Kyren, Republic of Buryatia (Russia)
According to sportsqna, the village of Kyren is located in the Tunkinskaya valley in the east of Buryatia. It is the administrative center of the Kyrensky district of the republic.…
Category: Europe
Science and Culture in Switzerland
According to educationvv, there are many universities in the country of Switzerland, in almost every major canton, the oldest of which is located in Basel (since 1460). Switzerland has always…
Science and Culture of Spain
In 2002, spending on education amounted to 6% of GDP (against 2.3% in 1975), in the budget – 12%, incl. for primary 33.3%, secondary 47.9%, higher 16.9%. Education is predominantly…
Italy History and Culture
Italy, born on the mighty origins of the Roman Empire, which became the cradle of the Renaissance and a storehouse of world cultural values, today is reputed to be one…
Italy Population – Height of the Skull
More than from the variation of the horizontal cephalic index, one could expect clarification from the variation in the height of the skull (see cephalic, indexes) and even better from…
Russia Literature
The end of the war, with its euphoria and at the same time the serious problems of reconstruction, seemed to bring greater freedom to Soviet writers in the choice of…
Switzerland Archaeology
Studies carried out in recent times on the Swiss Neolithic have shown that the Cortaillod culture has its own characteristics in the wider context of the European area with encrusted ceramics made…
Slavic Dialects in Italy
Slavic dialects are spoken in Italy: 1. in the Serbo-Croatian linguistic oasis of Molise: 2. along the eastern borders: on the island of Lagosta; in the small strip of land around…
Greece History – the Peloponnesian Part II
The delay with which the Athenians, after Salamis and Mycale, had resumed their policy of expansion against Persia and the coincidence of this revival with the war in Greece, the…
Greece History – the Peloponnesian Part I
With this name is called the period of about half a century between the taking of Sesto and the Peloponnesian war. During the Pentecontaetia the effects of the victories with…
East Germany
The German Democratic Republic had its origins, politically, from the block of anti-fascist and democratic parties (the Antifa – Block, founded in 1945 by the will of the Soviet occupiers) in which alongside…
Netherlands History Summary Part 2
His task was far from easy: the States-General, and more particularly the aristocratic party, were jealous of the fame of the state- holder, fearing a restoration of the monarchy in…
Netherlands History Summary
Netherlands is a Western European state. The Republic of the United Provinces of the Netherlands. The constituent territory of the present Netherlands kingdom has formed a unitary complex since 1579, when…
Travel to Gibraltar
Gibraltar is an overseas territory in the south of the United Kingdom under the sovereignty of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Iberian Peninsula. Gibraltar is located…
Czech Republic Arts
Czech art, art on the territory of the present-day Czech Republic (Bohemia, Moravia, Moravian-Silesia). From the beginning it was shaped by the different cultures of the numerous ethnic groups settling…
Heidelberger Castle
The city of Heidelberg (approx. 150,000 inhabitants) lies between wooded hills, the foothills of the Odenwald, on the banks of the Neckar. Travelers from all over the world visit the…
Sightseeing in Denmark
Roskilde Walk through Danish history and one of the biggest festivals in Northern Europe The former royal city of Roskilde is located about 30 kilometers from Copenhagen on the island…
Ireland Culture
The writers Jonathan Swift and Oscar Wilde stand out, as well as the four Nobel Prize winners in Literature: George Bernard Shaw, WB Yeats, Samuel Beckett and Seamus Heaney. Also the only Nobel Prize winner in Physics, Ernest Walton,…
Moldova History
The territory between the Prut, Dniester and the Black Sea was inhabited by the Getes and Dacians in ancient times. From the 2nd to the 4th century AD, the Roman…
Moldova Arts and Literature
Moldavian art Moldavian art. The development of Moldovan art (also Moldovan art, based on the historical landscape of Moldova and the former Bessarabia, which encompasses today’s state of Moldova) was…
Kiev, Ukraine
Kiev, Ukrainian Kyiv, is the capital of Ukraine, on the Dnieper, with (2019) 2.95 million residents. Most important cultural center in the country, with 6 universities, theaters, national museums, seat of…
Cologne Attractions
Cologne has an abundance of important Romanesque churches: Sankt Andreas (pillar basilica with crossing tower 13th century, west vestibule, rich sculptural decoration, Gothic choir started in 1414, Maccabees shrine completed…
Travel on Your Own in The Faroe Islands
Discover the Faroe Islands on your own at your own pace. Whether you travel as a backpacker or glampacker, it is nice to have a calm start to the journey with…
Denmark Arts
Only in the century. XI begins a monumental architectural production in Denmark (remains of the Vor Fruekirke in Roskilde). During the century. XII numerous Romanesque churches were erected (over 1800),…
Slovenia History
The region takes its name from the Slavic tribe of Slovenes, coming from Pannonia, who settled there in the 6th century. thus escaping the pressure of the Avars. The Slovenes,…
Bordeaux, France City History
Bordeaux was around 300 BC. Founded under the name Burdigala by the Celts who traded tin here. The trading center then experienced particularly under Roman rule, the 56 BC. Began…
Transportation in Slovakia
ON THE GO Traveling by plane The only domestic scheduled airline is currently DanubeWings (V5). On the way by car / bus Car : The road network covers around 17,630…
Getting to Netherlands
GETTING THERE Arriving by plane The national airline is called KLM – Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) (Internet: www.klm.com). Good connections from many German, Austrian and Swiss airports to Amsterdam, Eindhoven,…
Madeira UNESCO World Heritage Site
Laurel forest “Laurisilva” from Madeira Madeira belongs to Portugal. Madeira’s laurel forest covers an area of approx. 150 km². It can be found on the north side of the island…
The Most Beautiful Beach Bars in Vienna
Good music, cool drinks and a relaxed atmosphere – that’s all it takes to experience a beautiful summer day. In Vienna there are many locations that offer exactly that –…