The document provides information about the town of Vranov nad Topľou in Slovakia. It describes some of the town's landmarks and cultural sites, including the Church of Saint Mary's Birth and the Greek Catholic Church. It also mentions the town's Gymnasium school of St. Francis of Assisi and describes some of its facilities like the chapel and garden. The summary highlights some of the town's religious and educational institutions.

1. Bratislava- the capital city
of Slovakia

2. The Slovak Republic (short form: Slovakia
or Slovensko)is in Central Europe.It has a
population of over five million
and an area of about 49,000 square
kilometres .
Slovakia is bordered by the Czech
Republic and Austria to the west, Poland THE FLAG OF SLOVAKIA
to the north, Ukraine to the east and
Hungary to the south.
The largest city is the capital, Bratislava,
and the second largest is Košice.
Slovakia is a member state of the
European Union, NATO, United Nations, COAT OF ARMS
OECD and WTO among others. The official
language is Slovak.

3. The Slovak landscape is noted primarily for its
mountainous nature,
with the Carpathian Mountains extending
Gerlachovský štít
across most of the northern half of the
country.
Amongst these mountain ranges are the high
peaks of the Tatra mountains.To the north,
close to the Polish border, are the High Tatras
which are a popular skiing destination
and home to many scenic lakes and valleys as
well as the highest point in Slovakia,
the Gerlachovský štít at 2,655 metres , and
Greater Fatra
the country's highly symbolic mountain
Kriváň.

4. CLIMATE
The Slovak climate lies
between the temperate
and continental climate
zones with relatively
warm summers and
cold, cloudy and humid
winters.

5. TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
Slovakia is also famous for its spectacular castles.
The Spiš Castle is one of the biggest .
It was registered as world heritage by UNESCO.
Spiš Castle

6. Hajer Waterfalls Demänovská Ice Cave
Dobšinská Ice Cave

7. Orava Castle
Košice
Žilina
Bratislava

8. Bojnice castle
Zvolen Castle
Trenčin Castle

9. The High Tatras

11. Veľka Fara National Park Malá Fatra National Park
Muránska planina National Park
LOW TATRAS NATIONAL PARK

12. Pieniny National Park
Poloniny National Park
Tatra National Park
Slovak Paradise National Park
Slovak Karst National Park

13. CULTURE
The Slovak folklore

14. CULTURE
The National Theatre
In Bratislava
Some famous people

15. Slovak food
Cocoa cake Pirohy
Slovak national dish
Bryndzové halušky
Black pudding

16. The most popular sports in Slovakia are hockey,
football, tennis and skiing

18. VRANOV NAD TOPĽOU

19. The town centre Church of Saint Mary‘s Birth
Church of Saint Francis

20. World War II Memorial
Town centre
The Greek Catholic Church
Our Statue of
Vranov Town Hall Liberty

21. “Gymnázium” of St. Francis of
Assisi

22.  Saint Francis of Assisi
(September 26, 1181 or
1182 – October 3, 1226)
was a Roman Catholic
friar and the founder of
the Order of Friars Minor,
more commonly known as
the Franciscans.
 He is known as the patron
saint of animals, birds, the
environment and Italy,
 We celebrate the feast day
on October 4.

24.  Long corridor where we have a small chapel,
 Here we can every Friday take part in
celebrating holy mass and during the fasting
period of year we pray in this place.

25.  In one building there  There are 10 classrooms
is eight-year grammar on two floors
school and one class altogether.
of four-year grammar
school.

26.  Behind the school there is a large garden with
an old willow,
 Sometimes we have lessons in this area,
 We can relax on a bench in this garden,
 It offers excellent freshness during sunny
days.

27.  Gymnasium full of footballers
Ski training in ski centre
Svit

28.  This is our band
that performs
during the holy
masses organized at
our school
 From the left: Mgr.
Matúš Haňov – our
teacher, and our
schoolmates Martin
Nemec, Pavol
Gromina, Dominik
Fabian, Michal
Bubnár

29.  Our school is
specialized in IT
systems
 All students can surf
on the Internet during
the breaks
 IT is taught twice a
week

30.  Primaparty is a ceremony by which we welcome new
schoolmates to our school.
 Here is one of the programme´s show at Primaparty
 We all are in a very good mood

31.  3rd place in
nationwide medical
competition
 an award of moral
esteem of our students
in Košice held by our
bishops.

32. „...because it is only when we
give that we are gaining, only
when we forget about ourselves
we really find ourselves...“