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National Cemetery In Martin
The National Cemetery ( sk, Národný cintorín) in Martin, Slovakia is the final resting place of many important personalities of Slovak history. The list includes writers, poets, national activists, pedagogues, etc. The reason why Martin was selected as the site for the National Cemetery was its role as the center of Slovak culture during the years of formation of the Slovak nation (19th century). List of notable burials * Juraj Antal – doctor-physiologist * Július Barč-Ivan – writer * Martin Benka – painter * Ján Bodenek – writer * Emanuel Teodor Bohm – supporter of Slovak literature in the United States * Mária Bohmová-Dziaková – supporter of Slovak literature in the United States * Ján Bulík – chairman of Matica Slovenská in Yugoslavia * Blažej Bulla – architect and folklorist * Juraj J. Cincík – sacral painter * Jozef Cíger Hronský – writer * Samuel Czambel – linguist * Ferdinand Čatloš – generál, minister * Štefan Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the southwest, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's mostly mountainous territory spans about , with a population of over 5.4 million. The capital and largest city is Bratislava, while the second largest city is Košice. The Slavs arrived in the territory of present-day Slovakia in the fifth and sixth centuries. In the seventh century, they played a significant role in the creation of Samo's Empire. In the ninth century, they established the Principality of Nitra, which was later conquered by the Principality of Moravia to establish Great Moravia. In the 10th century, after the dissolution of Great Moravia, the territory was integrated into the Principality of Hungary, which then became the Kingdom of Hungary in 1000. In 1241 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juraj J
Juraj is a given name used in a number of Slavic languages, including Czech, Slovak, and Croatian. Pronounced "You-rye" but with a trilled r. The English equivalent of the name is George. Notable people * Juraj Chmiel, Czech diplomat and politician * Juraj Dobrila, Croatian bishop and benefactor * Juraj Filas, Slovak composer * Juraj Habdelić, Croatian writer and lexicographer * Juraj Herz, Czechoslovakian director * Juraj Jakubisko, Slovak director * Juraj Jánošík, Slovak national hero * Juraj Križanić, Croatian Catholic missionary and first pan-Slavist * Juraj Kucka, Slovak footballer * Juraj Okoličány, Slovak ice hockey referee * Juraj Sviatko, Slovak figure skater * Josip Juraj Strossmayer, Croatian politician, Roman Catholic bishop * Juraj Slafkovský, Slovak ice hockey player * Juraj Hromkovič, Slovak Computer Scientist and Professor at ETH Zürich Derived forms * Jura: ''Czech, Slovak, Moravian, Croatian and Romanian'' * Jure: ''Croatian, Slovene'' * Jurica: ''Cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maša Haľamová
Maša Haľamová (August 28, 1908 – July 17, 1995) was a Slovak Modernism, modernist poet. One of Slovakia's best-known 20th-century poets, she is considered particularly representative of the interwar period in Slovak literature. Biography Maša Haľamová was born Mária Pullmanová 1908 in Blatnica, Slovakia. Her father, a saffron merchant, was often away traveling abroad for work. After her mother's early death, she was taken in by one of her teachers who had been friends with her mother.Haľamová went to school in Martin, Slovakia, and in Stara Pazova in what is now Serbia, finishing school in Martin in 1925. After working at the Institute of Culture and Adult Education in Bratislava, she moved in 1926 to Nový Smokovec, a town in the High Tatras, where she worked at a sanatorium. From 1929 to 1930, she left the country briefly and lived in Paris, where she studied French language, French. She spent 30 years living in the High Tatras, settling in Štrbské Pleso with her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrej Halaša
Andrej Halaša (1852-1913) was a melodramatic promoter, translator, editor, and ethnographer from Austria-Hungary. He was born in 1852 in Dolný Kubín, and he died in 1913 in Martin. He studied at the elementary schools in Revúca, and in Levoča, and then at the University of Law in Prešov. He started work in Dolný Kubín as a clerk lawyer, and in 1874 worked as an independent lawyer in Martin. Acts of Andrej Halaša Andrej Halaša organized cultural endeavorshe helped in the creation and development of the status of the National House in Martin, the first museum building. He organized cultural festivals such as the " August festival". He was treasurer of Slovak Natural Party and MS and was an active member of the Bohemian choir. He translated plays from various languages and edited two theatrical editions; he published two magazine A magazine is a periodical publication, generally published on a regular schedule (often weekly or monthly), containing a variety of conten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janka Guzová-Becková
Janka, typically a given name or a surname, is a form of the originally Hebrew language name ''"Yohanan"'' (meaning "God is merciful"). Notable people with the name include: Surname: * Carlo Janka (born 1986), Swiss alpine ski racer * Les Janka, American consultant * Gabriel Janka (1864–1932), Austrian wood researcher * Victor von Janka (1837-1900), Hungarian botanist * Walter Janka (1914–1994), German publisher Given name: * Janka Bryl (1917–2006), Belarusian writer * Janka Gabor (1896-1997), Austrio-Hungarian Countess de Szigethy, mother of Magda, Zsa Zsa and Eva Gabor * Yanka Dyagileva (1966–1991), Russian poet and singer-songwriter * Yanka Kupala, also known as ''Janka Kupała'', (1882–1942), Belarusian poet and writer * Yanka Maur, also known as ''Janka Maŭr'', (1883–1971), Belarusian writer * Ahmed Janka Nabay, Sierra Leonean Sierra Leone,)]. officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is border ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michal Gašparík (writer)
