unreferenced date March 2008 Image Slovensky raj Stratenska pila.jpg thumb right SlovakParadise , Stratensk p la Image Slovensk r j mapa.svg thumb Map of canyons in SlovakParadiseSlovakParadise lang sk Slovensk raj is a mountain range in central Slovakia. It is a part of the Spi Gemer Karst , which in turn is a part of the Slovensk rudohorie Mountains, a major subdivision of the Divisions of the Carpathians A.29 Western Carpathians .28province.29 Western Carpathians . It is located between the towns of Spi sk Nov Ves in the north and Dob in in the south. It is particularly known for its gorges and waterfalls. It is very popular with hikers as it has a number of unusual routes through gorges and waterfalls. There are numerous sections where fixed ladders are used to climb. The area is protected by the SlovakParadise National Park N rodn park Slovensk raj . Characteristics The SlovakParadise is a plain with high plateau s 800 1000 m AMSL . The highest mountain is Ondrejisko at 1,270 m. The area is mainly built of karst limestone Geravy, Glac, Pelc and Skala plains and dolomite Tri kopce . The karst plateaus show phenomena such as sinkhole s and limestone pavement s lapies The climate is moderately cold. Typical features are canyons, gorges and ravine s Sokol, Such , Bel , Piecky and Kyse , which form picturesque rocky scenes with waterfalls, and which were created mainly by the rivers Hnilec and Horn d . 80 of the area is covered with spruce forests combined with yew trees. There are more than 200 caves and underground abysses. Among the caves, Dob insk adov jasky a Dob insk Ice Cave and Medvedia jasky a Bear Cave are the best known ones. There were many settlements of woodcutters, colliers and smelters in Slovensk raj once, which were turned into tourist centers, for example Dob insk Ma a, Dedinky, Mlynky, Straten . Fauna Notable and rare animals ... lily Lilium martagon , variegated monk s hood Aconitum variegatum . See also SlovakParadise ... more details
Infobox Protected area name SlovakParadise National Park br N rodn park Slovensk raj iucn category ... Slovakia , SlovakParadise Mts. lat d 48 lat m 54 lat s 30 lat NS N long d 20 long m 24 long s 00 ... Slovensk raj SlovakParadise National Park Administration in Spi sk Nov Ves SlovakParadise National ... parks in Slovakia , situated in East Slovakia. The National Park protects the area of the SlovakParadise mountain range, which is located in the north of the Slovensk rudohorie Mountains Slovak ... in the SlovakParadise The National Park is situated in the Bansk Bystrica Region district of Brezno ... . The SlovakParadise creates the northern part of the Spi Gemer Karst Spi sko gemersk kras . It is bordered ... in the SlovakParadise, with the Horn d River being most important to the area. The most famous gorges ... Records of the SlovakParadise date no date language Slovak accessdate May 25, 2007 ref The highest ... The SlovakParadise has the highest concentration of butterflies in Slovakia with 6.06 butterflies ... image Slovensky raj logo.gif thumb right 150px SlovakParadise National Park logo SlovakParadise ... www.slovenskyraj juh.sk SlovakParadise National Park at slovenskyraj juh.sk http www.slovakia.travel entitaview.aspx?l 2&ami 108032&smi 108032&llt 1&idp 3988 SlovakParadise National Park at Slovakia.travel http www.slovenskyraj.sk en.html SlovakParadise National Park at slovenskyraj.sk http www.slovensky raj.sk SlovakParadise National Park at slovensky raj.sk sk icon http www.slovensky raj.sk ... reserves and eight nature reserves are situated in the park. ref cite web publisher Slovak Tourist ... km of hiking trails , often equipped with ladders, chains and bridges. The Slovak Pradise contains ... , is open to the public. Park creation and history The first protected reserve in the area of the SlovakParadise was founded in 1890. The first protected plant was the Edelweiss in 1936. The name ... that period. On 21 August 1964 the first protected landscape area in Slovakia was established in the Slovak ... more details
Wiktionary Slovak may refer to Related to, from, or belonging to the country of Slovakia Slovaks , An ethnic sub group of the West Slavs Western Slavic people inhabiting the nation of Slovakia . Slovak language Hillel Slovak 1962 1988 , a guitarist member of the Red Hot Chili Peppers band disambig ar de Slowakisch es Eslovaco fr Slovak os pl S owacki pt Eslovaco ru ... more details
Other uses Image Jan Bruegel d. . 003.jpg thumb 300px right Paradise by Jan Bruegel . Paradise Old East ... a counter image of the miseries of human civilization , and in paradise there is only peace , prosperity , and happiness . Paradise is a place of contentment, but it is not necessarily a land ... or both. In eschatological contexts, paradise is imagined as an abode of the virtuous dead. In Christian ... in paradise. In old Egyptian beliefs, the other world is Aaru , the reed fields of ideal hunting ... contexts paradise describes the world before it was tainted by evil. So for example, the Abrahamic religions Abrahamic faiths associate paradise with the Garden of Eden , that is, the perfect state ... Enlightenment era , a well known representative of which is John Milton s Paradise Lost . A paradise ... Image Nicolas Poussin 041.jpg left thumb Nicolas Poussin , Four seasons of paradise. 