenian Istria. My country, my home. I live in Slovenia. It is a very small country near Italy, Hungary, Croatia and Austria. But it is very beautiful; green forests cover more than a half of Slovenia. The highest mountain is the Triglav (2864m) and the most important river here is the Sava. We have many treasures in our nature; proteus can only be found in our caves. My and also our country is almost unknown. Our language is also very difficult to learn. People in America, Asia, Africa … do not know that Slovenia even exists. This is really sad, but things are going better. project: https://media.iearn.org/node/153 3 / 3 My Country ‐ Slovenia Slovenia is a very interesting country, because it has many sights. Slovenia is the most forested country in Europe. The highest mountain in Slovenia is the Triglav and the biggest lake is the Bohinj lake. I like Slovenia because it safer than the United States, England and so on. It`s a very beautiful country with many lakes, mountains, forests, rivers… The most popular sight in Slovenia is the Postojna cave. Many tourists from different countries visit it. Slovenia is one of the smallest countries in the world. Our population is around 2 million people. We have 12 different regions. Each one is something special. Our political system is parliamentary republic and our official name is the Republic of Slovenia. The area of Slovenia is 20,273km2. Our border countries are Austria, Italy, Hungary and Croatia. Our language is Slovene. We are one of EU countries. We are a member in NATO, too. We have some typically Slovenian holidays, that is, for example, Slovene cultural day on February 8. We have some traditional food too, for example potica. On January 1 in 2007 our currency became Euro, before Euro we had Slovenian Tolar. “The human fish” It is also called proteus or olm. The Slovenian historian Janez Vajkard Valvasor also knew the human fish. 300 years ago he called it “baby dragon”. The human fish lives in the Postojna cave system and it is a symbol of Slovenian natural heritage. It is named “human” because of its skin, which is similar to the skin of a human but without skin pigmentation. Proteus has short legs. With gills it can breathe in water. Thus it has to be near water. It grows to a length of 30 centimetres, without eating anything. project: https://media.iearn.org/node/153 4 / 4 My Country ‐ Slovenia Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia is a country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west, the Adriatic Sea to the southwest, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north. The capital of Slovenia is Ljubljana. Some of Slovenia's greatest literates were the poets France Prešeren (19th century), Srečko Kosovel, Edvard Kocbek and Dane Zajc, as well as the writers Ivan Cankar (1876-1918) and Vladimir Bartol. Drago Jančar, Boris Pahor, Tomaž Šalamun and Aleš Debeljak are the leading names of contemporary Slovenian literature, while Aleš Šteger is one of the most noticeable names among newcomers. Slovenia is a homeland of numerous musicians and composers, including the Renaissance composer Jacobus Gallus (16th century), who greatly influenced Central European classical music, and the violin virtuoso Giuseppe Tartini. I am not sure where to start, because there are so many things that should be mentioned. Slovenia is just a lovely country no matter it is so small; there are many things to see and experience. For the start if you like sports there are many places you should visit, for example you can ride a bike in a former mine and I think that is a unique experience, than there are many mountains you can climb and places to go. We also have some rivers appropriate for rafting. If you are more a nature lover and you like the work of nature, Slovenia is definitely the place you should visit. Here there are four different landscapes sticking together, you can see the Postojna cave, the National park of Triglav is just awesome, then also the Logarska valley and the waterfall Rinka. We also have some sea, with cliffs and some areas that are protected as Krajinski park. We also have something for people who like history. There are many old churches, castles with museums in them and old monuments. This is just a bit of everything you can see in our country, but I think everything wouldn’t be interesting for people who don’t know at least a bit of our history. Slovenia is one of the smallest countries in the world, there are about 50 smaller countries, but the differences are not so big compared to larger countries. It is on the crossing of important European traffic ways. Its beach is only 46 km long, but it has some specialties. About 58% of our country is covered with trees; we are in the 3rd position behind Sweden and Finland. Some of primeval forests are: Šumik on the Pohorje, the Donačka gora, but most of them are in the area of Kočevje. project: https://media.iearn.org/node/153 5 / 5 My Country ‐ Slovenia Slovenia is a small country but worth visiting. You need three days to see the most interesting sites. You have to taste life in the old city of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. For sure you’ll be highly satisfied with Slovenian culinary art and wines, especially in Prekmurje, and with the natural monuments as Bled, Postojna, too. Slovenia is a small country which has only about 2 million people; nevertheless it has many natural treasures. The most famous in Slovenia are the Postojna cave, mount Triglav and lake Bohinj because they have a rich history. Slovenia has different climates; it has continental climate with hot summers and cold winters (in the plateaus and valleys) and Mediterranean climate on the coast. It borders with Croatia, Italy, Hungary, Austria and the Adriatic sea. Slovenia is a country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west, the Adriatic Sea to the southwest, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north. It has got more than 2 million inhabitants. The capital town of Slovenia is Ljubljana. It is also the largest town with 250.000 inhabitants. The official languages are Slovenian, Hungarian and Italian. Its climate is Submediterranean on the coast, Alpine in the mountains and continental with mild to hot summers and cold winters in the plateaus and valleys to the east. Slovenia can be divided into regions in many different ways. One of them is the following division into eight regions. These are Gorenjska (UpperCarniola), Štajerska (Styria), Prekmurje, Koroška (Carinthia), Notranjska (Inner Carniola), Dolenjska (Lower Carniola), Goriška, Primorje (Slovenian Istra).
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