Michal Gašparík may refer to: * Michal Gašparík (born 1959), former Slovak footballer * Michal Gašparík (born 1981), former Slovak footballer, current football manager and the son of the above {{Hndis, Gasparik, Michal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikuláš Galanda
Mikuláš Galanda (4 May 1895 – 5 June 1938) was a painter and illustrator who was one of the most important pioneers and propagators of Slovak modern art. He is buried in the National Cemetery in Martin. Birth and education He was born in Mala Vieska near Turčianske Teplice. From 1914 to 1916 he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Budapest. In 1922 he enrolled in the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague, where he studied under Prof. V. H. Brunner. From 1923 to 1927 he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague under August Brömse and Franz Thiele. Career From 1924 to 1926, Galanda was the first graphical editor for '' Dav'' magazine. He was given approval to teach drawing in 1928, and in that year in Prague he met Maria Boudova, whom he married in 1931. He moved to Bratislava in 1929 and started to teach at 1st girls' town school. From 1929 to 1932 he shared an atelier together with Ľudovít Fulla situated in 5, Trnavska street in Bratislava. In 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ján Francisci-Rimavský
Ján Samuel Francisci-Rimavský (born Ján Francisci, hu, Francisci János; 1 June 1822 – 7 March 1905) was a Slovak poet, novelist, translator, journalist and politician, who collaborated with the nationalist leader, Ľudovít Štúr nad philosophical-legal theorist and ideologist of the Slovak national movement Štefan Marko Daxner. He used numerous pseudonyms, including Janko Francisci, Janko Rimavský, Slavoľub and Vratislav Rimavský. Francisci established the tradition of fairy tale collections (in Slovakia) and also theoretically reflected the genre of folk fairy tales. His poetry and prose are first manifestations of the literary Slovak language. His poems are dominated by romantic pathos, folklore motifs, motifs of Slovak nature, patriotism, revolutionary-utopian idealism, but critical-social themes. Francisci, together with Daxner, initiated one of the most important state documents of Demands of the Slovak Nation and Memorandum of the Slovak Nation. He was al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikuláš Štefan Ferienčík
Mikulas may refer to: Slovak geography * Borský Mikuláš * Liptovský Mikuláš * Liptovský Mikuláš District * Plavecký Mikuláš Sports * Zimný štadión Liptovský Mikuláš, arena in Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia * MHk 32 Liptovský Mikuláš, professional ice hockey team in the Slovak Extraliga * Mikuláš Konopka (born 1979), Slovak shot putter Politics * Mikuláš Dzurinda (born 1956), Prime Minister of Slovakia from October 30, 1998 until July 4, 2006 * Mikuláš of Hus (died 1420), Bohemian politician and leading representative of the Hussite movement Other fields * Mikuláš Galanda (1895–1938), renowned painter, illustrator, and one of the most important pioneers and propagators of Slovak modern art * Mikulas of Kadan (1350–1419), Imperial clockmaker who designed the clock machine of Prague Orloj together with Jan Šindel around 1410 See also * Mikulás Saint Nicholas is a legendary figure in European folklore based on Greek early Christian and bis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matúš Dula
Matus can be both a given name and surname. Common variants include Matúš, Matuš, and Matůš. Notable people with the name include: Given name ;Matus * Matus Bisnovat (1905–1977), Soviet aircraft and missile designer * Matus Tomko (born 1978), Slovak opera singer ;Matúš * Matúš Bero (born 1995), Slovak football midfielder * Matúš Bubeník (born 1990), Slovak high jump athlete * Matúš Čonka (born 1990), Slovak football left back * Matúš Chovan (born 1992), Slovak ice hockey player * Matúš Digoň (born 1988), Slovak football player * Matúš Hruška (born 1994), Slovak football goalkeeper * Matúš Kira (born 1994), Slovak football goalkeeper * Matúš Kostúr (born 1980), Slovak ice hockey goaltender * Matúš Kozáčik (born 1983), Slovak football goalkeeper * Matúš Jorík (born 1993), Slovak football striker * Matúš Lacko (born 1987), Slovak football midfielder * Matúš Leskovjanský Slovak ice hockey player * Matúš Macík (born 1993), Slovak foo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Štefan Marko Daxner
Štefan Marko Daxner, hu, tóth-zabari Daxner István Márk (22 December 1822, Tiszolcz (german: Theißholz, sk, Tisovec), Gömör-Kis-Hont, Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire 11 April 1891, Tiszolc, Kingdom of Hungary) was an ethnic Slovak lower nobleman, politician, lawyer, and poet in the Kingdom of Hungary. He was a member of what became known as the Ľudovít Štúr generation. His family ( hu, a }) is an old lower noble family, which emigrated from Switzerland to the Kingdom of Hungary in the 14th century. Biography Daxner studied at the Lutheran Lyceum (preparatory high school plus freshmen college) of Pressburg (Pozsony, today's Bratislava) and at the College of Prešov (Eperjes). Between 1846 and 1872 he was a lawyer in Tisovec (Tiszolc), an official of several counties and an associate judge of the Commercial Court of Debrecen. In 1847, just before the 1848-1849 Revolution, Daxner outlined a program unifying the requests for national (Slovak), cultural, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