1660 64 The word paradise entered English from the French language French paradis , inherited from the Latin language ... pardes and Hebrew lang he Latn gan , garden it is from this usage that the use of paradise to refer ... of Cyrus the Great by Xenophon in Anabasis Xenophon Anabasis . Later in Second Temple era Judaism paradise ... from paradise instead of Eden after having been tricked by the serpent. Later after the death of Adam, the Archangel Michael carries the body of Adam to be buried in Paradise, which is in the Third ... Testament use and understanding of paradise parallels that of contemporary Judaism. The word is used ... 4 in Paul s description of a man s description of a Third Heaven The New Testament third heaven paradise, which may in fact be a vision Paul himself saw. Rev.2 7 in a reference to the Gen.2 8 paradise ... paradise from heaven. In On the Detection and Overthrow of the So Called Gnosis Against Heresies , he wrote that only those deemed worthy would inherit a home in heaven, while others would enjoy paradise ... likewise distinguished paradise from heaven, describing paradise as the earthly school for souls ... more details
About the Irish band the All Angels album Into Paradise All Angels album Unreferenced date December 2009 Infobox musical artist name Into Paradise background group or band origin Dublin , Ireland genre Indie rock , Alternative rock years active 1988&ndash 1993 label Setanta Records Setanta , Ensign Records Ensign current members David Long br Rachael Tighe br James Eadie br Ronan Clarke Into Paradise were a indie rock group from Dublin , Ireland , whose influences included Joy Division and Echo & the Bunnymen . They formed in 1986 as Backwards into Paradise, and released their debut Extended play EP , Blue Light , in 1989 on the independent record label , Setanta Records Setanta . Soon after came the EP Change , and the band s first album , Under the Water . Their most successful album, and major record label debut was the Adrian Borland record producer produced , Churchtown . Members David Long Vocals, guitar Rachael Tighe Bass James Eadie Guitar, keyboards, vocals Ronan Clarke Drums Discography Blue Light EP 1989 Change EP 1990 Under the Water 1990 Into Paradise 1990 United States US only compilation album compilation Burns My Skin single 1991 Churchtown 1991 Angel Single 1991 Down All the Days 1992 Angelus 7 Single 1992 For No One 1993 Category Irish alternative rock groups Category Irish indie rock groups Category Musical groups established in 1986 Category Musical groups disestablished in 1993 Ireland band stub it Into Paradise ... more details
Slovak Uprising may refer to Slovak Uprising 1848 1849 , Slovak Volunteer Campaigns against Magyar i.e. ethnic Hungarian domination in Upper Hungary present day Slovakia , within the 1848 49 revolutions in the Habsburg Monarchy. Slovak National Uprising , an armed insurrection organized by the Slovak resistance movement during World War II 1944 disambig ... more details
The Slovak 2.Liga is the third level of ice hockey in Slovakia . It lies below the Slovak Extraliga and the Slovak 1.Liga . Champions 2009 10 Slovak 2.Liga season 2009 10 HK 96 Nitra, HK Puchov, HKM Rimavska Sobota 2008 09 Slovak 2.Liga season 2008 09 HK Brezno, HK Puchov 2007 08 Slovak 2.Liga season 2007 08 HK 07 Detva, HK Puchov 2006 07 Slovak 2.Liga season 2006 07 HC 96 Bardejov, HK Puchov 2005 06 Slovak 2.Liga season 2005 06 HK Ru inov 99 Bratislava, MHK SkiPark Ke marok 2004 05 Slovak 2.Liga season 2004 05 HKm Humenne, HK Lokomotiva Nove Zamky 2003 04 Slovak 2.Liga season 2003 04 HK Trnava, HK Brezno 2002 03 Slovak 2.Liga season 2002 03 HK Brezno, SHK 37 Piestany 2001 02 Slovak 2.Liga season 2001 02 HK Ru inov 99 Bratislava, HK 32 Liptovsk Mikul B 2000 01 Slovak 2.Liga season 2000 01 Provazska Bystrica, HkM Detva, HK Spisska Nova Ves B 1999 00 Slovak 2.Liga season 1999 00 Provazska Bystrica, HK Wagon Slovakia Trebisov 1998 99 Slovak 2.Liga season 1998 99 Povazska Bystrica, HK Wagon Slovakia Trebisov 1997 98 Slovak 2.Liga season 1997 98 K Spartak Trnava, HKm Zvolen B, HKm Humenn 1996 97 Slovak 2.Liga season 1996 97 Retir S a any, HK Slovan Trsten , HK VTJ Wagon Slovakia Trebi ov 1995 96 Slovak 2.Liga season 1995 96 Spartak BEZ Bratislava, HK Medok Tur ianske Teplice, HK Agro White Lady Levo a 1994 95 Slovak 2.Liga season 1994 95 Spartak BEZ Bratislava, HK Medokys Turcianske Teplice, HC Compact Roznava 1993 94 Slovak 2.Liga season 1993 94 HC Univerzita Bratislava, SK Matador Puchov, HC Compact Roznava References http www.szlh.sk statistiky c 090007 l 286 Slovak 2.Liga statistics Category Ice hockey leagues in Europe Category Ice hockey in Slovakia cs Druh hokejov liga Slovensko de 2. Liga Slowakei sk 2. hokejov liga Slovensko uk 2 ... more details
