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  2. Bratislava Castle - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. Bratislava fortifications - Wikipedia

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    Construction of the medieval fortifications in Bratislava (known as Pressburg / Pozsony for most of its history, when belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary) started in the 13th century. By the end of the 14th century, there were three gates leading to the town: the Michael's Gate (north), Vydrica Gate (west), and Laurinc Gate (east). [ 2 ]

  4. Pozsony County - Wikipedia

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    Pozsony county was an administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now mostly part of Slovakia, while a small area belongs to Hungary. In 1969, the three villages that remained in Hungary were combined to form Dunasziget. Its name changed along with that of the city of Pressburg (Hungarian: Pozsony, today's Bratislava).

  5. History of Bratislava - Wikipedia

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    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 as its link to the rest of Europe, which were ...

  6. Bratislava - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  7. Michael's Gate - Wikipedia

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    During the coronation of 19 Hungarian kings (1563–1830) in Bratislava (Pressburg, Pozsony), the ruler would enter with his coronation entourage by way of the Vydrica Gate, get crowned at St. Martin's Cathedral and one of the stops following the coronation during the procession through the town was the stop at St. Michael's Gate, where the new ...

  8. Podhradie, Bratislava - Wikipedia

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    Podhradie (Latin: Suburbium; German: Schlossgrund; Hungarian: Pozsony-Várallya) is a historical part of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, situated around the Bratislava Castle hill. Today, it consists of the areas of Zuckermandel, Vydrica and the area above Židovská Street.

  9. Timeline of Bratislava - Wikipedia

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    1957 - Bratislava Castle restoration begins. 1959 - Gymnázium Jura Hronca established. 1960 Slavín military monument unveiled. Bratislava Zoo opens. 1961 - Slovak National Museum [6] and Bratislava City Gallery established. 1964 - Population: 262,380 (approximate). [10] 1966 - Institute of Further Education of Physicians and Pharmacists ...

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