31 Facts About Bratislava

Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia at the foot of the Little Carpathians, occupying both banks of the River Danube and the left bank of the River Morava.

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

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

The name Bratislava, which had been used only by some Slovak patriots, became official in March 1919 with the aim that a Slavic name could support demands for the city to be part of Czechoslovakia.

Bratislava 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.

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

Bratislava is situated in southwestern Slovakia, within the Bratislava Region.

Cityscape of Bratislava 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.

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

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

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

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

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

Bratislava Region is the wealthiest and most economically prosperous region in Slovakia, despite being the smallest by area and having the third smallest population of the eight Slovak regions.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bratislava is home to two of Slovakia's national folk dance ensembles, Lucnica and Slovensky ludovy umelecky kolektiv .

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

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

Bratislava is home to three winter sports arenas: Ondrej Nepela Winter Sports Stadium, V Dzurilla Winter Sports Stadium, and Dubravka Winter Sports Stadium.

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

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The Devin–Bratislava National run is the oldest athletic event in Slovakia, and the Bratislava City Marathon has been held annually since 2006.

Bratislava is the seat of the largest university, the largest technical university, and the oldest art schools in Slovakia.

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

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

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

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