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The outcomes of the project that
took place in Slovakia with the participation of the delegates (students and
teachers) from secondary schools of agriculture from the Slovak town Levice,
Polish Komorno, French Auch, Greek Preveza, Masaryk Secondary School of
Agriculture and Higher Professional School and our Unprofitable organization
Natura Opava.
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Schedule
of the Agropuzzle meeting in Slovakia, 18 - 23 October 2010
18 October - The visit to the school in Levice, the sightseeing tour in
the castle and museum of Levice, the reception by the mayor, the meeting of
participants, the presentation of Natura Opava - Bird areas in Slovakia, the
worksheets concerning protected bird species in Slovakia
19 October - The visit to the UNESCO World Heritage Site Banska Stiavnica
20 October - The visit to the mill "Hajnaluv mlyn" - a permaculture
involved in the project Agropuzzle
21 Ocotber - The visit to the ecofarm AFRA - a manufacturing of
medicinal plants, the UNESCO World Heritage Site Levoca
22 October - The visit to the town Bardejov - the UNESCO World Heritage
Site
On the first day of the meeting, on Monday 18 October, Natura Opava
gave a ppt presentation "Natura 2000 - Bird areas in Slovakia". The
participants of the meeting were introduced to bird areas which are protected
in the Natura 2000 system. A particular attention was paid to the bird area
Dolné Pohronie with protected bird species in the cadastral area of Pastovce.
In addition, the worksheets for classroom use were presented.
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The visit to Levice in the project Agropuzzle
First of all, we visited Secondary School of Agriculture in Levice, where we met headmaster Milos Rosenberger and project coordinator Hedviga Gulova. We learned about the programme of the Agropuzzle project that had been prepared for us. We admired a nicely decorated school, then we visited Levice castle with the museum Tekov and we met a mayor of Levice, Stefan Misak.
In the afternoon, our organization Natura Opava gave a presentation Natura 2000 - Bird areas in Slovakia. In the presentation were included protected bird species which occur in the Bird area Dolnie Pohronie - the protected area Pastovce that lies in the cadastral area of Pastovce. The photos of all nine protected bird species were presented too and ornitologist František Gazda provided a recorded voice of each bird.
Photo reportage from the first day of the meeting:
Further information on websites:
Town of Levice HERE
Secondary school - Stredná odborná škola poľnohospodárstva na vidieku Levice
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Banska Stiavnica - the UNESCO Sites in the project Agropuzzle
It was a really enjoyable experience. A beautiful ancient town surrounded by Stiavnicke mountains, a walk through old drifts in Hordusa Hamre gold mines and gold panning with the world champion in gold panning, Richard Kana.
Photo reportage from visit to BanskaStiavnica and Hordusa Hamre:
Further information on websites:
Horduša Hamre HERE
World champion in gold panning Richard Kaňa HERE
Town of Bánská Štiavnica HERE
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The visit to the mill "Hajnaluv mlyn" - a permaculture involved in the project Agropuzzle
We were really looking forward to the visit of the mill in Medovarce and we were wondering what is meant by the term "permaculture". After seeing the house and garden of Patricia Černáková and after listening to her interesting commentary, many of us realized that she really understands the sense of a permanently maintainable development. And she is a real promoter of this lifestyle. This life philosophy, when we realize that we are not the only inhabitants of the environment, but we have to share it with other animals and plants, will protect us from devastating human greed. It was very enlightening.
Photo reportage from visit to the mill "Hajnalův mlýn":
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Mill "Hajnalův mlýn"
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Further information on websites:
Mill "Hajnalův mlýn" - permaculture HERE
Personal web Patricia Černáková HERE
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The visit to the ecofarm AFRA which is focused on medicinal plants manufacturing
On the way to the UNESCO Site Levoca, we visited Ecofarm owned by Zuzana Homolova, which is focused on the manufacturing of medicinal plants. Various teas and extracts are prepared here from plants collected in the pure nature. We bought teas and other gifts for our friends and relatives. We really appreciated the original names of teas, it is an excellent marketing strategy.
Photo reportage from the visit to ecofarm AFRA:
Further information on website:
www.afrabio.sk/produkty/
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Levoca - UNESCO World Heritage Site
The town is well-known for its St. Jakob's church with the greatest wooden gothic altar in the world (18,65 m high) which was made by a sculptor, Master Paul of Levoca. Masses have been celebrated there for 700 years. Since 1965, the altar has been a national cultural site. To the municipal cultural reservation belongs also the former Gothic (since 1550 Reinaissance) townhall with arcades and a pillory " a cage of shame " located in front of the building.
Photo reportage from Levoca:
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Further information on websites:
St. Jakob´s church HERE
Reinaissance townhall in Levoca HERE
Town of Levoca HERE
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Bardejov - UNESCO World Heritage Site
If a Slovakian town is to be included in the UNESCO World Heritage List, it has to be Bardejov. In fact, it was added there in 2000. The highlights of this beautiful medieval town are the Gothic church of Sv. Aegidius together with Gothic and Reinaissance townhall, which are situated in the central square. Tourists can also admire the spa Bardejov which has played a host to Sisi, Franz Joseph's wife. There are 17 therapeutical mineral water springs and digestive and respiratory problems are cured there. A nearby folk architecture museum is remarkable too.
Photo reportage from the town Bardějov: author: Milan Kubačka
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Photo reportage from the spa Bardejov: author: Rostislav Moravek
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Greek delegation |
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Polish delegation |
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Photo reportage from Folk architecture museum Bardejov: author: Rostislav Moravek
Further information on websites:
Bardejov HERE
Official website of the town Bardejov
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The outcomes of Natura Opava
PDF presentation Natura 2000 - Bird areas in Slovakia - Czech version
PDF presentation Natura 2000 - Bird areas in Slovakia - English version
Worksheets in Czech PDF
Worksheets in English PDF
Photography: Milan Kubačka, Rostlislav Morávek, Jakub Kubačka
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