Fun facts about Bratislava
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Bratislava is the only national capital that borders two countries, Austria and Hungary.
Bratislava
Slovakia
Bratislava is the capital and largest city of Slovakia and the fourth largest of all cities on the river Danube. Officially, the population of the city proper is about 479,000, the wider Bratislava Region exceeds 732,000 inhabitants. The metropolitan area has a population of approximately 1.3 million.
From the “Geography” section
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The medieval settlement Brezalauspurc, attributed to Bratislava, was first mentioned in 907.
Bratislava
Slovakia
Bratislava is the capital and largest city of Slovakia and the fourth largest of all cities on the river Danube. Officially, the population of the city proper is about 479,000, the wider Bratislava Region exceeds 732,000 inhabitants. The metropolitan area has a population of approximately 1.3 million.
From the “Etymology” section
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The first known permanent settlement in the area began around 5000 B.C. during the Neolithic era.
Bratislava
Slovakia
Bratislava is the capital and largest city of Slovakia and the fourth largest of all cities on the river Danube. Officially, the population of the city proper is about 479,000, the wider Bratislava Region exceeds 732,000 inhabitants. The metropolitan area has a population of approximately 1.3 million.
From the “History” section
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Bratislava's Town Hall is a complex of three buildings erected in the 14th–15th centuries.
Bratislava
Slovakia
Bratislava is the capital and largest city of Slovakia and the fourth largest of all cities on the river Danube. Officially, the population of the city proper is about 479,000, the wider Bratislava Region exceeds 732,000 inhabitants. The metropolitan area has a population of approximately 1.3 million.
From the “Cityscape and architecture” section
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By the end of World War I, 42% of the population of Pressburg spoke German as their native language.
Bratislava
Slovakia
Bratislava is the capital and largest city of Slovakia and the fourth largest of all cities on the river Danube. Officially, the population of the city proper is about 479,000, the wider Bratislava Region exceeds 732,000 inhabitants. The metropolitan area has a population of approximately 1.3 million.
From the “Demographics” section
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