Bratislava

The High Tatras:
Create a natural border between Slovakia and Poland High Tatras are of alpine character. The tourists can get to its peaks or skiing centers by a narrow-gauge electric railway. The highest peak of the High Tatras the Gerlach Peak is visible from far and wide /2655m/.The other peaks are the Lomnický štít Peak, Kriváň. There are 25 more peaks higher than 2500m. The touries can enjoy the mummery lakes, tarns in the valleys. The largest lake and the deepest of all is the Veľké Hencovo Pleso. The most frequently visited lake is ŠTRBSKÉ PLESO from where you can get a wonderful view of the mountain peaks and thank to fresh air and excellent climate there are resorts and spas providing treatment of some respiratory diseases is the paradise of winter sports and mountaineering in the summer. There are skiing centers with SKI-VMP platforms and long Ski - run tracks - in the slopes there are tracks for downhill runs. They are equipped with chair left or funiculars. You can stay at modern luxury hotels like Patria or Panorama. One of the oldest settlements of the HT is Starý Smokovec a famous mountain resort. By funicular you get to the peak Hrebienok which is a good tarring point for tours to the valleys. In the countries largest national park, the TANAP there are about 1500 protected species of animals. It’s possible to see the bear, the lyne, the wild cats, the others the eagles.

The Slovak ORE Mountains is another romantic and picturesque place visited by tourists. It’s popular by its beautiful landscaping, waterfalls, and rock windows. The forests are full of maple, beech and other trees. The fauna is rich species of butterflies, lizards, bear, and lynx. The village of ¬INGOV is the main holiday resort and the starting point of the marked tourist routes in the Slovak Paradise. The oldest ice cave in the Europe is situated here and is called Dobšinská ice cave.

Economy:
AGRICULTURE: The typical agricultural region is situated in the South-West and South-East of Slovakia called Žitný ostrov. A strip of a fertile land surrounded by the river Danube.
Since 1989 much of the land has been given back to the original owners who established their private farms. The fertile farmlands produce wheat, corn, and sugar beit, potatoes, sunflower, tobacco and hops. The rest are meadows and pastures for grazing sheep and cows in the central and Eastern parts of Slovakia. Forests woods have passed into private hands.
RAW MATERIALS: copper, iron, ore, lead, zinc, precious metals, limestone, dolomite, gravel, brown coal, natural gas.