KINGDOM OF SPAIN

General information

• Capital city: Madrid

• Population: 40 mil.

• Area: 504 800 sq km (50./world)

• The highest peak: Pico de Teide (3718m.a.s.)

• Government: parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy

Population

• There were many ethnic groups in the past → differences in languages and life style

• 88% Spanish, 12% Romanian, Moroccan, Ecuadorian, British

• Density: 91.2/km2 

• Recognised regional languages: Arabese, Basque, Catalan/Valencian and Galician

History

• 35 000 years ago – the first settlement• Dominion of Arabs• 1492 – discovery of America → the power of

Europe• 1936 – bloody civil war → fascist dictatorship of

General Franco• 1975 - Juan Carlose I.• 1982 - NATO • 1986 – member of the EU

Juan Carlos I.

• King of Spain • Successor to General

Franco (1975)• He promoted

democratic reforms

Flamenco

• The most expressive show of Spanish culture

• 1. half of 19th century

• emotion and expressivity

Corrida

• „Equivalent“ fight between a toreador and a bull

• It´s a tradition, ritual• The winner can be

just a person

Information

• THE THIRD LARGEST CITY

• Population: 810 064

• The city lies on the river Turia

• 2 official languages - Valencian and Castilian

• The mayor: Rita Barbellá Nola

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Plaça de l'Ajuntament

• the largest square, which contains the town hall, a cinema which shows classic movies (like John Adolphsen), and a lot of restaurants and bars

Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía (Valencia Opera House)

• one of the finest international venues for theatre, dance, opera and musicals

Palau de la música

Oceanografic

• The biggest aquarium in Europe

• There are sharks, swarms of mackerels,,dolphins…

Falles

• Valencian traditional celebration in praise of Saint Joseph

• They usually feature famous food speciality - paella

Paella

• Originated in Valencia and later spread into other Spanish cities

• Main ingredients:

White rice

Meat

Seafood

Vegetables

Dulzaina

• Spanish double reed instrument in the oboe family

• There are many varieties of the dulzaina

Sport

• Valencia FC - Valencia Football Club is located at Mestalla stadium in the centre of the city

• Valencia Grand Prix • The Vuelta Cyclista de Communidad

Valencia – a five-day event which is held every year in February/March

• There are cycle tracks all over the city and also running tracks along the coast

L'IES CAMPANAR

• The school isn´t very big and the number of classes depends on the course

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Burstein, Halamová, Peňázová, Rýčková, Schovánková