Eastern Europe Flashcards
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Czech republic
The official residence of the President of
the Czech Republic. Located in the district
of Prague and dated back to the ninth
century, the castle has been a seat of power for kings of Bohemia, Holy Roman
emperors. The Bohemian Crown
Jewels are kept within a hidden room inside it.
Prague Castle
The biggest ______ in the Czech
Republic, held for 17 days every year in May in Prague. The festival
features around 120 different beers,
including 70 Czech brands and foreign
brews from the United States or United
Kingdom, with up to10,000 seating capacity.
Biggest Beer Festival
The _____ industry has a very long tradition in the Czech Republic and
Czech glass is well know the world over. It
developed during the 13th century in the Jizerské and Lužické mountain ranges
due to the locally available raw materials and the most renowned Czech glas comes from Jablonec nad Nisou and Nový Bor.
Glass-making
A ________ at restaurant Kolkovna in central Prague, consisting of roast duck, roast pork, beer sausage, smoked meat, red and white cabbage, bread, bacon and potato
dumplings.
Traditional Bohemian Platter
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Hungary
______ this is a little known capital city of Hungary is actually two cities combined into one name. The Buda (the
Castle district) and Pest (Inner City)
separated by the ______.
Chain Bridge
Danube river
__________ is staged within the Paprika Days. At this gastronomic event held annually
since 1998 people cook dishes with paprika, the distinctive spice of Hungarian cuisine.
Paprika Day - The Paprika Dishes
Cooking Competition
The famous national dish of Hungary is the ____. In the western world it is typically prepared as a second course, originally
however it was and it is still prepared as a soup. The name “goulash” come form the
Hungarian word “Gulyas”
meaning _____.
Goulash
herdsmen
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Poland
The capital of Poland is ____. Most of the people living there are Christians.
Like us Poland is a democratic country.
Warsaw
Poland was founded in 966 by ____, who belonged to the Piast dynasty.
Mieszko I
_____ ,a paradise for romantics, lovers of nature and restless drifters. The soft
green mountains peppered with
traditional wooden churches .
Bieszczady Mountain
______ Located in the New Town area of Warsaw and built at the very end of the 17th century, it is famed for its ornate
Baroque architecture.
Krasinski Palace
______, is a traditional holiday that occurs on November 29th. It’s an evening of superstition and fortune telling. On this night, young women can predict who
they’ll meet and fall in love with.
St. Andrew’s Day
