Overview Residents of the far-flung islands that make up the British Overseas Territories enjoy the same rights as residents of Gibraltar and the Falkland Islands. This includes British citizenship and permanent residency within the UK. All areas are required to follow European requirements, particularly in relation to financial matters and human rights. The territories are…
Category: Europe
Geography of Slovenia
General information about Slovenia The official name is the Republic of Slovenia (Republika Slovenija). It is located in the southern part of Central Europe, in the northeast of the Mediterranean. The area is 20,273 km2, the population is 1.96 million people. (census 2002). The official language is Slovenian. The capital is the city of Ljubljana…
Geography of France
General information about France The official name is the French Republic (Republique Francaise, French Republic). Located in the western part of Europe. The area is 547 thousand km2, the population is 59.7 million people. (2002). The official language is French. The capital is Paris (9.6 million people). National holiday – Bastille Day on July 14th….
Great Britain History and Culture
A bit of history The name of the country comes from the English Great Britain – Great Britain, and Britain – from the name of the British tribe. In the V-VI centuries. The British Isles were conquered by the Anglo-Saxons. In 1066, after the Norman conquest of England, the political unification of the country took…
History of Barcelona, Spain
Population The population of the city of Barcelona proper is 1,621,537 (2009), but Barcelona does not end with just the urban part. In the Barcelona metropolitan area, the so-called Greater Barcelona, on an area of 636 square meters. kilometers live 3,218,071 people (2009). At the same time, the metropolitan area itself is part of the…
Switzerland Economy and Energy
Swiss economic policy is characterized by the fact that responsibilities are shared between several entities and at different levels of government, with the exception of monetary policy, conducted by the Swiss central bank. The federal government’s ability to pursue its own economic policy agenda is therefore limited, as it shares some competencies, such as tax…
The Italian Literature During World Wars
An analogous itinerary carried out almost underground by the narrators is realized only after the war and as a result of the European resonance of the works of M. Proust and J. Joyce. With Italy Svevo (pseudonym of the writer Ettore Schmitz), the novel reaches the more frankly anti-naturalist results of Zeno’s Conscience (1923). With L. Pirandello,…
Russia Modern Legislation
The century The eighteenth century is the century of reforms for the Russian state. The laws have a profoundly innovative character: they are no longer created by the Tsar, by the Duma of boyars and by Zemskij sobor(forms of popular representation), but by the government. The personal will of the monarch, declared in the previously…
Greece Geopolitics
The geographical location of Greece has made the country a natural hinge between Western Europe and the Near East, making it vulnerable to conflict and severe periods of crisis. Throughout the Cold War period, Greece was the southwestern embankment of the Atlantic bloc in the containment policy of Soviet expansionism. During the 1990s, however, it…
Germany Economic Conditions in the 1990’s
The German economy continued to suffer from the burdens of the reunification process until the second half of the nineties, in particular due to the difficulty of absorbing the labor supply coming from Eastern Europe (see above) and of containing the public deficit., which, from the values below 0, 5 % recorded by the Federal…
Romania Between the 1970’s and 1990’s Part 2
Criticism grew following the publication (1988) of a government project of ” rural systematization ”, which envisaged by 2000 the destruction of about 7000 villages and the resettlement of the population in collective blocks of flats which were to form the nucleus of new agricultural centers. -industrial; inspired by the objective of eliminating the differences…
Romania Between the 1970’s and 1990’s
From the second half of the seventies the economic life of the Romania underwent a series of difficulties that marked the crisis of the development model pursued by the country in the previous decades. The traditional policy of forced industrialization had led to a sharp increase in domestic energy consumption, forcing the Romania to become…
Attractions in Keflavik, Iceland
Keflavík: sights and the unique nature of Iceland “First we do it, then we like it.” (Icelandic motto) Keflavík, the sixth largest city in Iceland, is an important port city in both senses of the word. In addition to the picturesque sea port of Keflavik with impressive historical buildings from the 19th century, there is…
Caves in Slovakia – Fascination with the Underworld
Caves have always had something mystical about them, because the paths into the “underworld” are full of secrets. As early as 1977 UNESCO ennobled the caves of the Slovak Karst as an exceptional biosphere reserve. Twelve of these huge grottos even received the title “World Natural Heritage”. It is above all the extent of the…
Poland Landmarks
Pienines The Pieniny National Park is a nature reserve in the extreme south of Poland near Slovakia. The Pieniny mountain range is divided into three areas: Pieniny Spiskie, Małe Pieniny and Pieniny Właściwe, where the park is located. The area is 23.46 square kilometers, of which 13.11 km² are forested. A third, around 7.5 km²,…