Image Slovak Telekom Logo.svg 200px thumb right Slovak Telekom logo, February 2006 present. File Slovak Telekom logo .jpg frame right Slovak Telecom logo, 2004 06. By that time, it was one of the few Deutsche Telekom companies without the Telekom T in its logo. Slovak Telekom in the past officially called Slovensk telekomunik cie and Slovak Telecom the brand used for fixed line products is T Com since March 2006 is the largest telecommunications company operating in Slovakia after consolidation with its 100 per cent daughter T Mobile Slovakia . Ownership It is majority owned 51 percent by Germany s Deutsche Telekom . The remaining share is owned by Slovakia s Ministry of Transport, Posts and Telecommunications of the Slovak Repiblic Ministry of Transport, Posts and Telecommunications , which owns 34 percent, and the National Property Fund of the Slovak Republic , which owns 15 percent. On July 1, 2010 Slovak Telekom officially merged with the mobile provider T Mobile. Corruption allegations In June 2010, just two days before the national election in Slovakia, Slovak Telekom signed an allegedly dubious deal ref http www.ambience.sk deutsche telekom corruption slovakia ref with the Ministry of Education with value of 38 millions Euros. Suspected corruption could be involved in the case. Corruption allegations about Slovak Telekom are being investigated by Transparency International Slovakia . References references External links http t com eng.st.sk Official English language web site Category Deutsche Telekom Category Telecommunications companies of Slovakia telecom company stub slovakia stub Euro company stub de Slovak Telekom fr Slovak Telekom nl Slovak Telecom sk Slovak Telekom ... more details
alt Slovak partisans in an ambush. 18th Anti Aircraft Artillery Battery, which took part in the Slovak National Uprising of Autumn 1944 Slovak partisans were fighters in irregular military groups participating in the Slovak resistance movement , including against Nazi Germany and Collaboration during World War II collaborationism during World War II . Beginning Slovak partisans were an anti fascist militia formed immediately the creation of the First Slovak Republic in 1939, to fight against ... and Christians alike. Slovak partisans had mixed loyalties as many were deeply nationalistic and wanted a to maintain an independent Slovak Republic free of fascism, while many others were socialists who forged strong links with the Soviet Union and Soviet partisans. Slovak partisans mainly carried out acts of sabotage. Their largest anti Nazi military engagement was the Slovak National Uprising in 1944, in which Slovak partisans were aided by the Slovak Army and Soviet partisan s. Jan Golian and Rudolf Viest generals in the Slovak Army, led the uprising, which was eventually crushed by the Germans and their Hungarian and Polish collaborators. The most famous Slovak partisan brigade was the M.R.Stefanik brigade led by the Slovak partisan hero Viliam Zingor . With 1300 members, it was the largest ... Communist politicians, who accused Gustav Husak of being a traitor to the Slovak nation and people. Zingor ... . Jewish Brigades Slovak Jewish partisans made outstanding accomplishments as members of all Jewish groups. The most famous Slovak Jewish partisan unit was the Novaky Brigade , formed from the inmates ... to their country, 166 Jewish partisans were awarded the Order of the Slovak Uprising . Famous partisans There were many famous Slovak partisans but none more famous than the famous Jan Nalepka , and Viliam ... gallery References Reflist See also Slovak National Uprising Novaky Brigade M.R.Stefanik Brigade Janosik Brigade Novaky concentration camp DEFAULTSORT Slovak Partisans Category Irregular military ... more details
updated as of completion of the 2010 11 season Slovak 1 Liga Champions 2010 11 Slovak 1. Liga season 2010 11 SHK 37 Piestany 2009 10 Slovak 1. Liga season 2009 10 SHK 37 Piestany 2008 09 Slovak 1. Liga season 2008 09 HK Spisska Nova Ves 2007 08 Slovak 1. Liga season 2007 08 Banska Bystrica 2006 07 Slovak 1. Liga season 2006 07 SkiPark Kezmarok 2005 06 Slovak 1. Liga season 2005 06 Banska Bystrica 2004 05 Slovak 1. Liga season 2004 05 MHC Martin 2003 04 Slovak 1. Liga season 2003 04 HK Dubnica 2002 03 Slovak 1. Liga season 2002 03 Mestsky hokejovy club Nitra 2001 02 Slovak 1.Liga season 2001 02 HK VTJ Spisska Nova Ves 2000 01 Slovak 1.Liga season 2000 01 MsHK SKP Zilina 1999 00 Slovak 1.Liga season 1999 00 Martin 1998 99 Slovak 1.Liga season 1998 99 HK Spartak ZTS Dubnica 1997 98 Slovak 1.Liga season 1997 98 Banska Bystrica 1996 97 Slovak 1.Liga season 1996 97 HKm Zvolen 1995 96 Slovak 1.Liga season 1995 96 Spisska Nova Ves 1994 95 Slovak 1.Liga season 1994 95 Banska Bystrica 1993 94 Slovak 1.Liga season 1993 94 HK Spartak Dubnica Vahom References http www.szlh.sk statistiky c 090001 ... league home.php?leagueid 124 EliteProspects.com Slovak 1.liga standings Category Ice hockey leagues in Europe Category Ice hockey in Slovakia Category Slovak 1. Liga cs 1. hokejov liga ... more details
unreferenced date September 2008 Infobox website name Wiki favicon Slovak Wikipedia screenshot File Slovak Wikipedia Main Page 28 August 2008.png 280px Slovak Wikipedia Main Page on 28 August 2008 collapsible yes logo File Wikipedia logo sk.png 140px caption Slovak Wikipedia Main Page on 28 August 2008 url http sk.wikipedia.org sk.wikipedia.org commercial No location Miami, Florida type Internet encyclopedia project language Slovak language Slovak registration Optional owner Wikimedia Foundation author InterWiki code sk The Slovak Wikipedia Slovensk Wikip dia is the edition of Wikipedia in the Slovak language . It was started on or before 23 September 2003 ref name archive.org time machine http web.archive.org web 20030923070746 http sk.wikipedia.org ref , only becoming active in the summer of 2004. It cleared the 15,000 article mark in September 2005 and the 50,000 article mark in August 2006 and the 100,000 article mark in August 2008. The Slovak Wikipedia has over 100,000 articles as of August 28, 2008. The Slovak Wikipedia is among the largest Slavic languages Slavic language Wikipedia editions. There is a large amount of short bot generated articles in the Slovak Wikipedia. External links commonscat Slovak Wikipedia sk icon sk Slovak Wikipedia sk icon http sk.m.wikipedia.org Slovak Wikipedia mobile version homepage not yet configured References references Wikipedias Category Wikipedias by language Category Slovak media Category Internet properties established in 2003 Wikipedia stub af Slowaakse Wikipedia ar az Slovakca Vikipediya be be x old ca Viquip dia en eslovac cv cs Slovensk Wikipedie el es Wikipedia en eslovaco eu Eslovakierazko Wikipedia fa ... ms Wikipedia Bahasa Slovak nl Slowaakse Wikipedia ja km pl S owacka Wikipedia pt Wikip dia em eslovaco ru simple Slovak Wikipedia sk Slovensk Wikip dia ... more details
