ALANYA – TURKEY1st COMENIUS ROHROL

meeting21. – 25.10.2013

SLOVENIA

Comenius project 2013-15

Location Slovenia is in Central Europe It borders countries: Austria Croatia Hungary Italy

Location

Population: 2,055,942 (10 April 2010) Area: 20,273 km² Member of the EU: since 1 May 2004 Currency: Euro - € Gross domestic product: 16.000 € Milk 1 l = 0,7 € -1,3 € Bread 1 kg = 1 – 3 €

About us

Borut Pahor

President of the Republic of Slovenia

Flag (Emblem, white; blue and red colour)

Coat of arms (3 stars, mountain Triglav, 2 rivers)

Anthem – Zdravljica (Lyrics – France Prešeren, Music – Stanko Premrl)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zc7aLyhZ94c

National symbols of Slovenia

Small enough to walk and big enough for endless explorations

a morning swim in the Adriatic Sea,

Slovenia is a small country so you can experience amazing contrasts in the same day:

followed by an early afternoon ride of Lipizzaner, a horse which originates from Slovenia,

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a quick visit of the Postojna cave,

Postojna Cave is a network of 20 kilometres of passages, galleries and chambers into which experienced guides have accompanied more than 31 million visitors in the last 188 years.

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followed by an afternoon hike in the Slovenian Alps,

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Slovenia has only one island but its uniqueness makes it more attractive than many an archipelago. Sheltered by picturesque mountains, the island reigns in the middle of an Alpine lake. Its charm has made it a symbol for centuries of a town to which guests from all over the world love to return. This town, which has already existed for a thousand years, is BLED.

BLED

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Qwwfwhg-mG0

Arboretum manages the park, maintains its plant collection, produces plants in its own nurseries, runs a garden centre and does practical landscaping all over Slovenia.

VOLČJI POTOK

an early evening visit to our capital city Ljubljana which has 350,000 inhabitants,

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and a late-night walk in a beautiful countryside in the region called Prekmurje.

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Slovenia is also famous for its vineyards.

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The Škocjan Caves Regional Park lies in the south-west of Slovenia, on the main Karst plateau, from which the word Karst originates.

The Škocjan Caves Regional Park

Ljubljana:- Ljubljanski grad (Ljubljana castle),

- Živalski vrt Ljubljana (ZOO Ljubljana),

- Bolšji sejem (Flea market),

- Botanični vrt (The Botanical Garden), …

The capital

Ljubljana (Capital – 350,00)

The biggest cities

Comenius teachers and children in front of Slovenia’s most famous poet France Prešeren during the visit in Slovenia in May 2008.

France Prešeren wrote our national anthem entitled Zdravljica.

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Maribor (95,171)

Biggest cities

Kranj (38,383)

Biggest cities

Celje (37,834)

Biggest cities

Velenje (25,456)

Biggest cities

Coat of arm

Koper (23,700)

Biggest cities

Novo mesto (23,300)

Biggest cities

WELCOME TO DOLENJSKA

Typical dishes : pork sour cabbage Prekmurska gibanica - layered pastry with poppy seeds, walnuts, apples, raisins, and cottage cheese filling Blejska cream cakeAnd many, many more

Food

Eurobasket 2013

Golden fox (Alpine skiing)

Big sporting events

Tina Maze:

Primož Kozmus:

Anže Kopitar:

Best athletes

Medal Athlete Sport discipline date

gold Urška Žolnir Judo women up to 63 kg 31 July

silver Primož Kozmus

athletics hammer throw 5 August

bronzeIztok Čop and Luka Špik

rowing double sculls 2 August

bronze Rajmond Debevec

shootingmen‘s 50 meter rifle prone

3 August

Great Britain– London 2012

Urška Žolnir

Urška Žolnir Primož Kozmus

Rajmond Debevec Iztok Čop and Luka Špik

Primož Kozmus

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Apart from being hard-working and diligent,things we like to do, we do with great passion and

energy,we are regarded as slightly more individualist,Despite the proverbial envy of neighbours or

schadenfreude, the Slovenians are an open and hospitable people.

You can easily make yourself understood with Slovenians, since the great majority speak English and other languages well.

Another of the highest values for Slovenians is friendship. So you can expect the friendships you develop in Slovenia to last all your life.

SLOVENIAN CHARACTER

SLOVENIA

Comenius project 2013-15

VISIT SLOVENIA LIVEnot on

http://www.slovenia.info/