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Bratislava este capitala și cel mai mare oraș din Slovacia și are o populație de aproximativ 430.000 locuitori. Bratislava este situată pe Dunăre, aproape de granițele Slovaciei cu Austria și Ungaria și destul de aproape de granița cu Republica Cehă. Se află la doar 60 de km de Viena.
Bratislava (/ ˌ b r æ t ɪ ˈ s l ɑː v ə / BRAT-iss-LAH-və, US also / ˌ b r ɑː t-/ BRAHT-, Slovak: [ˈbracislaʋa] ⓘ; Hungarian: Pozsony ⓘ), historically known as Pressburg (Preßburg) (German pronunciation: [ˈpʁɛsˌbʊʁk] ⓘ; Slovak: Prešporok), is the capital and largest city of Slovakia and the fourth largest of all cities on Danube river.
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Slovacia are circa 49.000 kilometri pătrați și este în cea mai mare parte o țară montană. Populația este de peste 5,4 milioane de locuitori și constă în majoritate din slovaci. Capitala și cel mai mare oraș este Bratislava, iar al doilea cel mai mare oraș este Košice. Limba oficială este limba slovacă.
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- Bodrog (94 m)
- Vârful Gerlachovský (2.654,4 m)
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From the second half of the tenth century to 1918, except for short interruptions, Bratislava was part of the Kingdom of Hungaryand the capital of the Bratislava county (Posonium Comitatus). The Ki...
First Czechoslovak Republic: 1919-1939
1. Bratislava was not directly affected by World War I, although it lacked supplies and prices were the highest within the monarchy. The outcome of the war that ended in November 1918 was significant though, as it rewrote the map of Europe – the Austro-Hungarian Empire dissolved and was succeeded by the Czechoslovak Republic in the Czech and Slovak portions of it. When at the end of 1918 it became imminent that Bratislava would be incorporated into the Czechoslovak Republic, representatives o...
World War II: 1939-1945
1. Hitler’s rising influence in Central Europe culminated in March 1939 with the division of Czechoslovakia: the Czech territory became the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia under Nazi administration, while Slovak politicians were given two alternatives by Hitler to decide the future of Slovakia: divide the country among Poland, Hungary, and the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, or create an independent state. The political leadership opted for the second alternative, giving birth to an...
Czechoslovak Republic: 1945-1992
1. World War II left Bratislava with very little of the once flourishing Jewish community, whose population had either been annihilated in Nazi concentration camps or chose not to return. In addition, a majority of German and Hungariannationals were displaced, depriving the city of a great deal of its former unique multicultural atmosphere.
5000 B.C.E.– archaeologically proven colonization of Bratislava in the late Stone Age (Neolithic) periodFirst century C.E. – Celts build fortified settlements at Devin and Bratislava and mint silvercoins called "biatecs"first – fourth centuries C.E.– the area south of the river Danube under domination of the Roman Empirefifth – sixth centuries – arrival of Slavic tribesThe Bratislava Castle is situated on a plateau 82 m above the Danube River, a successor to the acropolis of a Celtic town, part of the Roman Limes Romanus, a vast Slavic fortified settlement, and a...
The 2001 census listed Bratislava's population as 428,672 inhabitants. The ethnic groups represented are Slovaks (91.4 percent), Hungarians (3.8 percent), Czechs (1.9 percent), with small amounts of Moravians, Ruthenes, Ukrainians, Germans, Croats, Roma(gypsy), and Poles.
Bratislava enjoys the lowest unemployment rate in the country. The boom in local economy derives from the services, engineering (Volkswagen auto plant), chemical, and electrical industries. Service and high-tech oriented businesses thrive as well. Many multinational corporations, including IBM, Dell, Accenture, AT&T, Lenovo, and SAP choose to place...
Road 1. Highway D1 connects Bratislava to Trnava, Nitra, Trenčín, Žilina, and beyond, while Highway D2 connects it to Prague, Brno, and Budapest in the North-South direction. There are five bridges cross the Danube River: Lafranconi Bridge, Nový Most (New Bridge), Starý Most (Old Bridge), Most Apollo, and Prístavný most (Port Bridge). Rail 1. The M...
Bratislava, 2007, Cityspots. Peterborough: Thomas Cook. ISBN 1841576166Lacika, Ivan. 2001. Bratislava, Visiting Slovakia. Wauconda, IL: Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers. ISBN 9780865165229Halpern, Cindy, and Michael Fink. 2002. The Jews on the Danube: a timeline through history.Warwick, RI: C. HalpernAll links retrieved June 23, 2016. 1. "Welcome to the ultimate travel guide to Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia" Independent Travel Guide to Bratislava. 2. “Bratislava” An Unofficial Guide to the Slovak Republic. 3. "Bratislava - The City Where You Find Real Life" Visit Bratislava. 4. Satellite photo map with streets and info points bratislavagu...
Many Roman-style buildings with evidence of trade with the Roman Empire were built in what is now south-western Slovakia at Bratislava, Dúbravka, Cífer, Pác and Veľký Kýr. Roman influence can be also seen in baths, coins, glass and amphorae dated to this period.
3 days ago · Bratislava, city, capital of Slovakia. It lies in the extreme southwestern part of the country, along the Danube where that river has cut a gorge in the Little Carpathian Mountains near the meeting point of the frontiers of Slovakia, Austria, and Hungary.
