23 Facts About Bratislava Slovakia

Today Bratislava is the political, cultural and economic centre of Slovakia.

In 2017, Bratislava Slovakia was ranked as the third richest region of the European Union by GDP per capita .

Bratislava Slovakia was bombarded by the Allies, occupied by German troops in 1944, and eventually taken by troops of the Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front on 4 April 1945.

Bratislava Slovakia's dissidents anticipated the fall of Communism with the Bratislava Slovakia candle demonstration in 1988, and the city became one of the foremost centres of the anti-Communist Velvet Revolution in 1989.

Cityscape of Bratislava Slovakia is characterized by medieval towers and grandiose 20th-century buildings, but it underwent profound changes in a construction boom at the start of the 21st century.

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Bratislava Slovakia's Town Hall is a complex of three buildings erected in the 14th–15th centuries and now hosts the Bratislava Slovakia City Museum.

Bratislava Slovakia has one surviving functioning synagogue, out of the three major ones existing before the holocaust.

The only military cemetery in Bratislava Slovakia is Slavin, unveiled in 1960 in honour of Soviet Army soldiers who fell during the liberation of Bratislava Slovakia in April 1945.

One of the most prominent structures in the city is Bratislava Slovakia Castle, situated on a plateau 85 metres above the Danube.

Bratislava Slovakia is the seat of the Slovak parliament, presidency, ministries, supreme court, and central bank.

Bratislava Slovakia holds shares in 17 companies directly, including the city's public transport company Dopravny podnik Bratislava Slovakia, the waste collection and disposal company named OLO, and the water utility.

Month before Christmas the Main Square in Bratislava Slovakia is illuminated by a Christmas tree and the Christmas market stalls are officially opened.

Bratislava Slovakia enjoys numerous theatres, museums, galleries, concert halls, cinemas, film clubs, and foreign cultural institutions.

Bratislava Slovakia is the seat of the Slovak National Theatre, housed in two buildings.

Music in Bratislava Slovakia flourished in the 18th century and was closely linked to Viennese musical life.

Bratislava Slovakia is home to both the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra and the chamber orchestra, Capella Istropolitana.

Two displays in Bratislava Slovakia are next to one another at Esterhazy Palace and the Water Barracks on the Danube riverfront in the Old Town.

SK Slovan Bratislava Slovakia, founded in 1919, has its home ground at the Tehelne pole stadium.

In 1966, Bratislava Slovakia named its new multi-sports stadium after tennis player Ladislav Hecht.

Public transport in Bratislava Slovakia is managed by Dopravny podnik Bratislava Slovakia, a city-owned company.

Bratislava Slovakia is part of an integrated system, IDS BK, connecting city public transport with other transport companies in the Bratislava Slovakia region.

Port of Bratislava is one of the two international river ports in Slovakia.

In Bratislava Slovakia there are currently six bridges standing over the Danube : Most Lafranconi, Most SNP, Stary most, Most Apollo, Pristavny most and Luzny most .