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Nitra has one train connection with Prague via Piešťany, Trenčín, Uherský Brod, Olomouc and Pardubice. This connection is operated by Arriva (AEx). [citation needed] Nitra also has its own recreational airfield; it hosts the factory of the Aeropro Eurofox ultralight. However, the closest international airport is Bratislava Airport.
The city of Nitra is also the centre of whole region. The region — which is the warmest in Slovakia — reaches a high production of wheat , rye and vegetables . Significant industries are: the food industry, with breweries in Topoľčany , Nitra and Hurbanovo , are machinery (fridges in Zlaté Moravce , shipyards in Komárno ) and energy ...
Nitra Castle (Slovak: Nitriansky hrad, Hungarian: Nyitrai vár) is a castle located in the Old Town of Nitra, Slovakia. It dominates the city and is a national ...
St. Emmeram's Cathedral (Slovak: Bazilika svätého Emeráma) is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Nitra, Slovakia. The entire cathedral is housed in the Nitra Castle precinct, much like Prague Castle. It was originally built in the Gothic style and is composed of many parts. The upper church dates from 1333 to 1355. [1]
Nitra is the current name of the capital. Nyitra County ( Hungarian : Nyitra vármegye ; German: Neutraer Gespanschaft/Komitat Neutra ; Latin : Comitatus Nitriensis ; Slovak : Nitriansky komitát / Nitrianska stolica / Nitrianska župa ) was an administrative county ( comitatus ) of the Kingdom of Hungary .
Corgoň (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈtsɔrɡɔɲ]) is a statue situated in Nitra, Slovakia. It was created by Vavrinec Dunajský in 1820. The sculpture is a famous landmark and symbol of Nitra. [1] According to the local legend, the real person called Corgoň was a metalworker in Nitra.
The Principality of Nitra [1] [2] [3] (Slovak: Nitrianske kniežatstvo, Nitriansko, Nitrava, lit. 'Duchy of Nitra, Nitravia, Nitrava'; Hungarian : Nyitrai Fejedelemség ), also known as the Duchy of Nitra , [ 4 ] [ 5 ] was a West Slavic polity encompassing a group of settlements that developed in the 9th century around Nitra , in present-day ...
Nitra District (Slovak: okres Nitra) is a district in the Nitra Region of western Slovakia. It is the second most populated of Slovakia's 79 districts, after Prešov District. Before 1996 the present-day district belonged to the West-Slovak region (Západoslovenský kraj). It is named after the city of Nitra, its main economy and cultural center.