Bavaria and Brandenburg, Germany
Bavaria Probably the proudest and also the most internationally known state is the Free State of Bavaria. Not least because of the soccer club FC Bayern Munich or the Oktoberfest, which together with the Bavarian costume in the foreign countries always with Germany inlinkis brought. They are also proud of their brewing skills and the…
Ireland Geography
Ireland, Irish Éire [eːriə], English Ireland [ a ɪ ələnd], officially Irish Poblacht na h’Éireann [ pobləxt nə he ː rən], English Republic of Ireland [rɪpʌblɪk ɔv aɪələnd], German Republic of Ireland, State Northwest Europe with (2019) 4.9 million residents; The capital is Dublin. Ireland occupies most of the island. The remaining sixth is the…
Balkan Tour – Albania, Kosovo & Montenegro
Our tours in the Southern Balkans are exotic Albania in European terms, as well as Montenegro and Kosovo, which are among the world’s newest independent states. The beautiful mountain scenery of the Balkans, the medieval market towns of the coast, the bazaars of Ottoman rule, the ancient culture and special language of the Albanians, and…
Upper German Dialects
Upper German includes East Franconian as well as the dialectal areas of Bavarian and Alemannic. The first feature of Upper German is the full implementation of the High German phonetic shift. The only exception is in large parts the incomplete shift from West Germanic k to kch and in certain phonetic contexts to ch. The East…
German Theater: 19th/20th Century
German Theater German theater, in the broader sense scenic presentations in German (German-speaking theater); in the narrower sense – from the formation of the idea of national theater – linked to the idea of Germany’s national identity. 19th/20th Century On the threshold of the optical 19th century, Goethe’s lamented urge for sensual and true stage and lighting…
Early New High German Language
Early New High German extends from around 1350 to 1650. One can distinguish between three periods: older (around 1350 to around 1500), middle (around 1500 to 1580) and more recent (around 1580 to around 1650) Early New High German. The political and cultural situation is characterized by a number of factors that are also significant…
Old High German Literature
In the broadest sense, the term “German literature” encompasses everything written in the German language. However, this only applies to the early days of German literary history, when even the most modest written notes are of interest. With the increase in literary evidence, the meaning of the term is more and more restricted to the…
House Tugendhat in Brno (World Heritage)
The house, built between 1928 and 1930, is one of the most important Mies van der Rohe buildings in Europe. Original interior design, elegant interior and its technical equipment make Villa Tugendhat a milestone in the so-called international architectural style. House Tugendhat in Brno: facts Official title: House Tugendhat in Brno Cultural monument: Villa built…
Austria Politics
The current one, with the substantial assistance of H. Kelsen The drafted constitution of the Republic of Austria dates from October 1st, 1920. It was fundamentally changed in 1929, abolished in 1934 in favor of a corporate state constitution and re-enacted in 1945. Since then, the main law, the Federal Constitutional Law (B-VG), has been…
Scotland Population and Cities
Population Number Scotland has about 5.3 million residents. Ethnic composition The majority of Scotland’s population is Scots (88.1%), followed by other groups from the United Kingdom (7.4%), Irish (1%), Pakistanis (0.6%), Chinese (0.3 %) and Indians (0.3%). Religious affiliation 2.1 million presbyters (Church of Scotland); 1.4 million without religious affiliation; 0.8 million Catholics, 0.3 million,…
The 5 Coldest Swimming Lakes in Austria
Do you long to cool down in these hot temperatures, but don’t want to travel that far? No problem, because there are also some places in this country where you can escape the heat. I’ll show you the 5 coldest bathing lakes in Austria that guarantee pure refreshment! With these hot temperatures, only one thing…
Climate and Weather in Croatia
Croatia can be divided into different climatic zones, some of which have great weather differences : the Adriatic coast, the lowlands with the capital Zagreb and the hilly central Croatia. Below you will find out all the climatic conditions and differences in the regions as well as the weather conditions in the different seasons. Climate…
SIGHTS OF FRANKFURT
The city has several good vantage points. Skyscrapers and the greenery of the parks The skyline, dominated by skyscrapers, is one of Frankfurt’s most impressive sights, especially in the evening. In addition to modern tower blocks, the city also has beautiful churches, old merchant houses and other lower buildings from different eras. Architecturally, Frankfurt is…
Green Ireland
Ireland invites the tourist to enjoy the rugged beach scenery, fine nature and long pub nights. Read the Beach Ball Destination Guide and plan your own vacation. The green island takes you with it Ireland is often nicknamed the Green Island, and it certainly is. Much of central Ireland is an agricultural area, a green…
The Best of Ireland
Dublin’s most famous attractions include The Half Penny Bridge. Dublin is the capital and largest city in Ireland. Colorful Dublin is a beloved city destination The Irish capital, Dublin, is a good-natured place where the traveler will find an immediate atmosphere and certainly a chat club. Although the city is full of fine old buildings,…