presentation of Slovenia

1. SSLOVELOVENIANIA
SSLOVELOVENIJANIJA

2. BASIC INFORMATION
 Offical name: Republic of Slovenia (Republika Slovenija)
 Area: 20,000 square km
 Population: 2 million

3. WHAT ANIMAL DOES IT LOOK LIKE?

4. WHERE IS SLOVENIA?
 In the heart of Europe (Central)
 Alps-Mediterranean
 Panonian Plain-Karst

5.  Neighbouring countries:

6. GREEN COUNTRY
 60% is covered by forests
 3rd most forested country in Europe

7. LJUBLJANA
– GREEN CAPITAL AWARD 2016

8. BLED, TRIGLAV, PIRAN

9. NATIONAL SYMBOLS OF
SLOVENIA
- Coat of arms
- Flag
- Currency: euro €

10.  National anthem is Zdravljica (The Toast)
 France Prešeren – the greatest Slovene poet

11. SVETLANA MAKAROVIČ, ELA
PEROCI

12. LILA PRAP

13. JELKA REICHMAN, MARLENKA
STUPICA

14. THE LJUBLJANA DRAGON
Jason killed the dragon while he fled with the fleece.
http://www.blog.sibiz.eu/blog/2015/07/16/tales-myths-legends/

15. THE GOLDENHORN - ZLATOROG
 http://www.blog.sibiz.eu/blog/2015/07/16/tales-myths-legend

16. LANGUAGELANGUAGE
- The offical language: Slovene
- Complicated
- Slovenian words that are known to be beautiful:
midva (we), ljubezen (love), čas (time)…
- Dual – it is a form of two parts, elements, or people
Example:
WE

17. TONGUE TWISTERS
Kaplanov klobuk pod klopjo
Chaplains hat under the bench
Škof v škaf skoči.
The bishop jumps into a tub.

18. HISTORYHISTORY
 Republic of Yugoslavia
 1991 we declared independence.

19. EDUCATIONALEDUCATIONAL
SYSTEMSYSTEM
 Primary school (elemetery school) 9 years
 Highschool 4 years
 College
 Primary and highschool year (1st Sep to 24th June)
(except in the 9th grade, where it ends one week
earlier)
 Vacations: every 2 months - 1 week long
summer - 2 months

20. LJUBLJANA
 Capital city
ljana
Ljubljana

21.  Tromostovje (Triple Bridge)
 River Ljubljanica
Architect Plečnik

22.  Prešeren’s square
 Ljubljana castle
 Ljubljana Dragon

23. ANŽE KOPITAR – HOCKEY, LA
KINGS
GORAN DRAGIĆ - NBA

24. TINA MAZE, BOJAN KRIŽAJ, PETER
PREVC, PETRA MAJDIČ

25. PIRMOŽ KOZMUS _ HAMMER THROWER
URŠKA ŽOLNIR –
JUDO PLAYER
MITJA PETKOVŠEK –
GYMNAST

26. TRIGLAV “THREE-
HEADS”
 Highest mountain (2864 meters)
 Triglav National Park (the only national park in Slo)

27. SLOVENIA’S ADRIATIC
COAST
 Coastline is 46 km long

28. PIRAN

29. IZOLA

30. PORTOROŽ
Portorož is one
of the country's
largest tourist area.

31. KOPER

32. SIGHTS
 LIPICA – a villiage with a stud farm
 It gained a worldwide fame with the breeding of
the Lipizzaner horses, named after Lipica.
 They are of
Arabic-Spanish origin
 Born black,
turn grey and white

33. POSTOJNA
 The biggest attraction in Postojna is the Postojna
cave, which is the largest cave in Slovenia.
 More than 30 million people have seen it and it’s
the most visited cave in Europe.

34.  Human fish (Proteus anguinus)
 Skin colour ( no pigmentation)
 It can survive 10 years without food
 it eats, sleeps, and breeds underwater

35. CERKNICA LAKE
 Periodic lake – in summer you can swim in it but
in winter it disappers underground and you can
actually go hiking over it.

36.  Bled is the only island in Slovenia.
BLED

37. SKI RESORTS
Kranjska Gora
Krvavec
Maribor Pohorje
Rogla
Cerkno
Planica
…

38. PLANICA
 Planica is famous for ski jumping.
 It's one of the biggest ski jumps on the world.
 A lot of records were made here, (magic 100m
and 200m).

39. TINA MAZE
 The most successful Slovenian alpine skier in the
World Cup
 Her achievements:
The Winner of the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup
The Olympic champion in downhill
The Olympic champion in giant slalom
World champion in giant slalom
World champion in super-G
Slovenian Sportswoman of the Year

40. HAYRACK (KOZOLEC)
 A freestanding wooden structure where we dry
grass

41. TRADITIONAL FOOD
 For starters: a beef soup with noodles.
 Main course: Carniola sausages with sauerkraut
and buckwheat porridge

42. FOR DESSERT
 Trojane doughnuts are special because they are
really big.
 Orehova potica (walnut roll)

43.  Prekmurska gibanica ( it is a sort of a layered pie
 Bled cream slices ( kremšnite)

44. SLIPPERS (…THE CAT WHO….)
 It is common to remove your shoes at the door.
Most hosts will offer slippers to guests to wear.

45. PUST

46. LJUBLJANA MARATHON

47. OŠ Stična
our school
(PŠ Višnja Gora)

48. THANKS FOR
LISTENING!