Infobox Sports league title Slovak Extraliga current season 2010 11 Slovak Extraliga last season logo Slovnaft Extraliga.jpg pixels 125 caption Formerly sport Ice hockey founded 1993 fame motto inaugural teams 11 country Slovakia venue champion HC Ko ice Ko ice 6th title most champs HC Slovan Bratislava ... TV Sport TV, Huste TV internet TV related comps Founder Official site www.tipsportextraliga.sk Slovak ... Play Off . The Slovak Extraliga is rooted in the Czechoslovak Extraliga . The 1993 94 was the first season of Slovak Extraliga as Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia on January ... team for the Slovakia men s national junior ice hockey team Champions 1993 94 Slovak Extraliga 1994 HC Dukla Tren n 1994 95 Slovak Extraliga 1995 HC Ko ice 1995 96 Slovak Extraliga 1996 HC Ko ice 1996 97 Slovak Extraliga 1997 HC Dukla Tren n 1997 98 Slovak Extraliga 1998 HC Slovan Bratislava 1998 99 Slovak Extraliga 1999 HC Ko ice 1999 00 Slovak Extraliga 2000 HC Slovan Bratislava 2000 01 Slovak Extraliga 2001 HKm Zvolen 2001 02 Slovak Extraliga 2002 HC Slovan Bratislava 2002 03 Slovak Extraliga 2003 HC Slovan Bratislava 2003 04 Slovak Extraliga 2004 HC Dukla Tren n 2004 05 Slovak Extraliga 2005 HC Slovan Bratislava 2005 06 Slovak Extraliga 2006 MsHK ilina 2006 07 Slovak Extraliga 2007 HC Slovan Bratislava 2007 08 Slovak Extraliga 2008 HC Slovan Bratislava 2008 09 Slovak Extraliga 2009 HC Ko ice 2009 10 Slovak Extraliga 2010 HC Ko ice 2010 11 Slovak Extraliga 2011 HC Ko ice See also Czech Extraliga Czechoslovak Extraliga References Reflist External links http www.szlh.sk SZ H Slovak Ice Hockey Federation Sk icon http www.szlh.sk english history of slovak hockey A brief history of Slovak hockey in English Slovak Extraliga European Ice Hockey Leagues Category Ice hockey leagues in Europe Category Ice hockey in Slovakia Category Slovak Extraliga cs Tipsport extraliga Slovensko ... simple Slovak Extraliga sk Tipsport extraliga sr Slova ka ekstraliga u hokeju na ledu sh Slova ka ... more details
Infobox Identity document document name Slovak passport image Slovakian ePassport.jpg image caption The front cover of a contemporary Slovak biometric passport . date first issued 15 January 2008 biometric passport booklet using jurisdiction flag Slovakia valid jurisdictions document type Passport purpose Identification eligibility Slovak nationality law Slovak citizenship expiration Slovak Passport passports are issued to citizens of Slovakia to enable legal international travel. For traveling inside the European Union and European Free Trade Association EFTA , Slovak citizens do not need passports and can use their Slovak identity card s instead. Passports in Slovakia are issued by the Law enforcement in Slovakia police force . Image SVKpassportdatapage.png thumb upright 300px The data page of a contemporary Slovak biometric passport History Slovakia started issuing the current biometric passports on January 15, 2008. The biometric data consisted of the face picture. On June 22, 2009 the passports were changed to include second biometric data of the fingerprints . Because of the nature of biometric data acquirement, passports are now issued only directly to the passport owners. ref http www.minv.sk ?cestovne pasy ref See also Visa requirements for Slovak citizens Passports of the European Union References reflist External links http www.minv.sk ?vzory dokladov cestovne pasy Official passport specimen photo gallery http aktualne.centrum.sk domov doprava a bezpecnost foto.phtml?gid 100009&cid 1142236 Photo gallery of the new Slovak biometric passport Passports Category Foreign relations of Slovakia Category Passports by country Slovakia stub passport stub ru sr tr Slovak pasaportu uk ... more details
Slovak literature is the literature of Slovakia . History Middle Ages The first monuments of literature in present day Slovakia are from the time of Great Moravia from 863 to the early 10th century . Authors from this period are Saints Cyril and Methodius Saint Cyril , Saint Methodius and Clement of Ohrid . Works from this period, mostly written on Christian topics include poem Proglas as a foreword to the four Gospels , partial translations of the Bible into Old Church Slavonic , Zakon sudnyj ljudem , etc. The medieval period covers the span from the 11th to the 15th century. Literature in this period ... to the ancient Greece and Rome. 1650 1780 1780 1823 Slovak Classicism was part of the larger European ... nineteenth century, Slovak was generally written in the form of Czech, with various degrees of Slovakization ..., p.244 ref Anton Bernol k s Gramatica Slavika used a West Slovak dialect as the standard written form, a transitional step to modern literary Slovak, but ultimately a failure. Even so, significant ... Dolezal , Juraj Palkovi and Pavel Jozef af rik tended to prefer a common Czech Slovak identity ... text of the period. ref Petro, Peter. A History of Slovak Literature . 