Pen Friends' Diary

16 May 2016

13 May 2016

Letters from Slovakia

We have received the postcards from our Slovakian friends. They are grrrrrrrreat!

25 April 2016

On their way

Our Slovakian friends have received our cards and sent theirs. We've got some via email. They are very nice!

18 April 2016

Trapagaran is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain. Iron ore has been mined here since Roman times and the two parts of the municipality, which are at different altitudes, are linked by a funicular railway.

Trapagaran is located 12 km from Bilbao in the Triano mountain range in the province of Biscay. The municipality is divided into two zones. Ninety percent of the population live in the lower zone in the neighbourhoods of Durañona, El Juncal, Elguero, Galindo-Salcedillo, Valle de Trápaga, which is the administrative centre, Trápaga-Caused and Ugarte. The upper zone is in the mountains of Triano, and the neighbourhoods here are La Arboleda, Matamoros-Burzaco, Parcocha-Barrionuevo and La Reineta.
Trapagaran covers an area of about 13,1 square kilometres. It has a population of about 12,093 people.

Drienov (Slovakia)


Map of Slovakia. Drienov is located. (Our penfriend school's village).

Drienov is a village and municipality in the Prešov District in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia.

The village was first mentioned in historical records in 1284.

The municipality lies at an elevation of 226 metres and covers an area of about 20.3 square kilometres. It has a population of about 2,110 people.

(Info taken from Wikipedia)