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Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia at the foot of the Little Carpathians, occupying both banks of the River Danube and the left bank of the River Morava. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital to border two sovereign states.
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Bratislava had many names through its history. Here are some of them: 1. German: Preßburg (now spelled Pressburg) 2. Slovak: Prešporok, from German name 3. Hungarian: Pozsony(still used today by Hungarians) 4. Greek (medieval): Istropolis(meaning the Danube City) 5. Latin: Posonium 6. English: Pressburg(h)/Pressborough and many others.
Bratislava is in the extreme southwest of Slovakia, on the borders with Austria and Hungary, and not far from the Czech Republic border. It is on the Morava and Danuberivers.
People have lived here since the Neolithic age. The Celts inhabited this area from 400 BC-50 BC. The Roman Empire set up border military camps near Bratislava from the 1st century until the 5th century, for example,"Gerulata." The Slavs started moving here in the 6th century. Bratislava was part of the Slavic empire called Great Moravia in the 9th ...
List of notable structures: 1. Bratislava Castle 2. St. Martin's Cathedral 3. Primate's Palace 4. Bratislava town hall 5. Michael's Gate 6. Grassalkovich Palace 7. Nový Most(New Bridge) 8. Kamzík TV Tower 9. Devín Castle
The economy of Bratislava is prosperous and based on the automobile industry, chemical industry, and services. Unemployment (people without work) is the lowest in Slovakia (around 2%, compared to the national average of 7%). Approximately 250,000 people from all over Slovakia travel to Bratislava for work.
The position of Bratislava made it a natural crossroads for international traffic. It is a motorway and rail junction with its own international airport. The international river traffic passes along the Danube through Bratislava, with its own river port. Bratislava has its own public transport system, with buses, trams and trolleybuses.
Bratislava is divided into 5 national districts and 17 city parts: 1. District I: Staré mesto(Old Town) 2. District II: Ružinov, Vrakuňa, Podunajské Biskupice 3. District III: Rača, Nové mesto (New Town), Vajnory 4. District IV: Karlova Ves, Dúbravka, Devín, Devínska Nová Ves, Záhorská 5. District V: Petržalka, Jarovce, Rusovce, Čunovo Further it i...
Yerevan, ArmeniaVienna, AustriaRuse, BulgariaLarnaka, CyprusPanorama of BratislavaPanorama of BratislavaBratislava CastleSlovak National TheatreŠÚ SR - Statistical office of the Slovak Republic Archived 2013-05-31 at the Wayback MachineBratislava (slovenská výslovnosť, nem. Pressburg, maď. Pozsony, gr. Istropolis – Mesto na Dunaji; do roku 1919 Prešporok/Prešporek; iné názvy pozri nižšie) je hlavné a rozlohou aj počtom obyvateľov najväčšie mesto Slovenska. Podľa posledného sčítania obyvateľov v Bratislave k 31. decembru 2020 žilo 475 503 obyvateľov.
Bratislava (Hungarian: Pozsony, German: Preßburg/Pressburg), currently the capital of Slovakia and the country's largest city, has existed for about a thousand years. Because of the city's strategic geographical location, it was an important European hub due to its proximity to the advanced cultures of the Mediterranean and the Orient as well ...
The Old Town of Bratislava ( Slovak: Staré Mesto, Hungarian: Óváros, German: Altstadt) is the historic center and one of the boroughs of Bratislava, in the Bratislava Region of Slovakia. It is coextensive with the smallest Slovak administrative district by area, Bratislava I.
Bratislava Castle (Slovak: Bratislavský hrad, IPA: [ˈbracislawskiː ˈɦrat] ⓘ; German: Pressburger Burg; Hungarian: Pozsonyi vár) is the main castle of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. The massive rectangular building with four corner towers stands on an isolated rocky hill of the Little Carpathians , directly above the Danube river ...
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Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia at the foot of the Little Carpathians, occupying both banks of the River Danube and the left bank of the River Morava. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital to border two sovereign states.
