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What units of measurement were used in Hungary in the past? Did you know that okov, merica or viedenská pinta were not only old words, but also the units of measurement for liquids, loose or solid materials? On the occasion of the Year of Ľudovít Štúr we offer you a new poster displaying units of…
Our colleague Dr. Stella Ondrejčiková (Department of Dialectology, Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics) had a presentation entitled Takto hovorí o jazyku veda (“This is how science speaks about language”) on 14 November 2025 at the Pavol Jozef Šafárik High School in Rožňava. It was a part of the series „Navštív svoju školu – Spoznaj svojho…
A new Slovak movie directed by Mariana Čengel Solčanská tells an emotional story of love and faith. The main characters are Adela Ostrolúcka together with Ľudovít Štúr, whose relationship is shown in hitherto unknown way. The movie is to be released in January 2026 with the leading actors Lukáš Pelč and Ivana Kološová. The official…
On October 28, 2025 an educational event Súčasné podoby jazyka (“Contemporary Forms of Language”) was held on the premises of the Local Office in Považská Bystrica. The event was the outcome of close collaboration betweentheLocal Heritage Museum in Považská Bystrica, the city of Považská Bystrica and the Ľudovít Štúr Institute of Lingustics in Bratislava. Our…