CinX's Travels 2013

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Stará Ľubovňa by cinxxx, on Flickr


Stará Ľubovňa by cinxxx, on Flickr


Stará Ľubovňa by cinxxx, on Flickr

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Stará Ľubovňa by cinxxx, on Flickr


Stará Ľubovňa by cinxxx, on Flickr


Stará Ľubovňa by cinxxx, on Flickr

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Mai 2013 - Levoča, Slovacia

Levoča ( Latin: Leuchovia, German: Leutschau, Hungarian: Lőcse, Polish: Lewocza) is a town in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia with a population of 14,600. The town has a historic center with a well preserved town wall, a Renaissance church with the highest wooden altar in World, carved by Master Paul of Levoča, and many other Renaissance buildings.

On 28 June 2009, Levoča was added by UNESCO to its World Heritage List.

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Levoča by cinxxx, on Flickr


Levoča by cinxxx, on Flickr


Levoča by cinxxx, on Flickr

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Levoča by cinxxx, on Flickr


Levoča by cinxxx, on Flickr


Levoča by cinxxx, on Flickr

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Levoča by cinxxx, on Flickr


Levoča by cinxxx, on Flickr


Levoča by cinxxx, on Flickr

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Levoča by cinxxx, on Flickr


Levoča by cinxxx, on Flickr


Levoča by cinxxx, on Flickr

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Mai 2013 - Spiš Castle, Slovacia

The ruins of Spiš Castle (Slovak: About this sound Spišský hrad, Hungarian: Szepesi vár, German: Zipser Burg) in eastern Slovakia form one of the largest castle sites in Central Europe. The castle is situated above the town of Spišské Podhradie and the village of Žehra, in the region known as Spiš (Hungarian: Szepes, German: Zips, Polish: Spisz, Latin: Scepusium). It was included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in 1993 (together with the adjacent locations of Spišská Kapitula, Spišské Podhradie and Žehra). This is one of the biggest European castles by area (41 426 m²).

In 2006, the castle attracted about 170,000 visitors.[2] The castle is also frequently used as a location for films, including Dragonheart (1996), Phoenix, Kull the Conqueror (1997), The Lion in Winter (2003), The Last Legion (2006).

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Mai 2013 - Prešov, Slovacia

Prešov is a city in eastern Slovakia. It is the seat of the administrative Prešov Region (Slovak: Prešovský kraj). With a population of approximately 91,000, it is the third-largest city in the country.

Historically, the city has been known in German as Eperies (between 1938 and 1945 also Preschau), Eperjes in Hungarian, Fragopolis in Latin, Preszów in Polish, Peryeshis in Romany, Пряшев (Pryashev) in Russian and Пряшів (Priashiv) in Rusyn and Ukrainian.

The city is a showcase of Baroque, Rococo and Gothic architecture. In the historical center, the main street is lined with churches and other buildings built in these styles. In the suburbs, however, the Soviet influence is clearly evident through the massive concrete panel buildings (paneláky) of the housing estates (sídliska) and the Sekčov district. More Soviet-style architecture is seen in the government buildings near the city center.

Significant industries in the city include mechanical and electrical engineering companies and the clothing industry. Solivary, the only salt mining and processing company in Slovakia, also operates in the city. The city is a seat of a Greek Catholic metropolitan see.

Many concerts, operas, operettas and stage plays are performed at the new building of the Jonáš Záborský Theatre (Divadlo Jonáša Záborského), as well as at the older theatre premises.

The city and the region were contenders for European Capital of Culture 2013.

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