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Bratislava

Bratislava. The capital of Slovakia By 3rd grade students. Geography. Location Central Europe , South-west within Slovakia Same latitude as Vienna , Munich and Thunder Bay Borders with two countries – Hungary and Austria Area 367,58 km 2 Rivers Danube and Morava Surface

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Bratislava

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  1. Bratislava The capital of Slovakia By 3rd grade students

  2. Geography Location • CentralEurope, South-westwithin Slovakia • SamelatitudeasVienna, Munich and ThunderBay • Borderswithtwocountries – Hungary and Austria Area • 367,58 km2 Rivers • Danube and Morava Surface • Danubian lowland, LittleCarpathians Weather • quicklychangingweather

  3. Itspeople • Population: 428,672 inhabitants • Populationdensitity: 1,157 inhabitants/km2 • Ethnicgroups: Hungarians (3,84%), Czechs (1,86%), Germans (0,28%), Moravians (0,15%), Croats (0,14%), Ruthenes (0,11%), Ukrainians (0,11%), Roma (0,08%) and Poles (0,08%). • There are more women in Bratislava thanmen. • Thebiggestdistrictis Bratislava V whichiscalled Petržalka with 121,259 inhabitants. • Theaverageage in the city was 38,7 years in 2001.

  4. Language • Slovak republic has onlyonenationallanguage – Slovak language • Almosteveryone in Bratislava speaks Slovak • Hungarianisalsospoken by a minority of Bratislava residents Religion • 19 Churches • The most poplar: Roman CatholicChurch, GreekCatholicChurch, EvangelicalMethodistChurch ... Education • 11 universities • ComeniusUniversity Bratislava – theoldest in Slovakia

  5. Thehistoryofthetown • Firstwrittenreference - Salzburg Annals • Bratislava principality • KingAndrew II. - severalroyalprivileges • KingSigismundofLuxembourg - mintingprivilege • Allprivileges - KingMatthiasCorvinus • AcademiaIstropolitana • In 1468 - anotherprivilege – ofsword. • In 1536 - capitalofHungarianEmpire • In 1543 - CoronationtownofHungarianKings and seatoftheArchbishop

  6. Afterthis, duringthreeCenturies, 11 kings and 8 royalspouseswerecoronated in St. MartinsDome • 1741 - EmpressMaria Theresawascoronated • 1775 - City Wallswerepulleddown and developmentofthetownstarted • 1780 - firstmanufacturewasopened • 1783 - allcentralauthoritiestransfered to Buda - coronationjewelsweretaken toVienna • 1805 - PeaceofPressburgwasconcludedbetweenFrance and Austria in thePrimate’s palace • 1908 - BA wasbesieged by Napoleon army • 1811 - Bratislava Castleburntdown • 1818 - firststeamboatsailed on theDanubeRiver

  7. 1919 - Pressburgbecame part ofCzecho-Slovakia. • 1919 - The town's official name becomes"Bratislava„ • 1939 - Bratislava - thecapitaloftheFirst Slovak Republic • 1944 - 1945 - Thetownwasoccupied by GermanArmy • 1945 - TheCzechoslovakSocialistRepublic • 1968 - The city becamethecapitalofthe Slovak SocialistRepublic • 1989 - TheVelvetRevolution • 1993 - Bratislava becamethecapitalofthe Slovakia

  8. Transport Airport Bratislava wasopened in 1951 and it´sthelargestairport in Slovakia. It has 3 terminals and handlesabout 1,5 milionpassengers per year. Itissituatedonly 20 minutesfromthe centre of Bratislava and youcantravel to Liverpool, Barcelona, Brusel,... fromit.

  9. Internationaljunctions: The D1 motorway (BratislavatoTrnava,Nitra,Trencin) TheD2 motorway (connects to Prague, Brno, Budapest) TheA6 motorway to Vienna • Bridgesover theDanube: Lafranconi Bridge, NewBridge,Oldbridge,BridgeApollo and Portbridge. • Publictransport: threetypesofvehicles (1. buses - 60 dailyroutes, 20 nightlyroutes; 2. trams – 13 heavily-usedcommuterroutes; 3. Trolleybuses – 13 mainroutes)

  10. Water transport issecuredthrough a port on theDanubefrombothsides, fromtheBlackSeaisconnected by channelRhine Main Danube to theNorthSea. Personal transport use port mainlyfortrip and recreationcruises to Gabcikovowatterwork, to Devin castle, cruisesthe city of Bratislava and also to nearVienna and Budapest

  11. Sport • Manypossibilitiesfordoingsport: running in nature (Horský park), ice-skating, skating, swimming (Štrkovecké jazero), ... • Footballstadiums: Tehelné pole, štadión Pasienky • Ice-hockeystadium: Zimný štadión Ondreja Nepelu • Tennisstadium: Sibamac Aréna • Volleyball & basktballstadium: Inter hala Pasienky • Ice-hockeyWorld Cup 2011 Bratislava: Orange Aréna Košice: Steel Aréna

  12. Bratislava ZOO The ZOO isreallynice and interestingbecauseofdiffrentkindsofanimals.Infactthere are 182 kindsofanimals. It´shomeofunusualanimalcalledlionsouthafrican, which has whitefur.There are manythings to do.Youcansit in the park, ride a horseetc. Butthereisonespecial part of ZOO. It´sDiNOPARK .Youcanfindtherealldinosaurswhich had everlived.The most famous are tryceraptos,T-Rex. Visitingof ZOO isreallygoodchoice to spendday and relax.

  13. TheChristmasMarket • spend the Advent period together at the very heart of the historical city centre

  14. Danubis and The Ufo • Restaurantissituateddirectly in the Bratislava Passenger. Itoffersa wideselectionofdrinks and mealsfrom Slovak and internationalkitchen. • Ufo providesthe most beautifulviewof Bratislava restaurants. Offeron the menu ispreparedwithinteresting and highestqualityingredients.

  15. Kaffee Mayer • Thereyoucanenjoygreatcoffeebrand NABER coffee, whichsince 1908 isspecializing in the import and roastingthefinestcoffeesfromaroundtheworld. In theirdaily menu, youfindwideselectionofdesserts and cakesmanydifferentspecies cherry in marzipane Sachercake

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