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Bratislava

Bratislava. Simon Polkan. Bratislava. Bratislava is the capital of the Slovak Republic. As it has nearly half a million inhabitants. It is also its largest town. Bratislava is a cultural, social, business and political centre with a position on both banks of the Danube.

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Bratislava

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  1. Bratislava Simon Polkan

  2. Bratislava • Bratislava is the capital of the Slovak Republic. As it has nearly half a million inhabitants. It is also its largest town. Bratislava is a cultural, social, business and political centre with a position on both banks of the Danube. • In 1291 Bratislava was granted full privileges of a town and in 1405 it became a free royal town. In 1465 the Academia Istropolitana was founded by King Matthias Corvinus. From 1536 until 1784 it was the capital of the Hungarian Kingdom. In 1918 Bratislava became the centre of Slovakia in the new Czechoslovak Republic. When the Slovak Republic came into being on January 1993, Bratislava became capital. • Bratislava is rich in cultural monuments. Bratislava Castle towers on the left bank of the Danube, 74 meters above the river. The oldest written record dates back to 907. In 1811 the castle was burnt down. The middle of the 20th century were the years of its reconstruction. Now is a representative seat of the government of the Slovak Republic and the Slovak National Council and a partial seat of the Slovak National Museum.

  3. St. Martin´s Cathedral • St. Martin´s Cathedral is situated below Bratislava Castle. It was built in the Gothic style.

  4. Devin Castle • Devin Castle is situated on the left bank of the Danube, on a protruded crag. This castle is only castle ruin because in 1809 it was blown up by the Napoleonic troops.

  5. University • The town boasts of many universities and colleges (the University of Jan Amos Komensky, the University of Economics, the Slovak Technical University)....

  6. Transport • Bratislava is an important traffic route and a crossroad of transport. Its connection with the world is provided by road transport, railroad, air and river transport.

  7. ChemicalProcessing • Very important is its industry: chemical and petrochemical (Slovnaft), electrotechnical, engineering, clothing, leather-processing, wood-processing, food industries (Figaro) and the manufacture of glass. In Bratislava is held the international chemical trade fairIncheba.

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