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Bratislava
Bratislava | |
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Bratislava montage. From top left to right: View of Bratislava, View of Old Town, Financial District, Old Town streets, Blue Church, Grassalkovich Palace. | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Nicknames: Beauty on the Danube, Little Big City, Blava | |
  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 | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Bratislava |
| First mentioned | 907 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Matúš Vallo |
| Area | |
| • Capital city | 367.584 km2 (141.925 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 853.15 km2 (329.40 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,053 km2 (792.66 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 134 m (440 ft) |
| Population (2021[1]) | |
| • Capital city census | 475,503 |
| • Capital city estimate | 666,000 |
| • Capital city estimate density | 1,812/km2 (4,690/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Bratislavčan (m), Bratislavčanka (f) (sk) Bratislavan (en) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 8XX XX |
| Area code | 421 2 |
| Car plate | BA, BL, BT |
| GRP (Metro)[2] | 2019 |
| – Total | €26.4 billion ($30B) |
| – Per capita | €40,000 ($44779) |
| Website | www.bratislava.sk/ |
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Bratislava is the capital city of Slovakia. About 450,000 people live there. It used to be called Pressburg (German) or Pozsony (Hungarian) and by some other names. Bratislava is the seat of the national government, the presidency, and the parliament. It has several museums, galleries, and other educational, cultural, and economic institutions.
There is a small Old Town and a castle called Bratislavský Hrad. The Danube river goes through Bratislava.
- ↑ "Bratislava finds census results as positive". Pravda.sk. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
- ↑ "Database - National accounts - Eurostat".
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