1995, p.59 ref 1918 1945 ... , the sociolinguistic pressures of Magyarization disappeared. ref Petro, Peter. A History of Slovak .... ref Petro, Peter. A History of Slovak Literature . 1995, p.134 ref Milo Urban s 1927 work iv ... of change. During the turbulent years of the Slovak Republic and reestablishment of Czechoslovakia ... and Margita Figuli , and the Slovak surrealists. See also History of SlovakSlovak poetry Slovak prose References references External links http zlatyfond.sme.sk Zlat fond denn ka SME Slovak digital library sk icon http www.pitt.edu votruba sstopics literatureinenglish.html Slovak literature in English translations, Slovak Studies Program, University of Pittsburgh http uiuc.libguides.com aecontent.php ... of Illinois, Urbana Champaign Europe topic Literature of DEFAULTSORT Slovak Literature Category Slovak ... more details
Infobox Airline airline Slovak Airlines logo Sll himage 07sk.png logo size 180 IATA 6Q ICAO SLL callsign SLOV LINE parent Austrian Airlines since 2005 founded 1995 ceased operations 2007 headquarters Bratislava , Slovakia hubs M. R. tef nik Airport M. R. tef nik Airport Bratislava focus cities frequent flyer lounge alliance fleet size 3 May 2006 destinations 2 scheduled 22 charter website http web.archive.org web www.slovakairlines.sk corpus index en.csp slovakairlines.sk corpus index en.csp archived Slovak Airlines Slovensk aerol nie a.s. was an airline based in Bratislava , Slovakia . ref http web.archive.org web 20061008141843 www.slovakairlines.sk corpus byid 632.csp Basic information . Slovak Airlines. Retrieved on 25 October 2009. ref It was the flag carrier of the Slovak Republic operating a scheduled service to Moscow , Brussels and international charter flights to Russia , Spain ... 2007. ref http www.slovakspectator.sk clanok 26470.html Slovak Airlines cancels all regular flights .... Slovak Airlines ceased operations after Austrian Airlines repossessed two aircraft having withdrawn ... Air could replace Slovak Airlines 2007, in Czech ref Destinations unreferenced section date January ... January 2010 Image SLL1.JPG thumb right 300px Slovak Airlines Fokker 100 OM AAC plane As of January 2007 the Slovak Airlines fleet includes Boeing 737 737 300 Boeing 737 300 reg. OM AAD Name Ko ice ... new owners following the demise of Slovak Airlines. Previously used aircraft three Tupolev Tu 154M OM AAA P chov , OM AAB Gerlach and OM AAC Detva , leased from the Slovak government one Saab 340 ... http www.slovakairlines.sk Slovak Airlines http www.airfleets.net flottecie Slovak 20Airlines.htm Slovak Airlines Fleet http www.aviation fan club.com slovak airlines.htm History or Slovak Airlines in Slovak ... established in 1995 Category Airlines disestablished in 2007 Category Article Feedback 5 de Slovak Airlines es Slovak Airlines hu Slovensk Aerol nie nl Slovak Airlines ja pl Slovak Airlines sk ... more details
Infobox musical artist name Hillel Slovak image HillelSlovak1983.jpg caption Slovak performing in Philadelphia ... br Gibson Les Paul Hillel Slovak he April 13, 1962 June 25, 1988 was an Israeli American ... rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers . Prior to his death of a heroin overdose in 1988, Slovak recorded ..., Israel , Slovak s family immigrated to the United States when he was five years old. Slovak met future ... Fairfax High School , a group Flea would later join. Slovak, Flea, Kiedis, and Irons started the group ... shows around the city. However, Slovak quit the band to focus on his band What is This?, which had ... Freaky Styley and The Uplift Mofo Party Plan with the band. During his career, Slovak developed a serious ... , who was greatly influenced by Slovak s playing style. Several Red Hot Chili Peppers songs have been written as tributes to Slovak, including Blood Sugar Sex Magik My Lovely Man . In 1999, his brother published a book entitled Behind the Sun The Diary and Art of Hillel Slovak , which features Slovak s diaries and paintings. Biography Early years and musical beginnings Hillel Slovak was born in Haifa ... cite web url http www.allmusic.com artist p126050 title Hillel Slovak Biography last Prato first ... when Slovak was five years old. ref name allmusic.com They settled in the Queens borough of New York City , then in 1967 relocated to Southern California . As a child, Slovak developed an interest in art, and would often spend time painting with his mother, Esther. ref Slovak, 1999. p. 37 ref He attended ... web url http consequenceofsound.net 2008 07 23 icons of rock hillel slovak title Icons of Rock Hillel Slovak last Sayers first Blaine work Consequence of Sound date July 23, 2008 accessdate December 22, 2010 ref Slovak received his first guitar at age 13 as a bar mitzvah present, and would often ... Kiss . ref name allmusic.com As a freshman at Fairfax High School Los Angeles Fairfax High School , Slovak ... their first gig. After one of the group s shows, Slovak met audience member Anthony Kiedis , and invited ... more details
