24 interesting facts about Slovakia

The Republic of Slovakia, located almost in the heart of Europe, is an amazing country. Romanesque and Slavic cultures are mixed here, resulting in an amazingly original cocktail. In short, it is clean, interesting, safe and calm. And the food here is delicious! Although, of course, you need to visit these parts on your own to see for yourself.

Facts about Slovakia

1. It was here that the first mass parachute was invented at the beginning of the 20th century. To prove the reliability of his product, the inventor personally jumped with his parachute from the roof of a tall building.
2. From the capital of Slovakia, Bratislava, to the capital of Austria, Vienna, can be reached by commuter train. And before, instead of it, an ordinary tram went at all (interesting facts about Austria).
3. The population of Slovakia is 5.5 million people.
4. A huge number of ancient castles have been preserved on the territory of this country, in terms of the total number of which it ranks third in the world.
5. Slovakia ranks first place in the world in terms of the number of cars produced per capita.
6. Some tourists confuse this country with Slovenia. Slovaks are usually offended in response.
7. Many locals do not like their Hungarian neighbors.
8. The most popular sport in this country is hockey.
9. This is a very young state. In fact, it was formed only in 1993, after the collapse of Czechoslovakia.
10. The value added tax (VAT) in Slovakia is the highest in Europe.
11. The Slovak village of Selmenci is remarkable the fact that part of it is in Slovakia, and part is in Ukraine.
12. The word «place» in Slovak it means «city».
13. The national cuisine in Slovakia resembles a cross between Czech, Russian and Ukrainian.
14. The Czech and Slovak languages ​​are so similar that the inhabitants of these two countries understand each other without any problems.
15. For 5 centuries, the territories of Slovakia were part of the Austrian Empire.
16. About 10% of all inhabitants of the country — ethnic Hungarians.
17. In the 18th century, the Slovak Moritz Beniowski was elected king in Madagascar (interesting facts about Madagascar).
18. There are words in the Slovak language that consist of only consonants.
19. The capital of Slovakia, Bratislava, is unique in that it borders on two countries at once – Hungary and Austria.
20. In the 16th century, this city was the capital of Hungary.
21. New Year Slovaks start celebrating on December 5, and they have neither Santa Claus nor Santa Claus – the role of fairy-tale New Year’s characters here is played by Krampus devils.
22. The main castle of Bratislava has never been taken by storm.
23. One of the asteroids was named after Slovakia (interesting facts about asteroids).
24. The infamous Countess Eržebet Bathory, infamous for her bloody fame, lived in this country.