Great Britain – geography, weather, climate, population, places of interest

- there is magnificent20 cathedral from 11th century

- first convent21 was established here

York - the seat of a archbishop of the Anglican Church

- there is superb22 Gothic cathedral called York Minster

Winchester - originally the roman town a later the capital of Wessex in Anglo-Saxon times

- there is Winchester Cathedral from the 7th century – rebuilt in 12th century

Hastings - seaside resort on the east coast

- near this place there was a battle field (William against Edward)

Stonehenge - a huge circle of standing stones. It was built probably in 2000 BC near Salisbury.

the purpose of it isn’t known, but it could be an astronomical church or a place for people to say their prays to God

Hadrian’s wall - part of a roman fortification23 against Celts

- it is 185 long

Edinburg - it is the capital of Scotland – industrial and cultural center

- the oldest building there is the Castle from 12th century which stands on the hill

- Walter Scott was born here

Loch Ness - most famous lake

- 36 km long and 229 deep

- there were some rumors about Loch Ness monster since 15th century

1. ) šířka↩

2. ) poledník↩

3. ) poblíž↩

4. ) nížina↩

5. ) vysočina↩

6. ) umírnění↩

7. ) vyrovnaný↩

8. ) převládat, existovat↩

9. ) balancovat↩

10. ) srážky↩

11. ) zemědělský↩

12. ) orná↩

13. ) vypracovaný↩

14. ) odvodňovat↩

15. ) mokřiny↩

16. ) útes↩

17. ) křída↩

18. )založit↩

19. ) rozsáhlý↩

20. ) skvělý, nádherný↩

21. ) klášter↩

22. ) skvostý, skvělý↩

23. ) opevnění↩