Jaroslav Luptak, the co-founder of venture capital firm Neulogy Ventures in Slovakia, was 5 years old when Czechoslovakia, a former satellite of the Soviet Union, emerged from communist rule. Just a ...
The bridges across the river Danube connecting Komarom in Hungary to Komarno in Slovakia are today the epitome of a borderless Europe — but their appearance belies the tensions that stretch back a ...
Charming cobbled streets, a medieval fortress, and a Baroque Old Town, all positioned on a beautiful river. It paints the picture of a perfect European city break, don’t you think? But this isn’t ...
Although Banská Bystrica literally means “Mining Bystrica”, there are no mines within the city itself. In the Middle Ages, however, the surrounding hills yielded rich seams of copper that shaped its ...
During construction work, archaeologists found a network of medieval tunnels hidden under downtown Trenčín, photos show. Photo from the City of Trenčín Under a picturesque city in Slovakia ran a ...
Visit our Slovak chapter’s Open Local Government ranking website. Compare cities over time, and see how our chapter is working to improve city governance across the country. Local governments provide ...
BANSKA BYSTRICA, Slovakia (AP) _ Pressing on with a grueling four-day pilgrimage, Pope John Paul II brought his message of spiritual renewal to central Slovakia on Friday after a faltering start to ...