Infobox Newspaper See Template Infobox Newspaper for syntax name The Slovak Spectator image File SlovakSpectator.pdf SlovakSpectator 200px caption type Weekly newspaper format foundation 1995 ceased publication price owners publisher Petit Press editor chiefeditor Beata Balogov assoceditor maneditor staff language English political circulation 8,400 headquarters Slovakia sister newspapers SME newspaper SME , j Sz , Korz r and various regional My noviny newspapers ref http www.petitpress.sk Petit Press.sk ref oclc ISSN website http www.spectator.sk The Slovak Spectator or in abbreviated form Slovak Spectator is Slovakia s only English language newspaper. It is published weekly by The Rock, s.r.o. publishing house and covers local news, culture and business. The company also publishes a magazine called SPEX and five special publications that appear throughout the year, including the Spectacular Slovakia travel guide, the Book of Lists business directory, and comprehensive guides to local real estate, investment environment and human resources. The debut issue of The Slovak Spectator hit newsstands across Slovakia on March 1, 1995. The newspaper was founded by four Americans Rick Zednik, Richard Lewis, Eric Koomen and Daniel J. Stoll. Currently, only Koomen and Stoll are owners along with the largest media company in Slovakia Petit Press. Its target group includes foreigners living and working in Slovakia, Slovaks with good command of English, students at universities, foreign companies established in Slovakia and embassies as well as similar groups living abroad, especially people who are living and working in Slovakia or who are preparing to do so. References Reflist added above External links Sources by script assisted edit External links http www.spectator.sk Official site of The Slovak Spectator DEFAULTSORT Slovak Spectator Category Newspapers published in Slovakia slovakia newspaper stub de The Slovak Spectator ... more details
Infobox Ethnic group group Slovak American image File Joe Sestak Congressional Photo.jpg 74px File Paul ... br Angelina Jolie Eugene Cernan Andy Warhol poptime Slovak br 797,764 Americans br ref name US Census ... Pennsylvania , New York , New Jersey br Ohio , Indiana , Illinois langs American English , Slovak language Slovak rels Roman Catholicism , Greek Catholicism , Lutheranism related Slovaks , Czechs , Hungarians , Polish people Poles Slovak Americans are United States Americans of Slovaks Slovak descent. In the United States Census, 1990 1990 Census Slovak Americans made up the second largest portion of Slavic peoples Slavic ethnic groups. There are currently about 790,000 people of Slovak descent .... Another Slovak fought in the American Revolution Major Jan Polerecky, who trained at the French Royal ... infantry. Slovak immigrant, Samuel Figuli, fought in the Civil War, owned a plantation in Virginia, and later joined an exploratory expedition to the North Pole. Large scale Slovak immigration ... within the Austro Hungarian Empire , it is impossible to determine the exact number of Slovak immigrants ... to the United States. More than half of Slovak immigrants settled in Pennsylvania. Other popular ... thumb right 300px Maps of American ancestries Distribution of Slovak Americans according to the United States Census, 2000 2000 census , In 1914, tefan Bani , a Slovak inventor, constructed ..., the leaders of the Czech National Alliance and the Slovak League of America signed the Cleveland ... , a Slovak, declared the independence of Czechoslovakia on the steps of Independence Hall in Philadelphia .... Communists took control of Czechoslovakia s government in 1948, leading to a mass migration of Slovak intelligentsia and post war political figures. Another wave of Slovak immigration was fueled by the Soviet ... lived family and friends was so high that reached 98.4 percent of the Slovak emigrants of United States. ref cite web url http www.everyculture.com multi Pa Sp Slovak Americans.html title Slovak Americans ... more details
Slovak mafia constitutes various organized crime groups in Slovakia , controlled primarily by Slovak interests. Slovak mafia does not have significant international presence and even in Slovakia, their activities ... and Chechen mafia and various Balkan groups controlling much of the heroin trade. Slovak mafia is especially ... in Slovakia . ref http travel.his.com travel cis pa tw cis cis 1019.html ref Under Slovak law, the creation ... in 1989. According to known Slovak sociologist Pavol Haulik from the MVK poll agency, we can ... en section ice special alleged members of slovak mafia find their names in local newspapers ref In 2005 a list of mafia members suspected by the Slovak police leaked to the public, complete with lists ..., Czechoslovakia Velvet revolution overthrew communism and in 1993, Czech Republic and Slovak Republic ... an often cited example is the Slovensk informa n slu ba Slovak Secret Service under Ivan Lexa ... economic background. Southern Slovakia is also close to the Slovak Hungarian border which provides ... crime associates, Slovak media routinely report on higher ranking police officers having ties to the organized ... far. All of them were authored by the Law enforcement in Slovakia Slovak police . First mafia list ... or restaurants either owned or frequented by the mafia. It divides the Slovak mafia into the following groups Tak ovci, Pi ovci, Borb lyovci and Jak kovci. For a long time, the Slovak police refused ... figures of the Slovak mafia are missing from the list. Also, there are several mistakes present, such as a member of Tak ovci is listed under Jak kovci. Second mafia list Leaked to the Slovak media ... crime groups, names of members, birth numbers and addresses. It divides the Slovak mafia into the following ... weapons, registered vehicles, employment information and telephone contacts. It divides the Slovak ... as in May 2011 Slovak police arrested 8 members on various charges. ref http www.topky.sk cl ... use of Mercedes G vehicles. Their roster includes known Slovak businessman Mari n Ko ner. S korovci ... more details
