Portfolios | Danube Summer School
(Hungary) Culture and the Hungarian Danube
The Hungarian stretch of the Danube has had a rich and unique impact on the culture of the region.
(Hungary) Erzsébetváros
Before World War II Budapest’s seventh district Erzsébetváros, located in the flat Pest side of the city and spreadin...
(Slovak) Environment and Biodiversity on the Danube
The Gabcíkovo Dam The project of the Gabcíkovo–Nagymaros Dams was initiated by the Budapest Treaty of 16...
(Slovak) Escape from Czechoslovakia
When Communists seized power in Czechoslovakia in 1948, approximately 25,000 of the country’s citizens fled in that y...
(Slovak) History of Slovakia
The current geographical area corresponding to Slovakia has been settled by several different ethnic and cultural gro...
(Slovak) Komárno
Komarno is a town situated on the southern Slovakian border with Hungary, in the Nitra region. The town's large Hunga...
(Slovak) Monuments and Architecture
Slovakia has got a number of abundant cultural and historical, fortified and stately buildings. There are more than 1...
(Slovak) Slovak Cinema
With merely 350 films made in the entire history of Slovakia, the Danubian country’s cinema cannot be considered trem...
(Slovak) The New Bridge
This flying- saucer shaped bridge known to the locals as Nový Most (New Bridge in English) was constructed in 1967 an...
(Slovak) The Slovak Language
There are several minority groups present in Slovakia, which as a result means various languages are spoken. Hungaria...
(Slovak) Traditional Folk Music and Culture
Fujara The Fujara, a traditional folk shepherd’s flute has been played in Slovakia since the 12th Century. Origina...