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Nitra (Slovak pronunciation: ⓘ; also known by other alternative names) is a city in western Slovakia, situated at the foot of Zobor Mountain in the valley of the river Nitra. It is located 95 km east of Bratislava.
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 ( Mochovce Nuclear Power Plant ).
Nitra Castle Nitra from above Nitra Castle ( Slovak : Nitriansky hrad , Hungarian : Nyitrai vár ) is a castle located in the Old Town of Nitra , Slovakia . It dominants the city and is a national cultural monument.
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 Slovakia.
Nitra county (Nitrianska župa) continued to exist within its original borders until 1923, when it was replaced by so-called "Nitra Great County", officially The County XIV. (Nitrianska). In 1928, Nitra County was abolished like all other counties in Slovakia.
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.
Veľké Zálužie (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈʋeʎkeː ˈzaːluʐɪe]; Hungarian: Nyitraújlak [ˈɲitrɒuːjlɒk]) is a village and municipality in the Nitra District in western central Slovakia, in the Nitra Region. [4]
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.