Infobox musical artist See Wikipedia WikiProject Musicians name Slovensk filharm nia image Slovensk Filharm nia Bratislava October 2006 041.jpg background classical ensemble alias Slovak Philharmonic origin Bratislava , Slovakia genre Classical music Classical occupation Symphony orchestra years active 1949 present associated acts Slovak Philharmonic Choir br Slovak chamber orchestra website http www.filharmonia.sk www.filharmonia.sk current members Principal Conductor br Peter Feranec br Artistic Director br Ji B lohl vek br Music Director br Ondrej Len rd br Principal Choirmaster br Blanka Juha kov past members Founders br V clav Talich br udov t Rajter notable instruments The Slovensk filharm nia Slovak Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra in Bratislava , Slovakia . Founded in 1949, the orchestra has resided since the 1950s in the Baroque architecture Baroque era Reduta Bratislava concert hall constructed in 1773. Besides giving seasonal concerts, it also plays regularly at music festivals throughout Europe, and has made international tours to Cyprus , Turkey , Japan , and the United States . The orchestra has produced many critically acclaimed recordings, particularly for Naxos Records . Principal conductors 1949 1952 V clav Talich 1949 1952 udov t Rajter 1952 1953 Tibor Fre o 1953 1976 udov t Rajter conductor 1961 1976 1961 1981 Ladislav Slov k 1981 1982 Libor Pe ek 1982 1984 Vladim r Verbickij 1984 1989 Bystr k Re ucha 1990 1991 Aldo Ceccato 1991 2001 Ondrej Len rd 2003 2004 Ji B lohl vek 2004 2007 Vladim r V lek 2007 2009 Peter Feranec 2009 present Emmanuel Villaume External links http www.filharmonia.sk Slovak Philharmonic official website Slovak Philharmonic conductors coord 48 08 28 N 17 06 37 E display title region SK type landmark source dewiki Category Culture in Bratislava Category Musical groups established in 1949 Category Slovak orchestras Category Buildings and structures in Bratislava Orchestra stub Slovakia struct stub cs Slovensk fi ... more details
Slovak names consist of given name s and the family name. They are very similar to the Czech name Czech names . Given name Generally may have Christian name Christian roots or traditional Slavic names Slavic pre Christian origin . Some common given names include ref cite web url http www.behindthename.com nmc cze.php Czech and Slovak given names title Czech and Slovak names work Behind the name ref male Bohumil , Vratko, Dobromil given name Dobromil , Jaroslav, Lubomir given name ubom r , Miloslav , Miroslav given name Miroslav , Rastislav , Ladislav , etc. female Miroslava, Jaroslava, uboslava, ubica, Milica, udmila, Du ana, Ru ena, Mar na, Drahoslava, Katar na, etc. Surnames Surnames differ according to gender. Generally feminine form is created by adding suffix ov to the masculine form. In some cases a y at the end of a masculine name is replaced with an . Feminine names almost always end in while masculine names almost never do. Note that is a different character from a . For example, Ba a is a masculine form while Ba ov would be feminine. Because Slovakia also has people with German, Hungarian, and other ancestors, some surnames in Slovakia will follow the convention of those languages and not conform to these norms. Some popular surnames include ref cite web url http www.fgslovakia.com 2007 11 23 slovak surnames title Slovak surnames work The foreigner s guide to Slovakia ref derived from professions Kov smith, Mlyn r miller, Ba a shepard, Ryb r fisher, Kr king, Pek r baker, Kuch r cook, M siar butcher, Holi barber, Maliar painter, K iar key maker, Me iar sword maker, Sklen r glass maker. derived from adjectives ierny black, Biely white, Such dry, Mokr wet, Slan salty, Smutn sad, astn happy lucky, Mal small, irok wide, Tich quiet, Surov ... Czech and Slovak given names http www.gaminggeeks.org Resources KateMonk Europe Eastern Czech Slovak Slavic.htm Czech and Slovak names of Slavic origin Names in world cultures Category Names by culture ... more details
