Religion
Roman Catholic 68.9%, Protestant 10.8%, Greek Catholic 4.1%, other or unspecified 3.2%, none 13%
Famous Slovaks:
Andy Warhol
Born in Pittsburgh, USA, in 1928, Andy Warhol was one of the most famous artists of the C20th. He introduced Pop Art to the world, and was the first artist to use a photographic silk-screen technique in his work.
Juraj Janosik
The Slovak Robin Hood was born in the village of Terchova, in the North of Slovakia. He is Slovakia’s greatest folk hero, an outlaw who robbed from the rich and gave to the poor.
Famous Slovaks - Juraj Janosik
The Statue of Juraj Jarosik - source |
Alexander Dubček
The communist leader of the Prague Spring in 1968 year
Elisabeth Bathory
If you never heard about Elisabeth Bathory you should check this link. She is known as the most infamous serial killer in Central European history and is remembered as the "Blood Countess".
wikipedia.org - Elisabeth Bathory
Elisabeth Bathory - source |