The Old Town of Bratislava (Slovak: Staré Mesto, Hungarian: Óváros) is the name of the historic center and one of the city parts of the town of Bratislava in the Bratislava Region in Slovakia. It is identical with the administrative district (okres) Bratislava I. Bratislava (until 1919: PreÅ¡porok in Slovak, Pressburg in German and English; Pozsony in Hungarian) is the capital of Slovakia and the countrys largest city, with a population of some 450,000. ... Bratislava region Bratislava Region. ... Slovakia is subdivided into 8 kraje (singular - kraj, usually translated as regions, but actually meaning rather county), each of which is named after their principal city. ...

Basic data

• Area: 10 km².
• Population (2001): 44 798
• Population density: 4 686/km²
• Parts: no official parts

Characteristics

As the name suggests, the district houses most of Slovakia's central government institutions and Bratislava's central institutions, as well as most of the historic monuments of Bratislava.

The western part of the district is made up of a hilly area featuring mainly the Slavín monument, the Horský park (literally "Mountain(ous) Park"), many detached houses of the rather wealthy citizens of Slovakia, as well as most of the foreign ambassies in Slovakia. The hilly area ends in the south at the Danube with the Chatam Sófer memorial and with the Bratislava Castle hill, and in the west with the Prague-Budapest motorway. Slavín in Bratislava is a monumental memorial and cemetery of Soviet Army soldiers who fell during WWII when liberating the city of Bratislava in April 1945 from Nazi German troops. ... The Danube (Donau in German; Dunaj in Slovak; Duna in Hungarian; Dunav in Croatian and Serbian; Дунав in Bulgarian; Dunăre in Romanian; Дунай (Dunay) in Ukrainian; Danuvius in Latin) is Europes second-longest river (after the Volga). ... Moses ben Samuel Sofer (or Schreiber), known to Jews as the Hatam Sofer, or the Chsam Soifer, (after his main work), was one of the leading rabbis of European Judaism in the 1800s. ... The Castle viewed from the south-west The Bratislava Castle (Slovak: Bratislavský hrad) is the main castle of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. ... Motorway mark in Europe A motorway (in the United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand and some Commonwealth nations) is both a type of road and a classification. ...

The eastern part is the actual city (historic and administrative center). Notable buildings and spaces include the Grassalkovich Palace, Town Hall, St. Martin's Cathedral, the Michael's Gate, the Primate's Palace, the Comenius University, the main railway station (Hlavná stanica), the Slovak National Theatre (both the old and the new one), the New Bridge, the SNP Square, the Main Square (Hlavné námestie), the Hviezdoslav Square (Hviezdoslavovo námestie), the Kamenné námestie Square, the Obchodná ulica (a shopping street), and many other old churches and palaces. The Grassalkovich Palace The Grassalkovich Palace (in Slovak Grassalkovičov palác) or the Presidential Palace (Prezidentský palác) is a palace in Bratislava and the seat of the President of Slovakia. ... Bratislavas Town hall - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... St. ... A modern picture In Bratislava, Slovakia, Michaels Gate is the only gate that has been preserved of the medieval fortifications and ranks among the oldest town buildings. ... The Comenius University (Slovak: Univerzita Komenského), with most faculties located in Bratislava, is the largest university in Slovakia. ... The Slovak National Theatre building The Slovak National Theatre (in Slovak Slovenské národné divadlo ) denotes: a) the oldest Slovak professional theatre consisting of 3 ensembles b) a Neo-Renaissance theatre building in the Old Town of Bratislava, Slovakia, housing two ensembles of a) c) a modern huge theatre building in... The Nový Most (New Bridge; formerly Most SNP - Bridge of the Slovak National Uprising) in Bratislava is a road bridge over the Danube in the capital of Slovakia. ...