Refimprove date January 2008 distinguish Sloven ina Infobox language name Slovak nativename sloven ina ... Central Europe speakers 5.0 million date 2001 date census script Latin script Latin Slovak alphabet ... fam4 Czech Slovak languages Czech Slovak nation EU br SVK br CZE ref E.g. law 500 2004, 337 1992. Source ... agency Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic iso1 sk iso2b slo iso2t slk iso3 slk lingua 53 AAA db West Slavic languages 53 AAA b... d br varieties 53 AAA dba to 53 AAA dbs notice IPA Slovak Audio ... Sorbian language Sorbian . Slovak is the official language of Slovakia , where it is spoken by 5 million people. There are also Slovak speakers in the United States , the Czech Republic ... , Austria , and Ukraine . Alphabet Main Slovak alphabet Slovak uses a Latin alphabet with small ... letters. Orthography IPA notice The primary principle of Slovak spelling is the phoneme phonemic ... nice pl. , both pronounced IPA cs pekni . Most loanword foreign words receive Slovak spelling ..., unless there is a fully Slovak form for the name for example Lond n for London . The Acute accent acute mark in Slovak d e , prolongation mark indicates a Vowel length long vowel , for example approximately i . This mark may appear on any vowel except wide e , irok e in Slovak . It may ... vowel, almost an e . The caron in Slovak m k e , palatalization mark or softener indicates either palatalization or a change of alveolar fricatives into post alveolar, in informal Slovak linguistics ..., as a non palatalized l . In standard Slovak, li and le are never palatalized such palatalized pronunciation ... Slovak and non palatalized pronunciation is considered incorrect. In addition, the following ... exceptions to this rule. It is typical of the literary Slovak language, and does not appear in Czech language Czech , or in some Slovak dialects. One of the most important changes in Slovak orthography ... has been given priority over the etymological principle in this case. Along with English, Slovak ... more details
unreferenced date March 2008 Image Slovensk kras.png thumb right Slovak Karst in Slovakia The Slovak Karst lang sk Slovensk kras is one of the mountain range s of the Slovensk rudohorie Mountains in the Carpathian Mountains Carpathians in southern Slovakia . It consists of a complex of huge karst plains and plateaus. Since 1973 it was a protected landscape area. On 1 March 2002 Slovak Karst National Park was declared. It is also a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and part of it forms UNESCO World Heritage site Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst . Characteristics The highest peak is Jelen vrch at 947 m AMSL . Important rivers are the Slan Saj , the t tnik and the Tur a . The Slovak Karst lies in the north temperate zone and has a continental climate with four distinct seasons. The area is composed of several layers of Mesozoic limestone and dolomite , beneath which there is non permeable sandstone , limestone and slate . The plains are covered by oak hornbeam forests, the hills by oak forests and the karst pits by spruce forests. Beech forests are in the northern parts. Image Zadielska tiesnava.jpg thumb right Z dielska ties ava Z diel canyon The plains plateaus have many karst formations, such as karst pits with diameters of up to 250 m and depths of about 45 m, conical hills, blind and half blind valley and dales. The subterranean karst is known for its deep vertical abysses, such as ertova diera literally Devil s Hole depth 186 m Br zda 181 m Mal elezn priepas Little Iron Abyss 142 m Divia ia priepas Boar Abyss 122 m Some of the abysses are collapsed, especially the Silick adnica Silica Ice Abyss 110 m The region is best known for its many cave s, out of which the Domica Cave, Ochtinsk Aragonite Cave Ochtinsk aragonitov jasky a , Gombasek Cave Gombaseck .... The Slovak Karst also features rare plants, for example Erythronium dens canis a Tertiary relict Onosma ... Slovensk kras Slovak Karst Slovak Karst National Park Aggtelek National Park coord 48 35 N 20 35 E ... more details
infobox football tournament current 2011 12 Slovak Cup logo File Slovak cup.png 150px caption Slovak Cup logo founded 1993 number of teams 52 region Slovakia current champions most successful club K Slovan Bratislava Slovan Bratislava br 5 titles each website http www.futbalsfz.sk slovensko slovensky pohar.html Official Slovak Cup Site The Slovak Cup Lang sk Slovensk Poh r is the main knockout cup competition in Slovakia Slovak football soccer football . The competition was first disputed in 1961. Until 1993, the winner of the Slovak Cup would face the winner of the Czech Republic Football Cup Czech Cup in the Czechoslovak Cup final, the winner of which would be Czechoslovakia s representative in the Cup Winners Cup K Slovan Bratislava Slovan Bratislava won the tournament in 1968 1969 . The winner currently qualifies for the UEFA Europa League . Cup Winners Previous cup winners are ref cite web title Cup history url http www.futbalsfz.sk slovensko slovensky pohar historia.html publisher futbalsfz.sk accessdate 21 July 2011 language Slovakian ref ref cite web title Slovakia List of Cup Finals url http rsssf.com tabless slowcuphist.html publisher RSSSF accessdate 21 July 2011 ref class sortable wikitable Season Winner Score Runner up 1993 94 K Slovan Bratislava Slovan Bratislava 2 1 FC Tatran Pre ov Tatran Pre ov 1994 95 FK Inter Bratislava Inter Bratislava 1 1 aet, 3 1 pen DAC 1904 Dunajsk Streda DAC Dunajsk Streda 1995 96 1. HFC Humenn Chemlon Humenn 2 1 FC Spartak Trnava Spartak Trnava 1996 97 K Slovan Bratislava Slovan Bratislava 1 0 aet FC Tatran Pre ov ... 0 0 aet, 4 3 pen FC Spartak Trnava Spartak Trnava Slovak Cup 2006 07 2006 07 FC ViOn Zlat Moravce 4 0 FC Senec Slovak Cup 2007 08 2007 08 FC Artmedia Bratislava Artmedia Petr alka 1 0 FC Spartak Trnava Spartak Trnava Slovak Cup 2008 09 2008 09 MFK Ko ice MFK Kosice 3 1 FC Artmedia Bratislava ... Slovak Cup Category Football competitions in Slovakia Cup Category National association football ... more details
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