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I, DokuDoki, decided that in this episode I'll show you some trivia about Slovakia, that I collected. I tried my best, but I think it's still not enough. So if you know some trivia or other interesting things and they're not here, write to the comments or send me a note and I will add them!
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The most common photo of Bratislava is shot of the Bratislava castle in background and bridge called Nový most (New Bridge) on foreground.
High Tatras are the smallest high mountains in the world.
Slovak anthem Nad Tatrou sa blýska (Lighting Over the Tatras) has melody based on the Slovak folk song Kopala studienku (She Was Digging a Little Well).
Gerlachovský štít (Gerlach Peak) in High Tatras is the highest point of Slovakia (2655 m, 8 709 ft). It is also the highest peak of the all Carpathian Mountains.
In old Greek and Latin Bratislava was called Istropolis, which means "City on the Danube River".
The lowest point of Slovakia is the level of the river Bodrog (94 m, 308 ft).
Kríváň peak is one of the unofficial national symbols of Slovakia, it is even on Slovak Euros.
EDIT: Spišský Castle is the sixth biggest castle in the world. Even bigger is ruin Pustý Castle near town Zvolen - third biggest castle in the world and second biggest castle in the world builded on hill.
Survey from year 2005 found out that Slovaks were among the least happy people in the world, only superseded by Russians, Belarussians, Ukrainians and Bulgarians.
Slovaks have the 2nd highest obesity rate in Europe (after the UK) and 4th highest in the world.
If you in Bratislava say "UFO", it also can be the name of the restauration in the shape of a disk on the top of Nový most.
Supermodel and former "Miss Wonderbra" Adriana Sklenaříková, better known in many countries under her married name Adriana Karembeu, was born in Slovakia to a Slovak mother and Czech father.
Movie Hostel have plot in Bratislava, although it was recording in the Czech Republic. Same with Eurotrip.
Movies, that actually WERE filmed in Slovakia, are for example Dragonheart, Behind Enemy Lines, The Peacemaker, Eragon, The Last Legion or first version of Nosferatu.
Bratislava castle was built in a square formation with one tower in each corner. Locals call it "upturned table" or "upturned chest".
Ochtinská aragonitová jaskyňa (Ochtinská Aragonite Cave) is one of the three aragonite caves in the world.
Slovakia didn't lost in any WW, although in both (s)he fought on the side of states that were defeated. It's because in WW1 (s)he was minority nation in Austria-Hungary (after their dissolution were created new smaller countries, including Czechoslovakia), and in WW2 it's merit of the Slovak National Uprising (so even when The Slovak State was satellite of Germany, after SNU ordinary Slovaks showed that they de facto were on the Allies side).
Dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993 was one of the most peacefull country separations.
EDIT: Foreign media call it Velvet Divorce. But in Slovakia and neither Czech Republic the dissolution haven't any special name or title.
One of the highest stalagmits on the world is in Krásnohorská Cave (33 m, 108 ft).
Maybe you heard that during WW2 had Slovak State serious lack of leather. Well, it wasn't true - actually we had enough leather and leather products as for army, so for civilists (we even had stockpiles of military boots). Records were distorted, so when The Third Reich wanted some boots, coats or other leather products, we always sayed we don't have them enough even on our own needs.
Bratislava has direct borders with two countries - Austria and Hungary. Distance between Bratislava and Vienna is only around 50 kilometres (31 miles) - they're the nearest capitals in Europe.
EDIT: And second nearest capitals in the world.
In Slovakia is one of the geographical midpoints of Europe.
During WW2 were Germans (Nazis) by Slovaks colloquially called "Cockroaches".
Slovak folk song Horela lipka, horela (Little Linden Was Burning, Burning) is well known in Japan, under name O Makiba Wa Midori (おお牧場はみどり).
Also in China is known song called Hasayaki (哈萨雅琪) by Zuou Chuan Xiong. Well, melody is from Slovak folk song To tá Heľpa (It That Heľpa).
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Sources: from Google
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