function slideSwitch() {

    var $active = $('#slovakraj_slideshow IMG.active');

    if ( $active.length == 0 ) $active = $('#slovakraj_slideshow IMG:last');

    // use this to pull the images in the order they appear in the markup

    var $next =  $active.next().length ? $active.next()

        : $('#slovakraj_slideshow IMG:first');

    $active.addClass('last-active');

    $next.css({opacity: 0.0})

        .addClass('active')

        .animate({opacity: 1.0}, 1000, function() {

            $active.removeClass('active last-active');

        });

}

$(function() {

    setInterval( "slideSwitch()", 5000 );

});