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European Heritage Days Taking Place in Zvolen

European Heritage Days Taking Place in Zvolen

Bratislava/Zvolen, September 6 (TASR) – Underground and backstage premises of historical palaces and museums that aren’t ordinarily accessible to the public are open in Zvolen (Banska Bystrica region) between September 3-11, TASR learnt on Tuesday. The event is part of European Heritage Days, organised by the Council of Europe

Photographer Kulisev Presents His Photos at IUCN Congress in Hawaii

Photographer Kulisev Presents His Photos at IUCN Congress in Hawaii

Bratislava/Honolulu, September 6 (TASR) – Slovak photographer Filip Kulisev is one of Slovakia’s representatives at a congress of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) that is taking place in Honolulu between September 1-10. Kulisev presented his exhibition called Amazing Planet. “I’m glad that

Kosice to Host Yet Another Pride Parade to Support LGBTI Community

Kosice to Host Yet Another Pride Parade to Support LGBTI Community

Kosice, August 31 (TASR) – The fourth annual Kosice Pride parade will take place on Saturday (September 3) to climax the week for support of the rights of lesbians, gays, bisexual, transgender and intersexual (LGBTI) people that started on August 27, TASR learnt on Wednesday. There were approximately 200 participants last

Bratislava Honours Victims of Slovak National Uprising

Bratislava Honours Victims of Slovak National Uprising

Bratislava, August 25 (TASR) – Slovak officials as well as direct participants commemorated the victims of the Slovak National Uprising (SNP) in WWII by laying wreaths at the memorial on SNP Square in Bratislava on Thursday. “Even though more than 70 years have passed since the end of WWII, there are

Restoration of Krasna Horka Castle Enters Final Stage

Restoration of Krasna Horka Castle Enters Final Stage

Krasna Horka, August 5 (TASR) – The reconstruction work on the Krasna Horka castle (Kosice region), badly damaged by a fire in 2012, has entered into its final stage, the Slovak National Museum (SNM) announced on Friday. “Permanent roof frames and roofs have already been finished, so the castle – now completely

Exhibition in Parliament Showing Nazi's Attempt to Exterminate Roma

Exhibition in Parliament Showing Nazi's Attempt to Exterminate Roma

Bratislava, August 2 (TASR) – An exhibition called Porraimos – Roma Holocaust marking the 72nd anniversary of the liquidation of the Roma concentration camp, forming part of the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp, was opened at Parliament on Tuesday, TASR learnt on the same day. “Roma Holocaust Commemoration Day is an important and memorable

Reznik's Poem Dedicated to Saint Gorazd Has Premiere at Cathedral

Bratislava, July 28 (TASR) – A commemorative event devoted to Saint Gorazd, who is viewed as being the first Slovak saint (9th century) on his feast day of July 27 in Bratislava also featured a tribute to three other personages who died on the same day of the year – poet Gorazd