A flat walk to Zálesie or a concert of the major acclaimed symphony orchestras in the Netherlands in Bratislava Nature | Music | Concert Meeting point at Nivy bus station for the 550 bus (platform 21 This Saturday's hike will be to the town of Zálesie The hikers will meet at Nivy bus station in Bratislava for the bus that leaves at 10:06 to Svätý Jur They should arrive in the village by 10:30 and start walking on the green hiking trail through the nature reserve Zálesie is part of Malý Dunaj so everyone can enjoy seeing a natural highlight of western Slovakia Then the hikers will head to Zálesie-Lodenica and should be 16 km and take about 6 hours Orkest The Hague was founded over a century ago and is one of the major acclaimed symphony orchestras in the Netherlands. It's an innovative orchestra that plays at leading venues in the Netherlands and abroad Next Thursday it will perform at Hviezdoslavovo Square in Bratislava July 7 and 14 at 20:00 in Sad Janka Kráľa The stage in the Sad Janka Kráľa park will belong to the music and words of the young people who participated in the Youth in Orchard challenge through the BKIS Open Call Come and enjoy seeing talented youngsters performing jazz If you have tips for free events in Bratislava or you would like to share your hiking or cycling trip ideas with readers let us know at kseniia.husieva@spectator.sk The organiser of the exhibition hopes it will help stop the conspiracy theories about the 1976 plane crash on Zlaté Piesky in Bratislava An exhibition presenting one of the biggest and most tragic airplane crashes in the history of Czechoslovakia was opened on July 27 with a one-minute silence Held in the Slovak Technical Museum – Museum of Transport in Bratislava 1976 crash of the Ilyushin Il-18 aircraft into Zlaté Piesky lake Where: Slovak Technical Museum – Museum of Transport Among the exhibits are parts of the plane that, according to some testimonies, should have been destroyed long ago but were retrieved from the lake last year by a group of divers and aviation enthusiasts “They gradually pulled the plane remains out of the water,” said David Púchovský the organiser of the exhibition and the author of a book about the plane crash we wanted to remember this tragedy and send a message to the bereaved and rescuers that we’ll never forget them.” The exhibition is held under the auspices of the Czech Ambassador to Slovakia Tomáš Tuhý and will be held until May 31 The exhibition presents the personal stories of the victims only one is still alive: French citizen Gérard Menárd The exhibition is composed mostly of the plane's remains and the body of a pram that probably belonged to the youngest passenger visitors can see video footage from 1976 when they were first pulled out of water They can learn more about flying in Czechoslovakia The exhibit also debunks popular conspiracy theories about the crash that have been spread for decades “The communist regime took care of stopping any stories and publicity about the crash which raised many questions and speculations,” Púchovský said this continued after the regime was toppled though many documents have been made public.” He hopes the exhibition will help stop the speculations crashed into the lake after a failed landing attempt at the nearby airport in Ivanka Pri Dunaji the plane struck the deep part of the lake and most passengers actually drowned The people who were at the beach at the time of the crash and those who had arrived from the nearby airport took boats and tore holes into the rear part of the plane that was jutting up from the water to help people escape but one person who was rescued died in the hospital due to injuries The state put the crash as well as the investigation information under an embargo and the Zlaté Piesky resort remained closed for some years Približne 2,5-kilometrový úsek D4 vedie popod diaľnicu D1 Dopravný potenciál obchvatu znižuje chýbajúce prepojenie oboch diaľnic Posledný úsek na diaľničnom obchvate Bratislavy na D4 medzi Vajnormi a Ivankou pri Dunaji je už otvorený Motoristi tak už môžu využívať celú novú diaľnicu okolo hlavného mesta medzi hranicou s Rakúskom pri Jarovciach až po Raču O otvorení zvyšného úseku D4 informoval Bratislavský samosprávny kraj na svojom portáli a na sociálnej sieti Otvorený úsek D4 medzi Vajnormi a Ivankou pri Dunaji v dĺžke približne 2,5-kilometra vedie popod diaľnicu D1 Zabezpečiť to mal štát pôvodne ešte začiatkom roka 2019 (NDS) v súčasnosti obstaráva zhotoviteľa rozšírenia úseku D1 Bratislava – Triblavina východ – Rača v dĺžke 27 kilometrov a rýchlostnej cesty R7 Bratislava západ – Holice v dĺžke 32 kilometrov v rámci projektu verejno-súkromného partnerstva (PPP) trvala od roku 2016 Súčasťou D4 je trojkilometrové súmostie ponad Dunajom s hlavným Lužným mostom D4 a R7 sú prepojené v križovatke Bratislava Hlavným zhotoviteľom stavby bola spoločnosť D4R7 Construction tvoria ju španielska Ferrovial Construction a rakúsky Porr Bau Zhotoviteľ avizoval otvorenie posledného úseku na D4 už vopred v piatok popoludní s tým Doposiaľ nezverejnil žiadne informácie o dokončení D4 údržbu a opravy úsekov D4 a R7 v celkovej dĺžke takmer 60 kilometrov bude zabezpečovať koncesionár PPP projektu Zero Bypass Limited na čele so španielskou spoločnosťou Cintra Pohraničná časť D4 od hranice s Rakúskom po križovatku Bratislava Jarovce v dĺžke dva kilometre je v prevádzke už od roku 1999 Výstavba tohto úseku trvala približne tri roky a získajte užitočné informácie na každý deň © OUR MEDIA SR a. s. 2025. Autorské práva sú vyhradené a vykonáva ich vydavateľ, viac info To mark the 103rd anniversary of General Milan Rastislav Štefánik's tragic death Deputy Defence Minister Majer paid his respects to the memory of Gen Štefánik during a commemoration on Štefánik Embankment in Bratislava today (4 May 2022) Among those who also took a moment to pay tribute to this prominent figure of contemporary Slovak history were Parliamentary Speaker Boris Kollár and Serbian Chargé d’Affaires Marije Barlovič Deputy Defence Minister Majer said: “General Milan Rastislav Štefánik is credited with playing a major part in building the national identity of Czechs and Slovaks Through his active engagement as a tireless advocate for the cause of Czechoslovakia abroad he made a significant contribution to establishing their common Never ever will the deathless legacy of Štefánikʼs sacrificial love of his country heroism and patriotism fall into oblivion.” is viewed as one of the most prominent personalities of contemporary Slovak history The man of many talents has gone down in European history as an astronomer an organiser of the Czechoslovak Legion in France he boarded a Caproni Ca.33 biplane at Udine-Campoformido airfield to return home to Czechoslovakia his airplane crashed near Ivanka pri Dunaji is at Gen Štefánik's Tomb on Bradlo Hill in Brezová pod Bradlom there is nobody who is untouchable anymore The National Criminal Agency (NAKA) have raided the houses of several former top police officials including former police corps president Tibor Gašpar in Janíkovce (Nitra Region) beginning in the early morning hours of November 5 As part of Operation Očistec (Purgatory), the police have detained and charged several people, said Jana Tökölyová, spokesperson for the Special Prosecutor’s Office, as reported by the Sme daily who filed a criminal complaint against another former high-ranking official Apart from Janíkovce, NAKA has been searching houses in Ivanka pri Dunaji (Bratislava Region), where former head of NAKA Peter Hraško lives, and in Levice (Nitra Region), where former top-ranking police official Bernard Slobodník lives, the private broadcaster TV Markíza reported The people detained reportedly include Marián Zetocha, former head of the financial intelligence unit at NAKA, who currently serves as the head of wire-tapping at the Slovak Information Service (SIS) intelligence agency, according to the Topky.sk website. 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