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Bratislava | |
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 Flag  Seal | |
| Nicknames: Beauty on the Danube, Little Big City | |
  Bratislava Location of Bratislava in Slovakia  Bratislava Bratislava (Bratislava Region)  Bratislava Bratislava (Europe) | |
| Coordinates: 48°08′38″N 17°06′35″E / 48.14389°N 17.10972°E | |
| Sovereign state |  Slovakia |
| Region |  Bratislava |
| First mentioned | AD 907, as Brezalauspurc |
| Administrative HQ | Primate's Palace, Old Town |
| Local government | 17 Bratislava boroughs |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council government |
| • Body | Bratislava City Council |
| • Mayor | Matúš Vallo[2] |
| • City Council | 45 members[3] |
| Area | |
| 367.584 km2 (141.925 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 853.15 km2 (329.40 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,053 km2 (793 sq mi) |
| Elevation (Danube) | 124 m (407 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 514 m (1,686 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| 475,503[1] | |
| • Rank | |
| • Metro | 719,537[4] |
| • Density | 1,297/km2 (3,360/sq mi) |
| Demonyms | |
| Ethnicity (2021) | |
| • Ethnic groups | List
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| Religion (2021) | |
| • Religion | List
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| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 8XX XX |
| Area code | +421 2 |
| Car plate | BA, BL, BT |
| City budget | €626.8 million (2025)[7] |
| Website | bratislava.sk |
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Bratislava,[a] historically known as Pozsony and Pressburg,[b] is the capital and largest city of the Slovak Republic and the fourth largest of all cities on the River Danube. Officially, the population of the city is about 475,000; however, some sources estimate daily number of people moving around the city based on mobile phone SIM cards is more than 570,000.[10] 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.[11]
The city's history has been influenced by people of many nations and religions, including Austrians, Bulgarians, Croats, Czechs, Germans, Hungarians, Jews and Slovaks.[12] It was the coronation site and legislative center and capital of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1536 to 1783;[13] eleven Hungarian kings and eight queens were crowned in St Martin's Cathedral. Most Hungarian parliament assemblies were held here from the 17th century until the Hungarian Reform Era, and the city has been home to many Hungarian, German and Slovak historical figures.
Today, Bratislava is the political, cultural and economic centre of Slovakia. It is the seat of the Slovak president, the parliament and the Slovak Executive. It has several universities, and many museums, theatres, galleries and other cultural and educational institutions.[14] Many large businesses and financial institutions have headquarters there. Bratislava is the 19th-richest region of the European Union by GDP (PPP) per capita.[15] GDP at purchasing power parity is about three times higher than in other Slovak regions.[16][17] The city receives around one million tourists every year, mostly from the Czech Republic, Germany, and Austria.[18]
- ^ "Bratislava finds census results as positive". Pravda.sk. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
- ^ "Vallo wins in Bratislava, stronger than four years ago". The Slovak Spectator. October 30, 2022.
- ^ "City Council". Bratislava.sk.
- ^ "SODB2021 – ObyvateliA–Základné výsledky".
- ^ "V Bratislavskom kraji sa k slovenskej národnosti hlási vyše 86 percent obyvateľov". TA3 (in Slovak). January 24, 2022.
- ^ "Sčítanie: Koľko ľudí sa v Bratislave hlási k rôznym cirkvám a koľkí sú bez vyznania?". Bratislavské noviny (in Slovak). January 24, 2022.
- ^ "Budget of the capital city of Bratislava". City of Bratislava. December 12, 2024.
- ^ Wells, John C. (2008), Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.), Longman, ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0
- ^ Roach, Peter (2011), Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary (18th ed.), Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-0-521-15253-2
- ^ "The communists' dream of a million-strong Bratislava will not come true". The Slovak Spectator. April 19, 2024.
- ^ Dominic Swire (2006). "Bratislava Blast". Finance New Europe. Archived from the original on December 10, 2006. Retrieved May 8, 2007.
- ^ "Brochure – Culture and Attractions". City of Bratislava. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2007. Retrieved April 25, 2007.
- ^ Gruber, Ruth E. (March 10, 1991). "Charm and Concrete in Bratislava". The New York Times. Retrieved July 27, 2008.
- ^ "Brochure – Welcome to Bratislava". City of Bratislava. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2007. Retrieved April 25, 2007.
- ^ "Regional gross domestic product (PPS per inhabitant) by NUTS 2 regions". ec.europa.eu. Archived from the original on July 13, 2023. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
- ^ "Bratislava je tretí najbohatší región únie. Ako je možné, že predbehla Londýn či Paríž?". Finweb.hnonline.sk. March 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
- ^ "Bratislava – capital city of Slovakia versus other regions of Slovak Republic". Laboureconomics.wordpress.com. April 29, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
- ^ "Bratislava reports increase in visitors". The Slovak Spectator. December 6, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
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